Year Game Played: | 1991 |
Game Name: | Blockbuster Bowl |
Football Season: | 1991 |
Visitor Name Short: | Alabama |
Visitor Nickname: | Crimson Tide |
Home Name Short: | Colorado |
Home Nickname: | Buffaloes |
Visitor Record: | 10–1 |
Visitor Conference: | SEC |
Home Record: | 8–2–1 |
Home Conference: | Big Eight |
Visitor Coach: | Gene Stallings |
Home Coach: | Bill McCartney |
Visitor Rank Ap: | 8 |
Visitor Rank Coaches: | 8 |
Home Rank Ap: | 15 |
Home Rank Coaches: | 15 |
Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
Visitor 2Q: | 3 |
Visitor 3Q: | 13 |
Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
Home 1Q: | 7 |
Home 2Q: | 5 |
Home 3Q: | 7 |
Home 4Q: | 6 |
Date: | December 28, 1991 |
Date Game Played: | December 28 |
Stadium: | Joe Robbie Stadium |
City: | Miami Gardens, Florida |
Mvp: | Alabama WR David Palmer |
Referee: | Jim Kemerling (Big Ten) |
Attendance: | 46,123 |
Us Network: | CBS |
Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
Us Announcers: | Jim Nantz and Dan Fouts |
Different Next: | 1993 |
The 1991 Blockbuster Bowl, part of the 1991 bowl game season, took place on December 28, 1991, at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Colorado Buffaloes, representing the Big Eight Conference (Big 8). Alabama won the game 30–25.[1]
Scoring Play | Score | ||
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1st Quarter | |||
Alabama – David Palmer 52-yard punt return (Matt Wethington kick) | Alabama 7–0 | ||
Colorado – Scott Phillips 1-yard run (Jim Harper kick) | Tie 7–7 | ||
2nd Quarter | |||
Colorado – Martin Houston sacked in the endzone for a safety | Colorado 9–7 | ||
Alabama – Matt Wethington 25-yard field goal | Alabama 10–9 | ||
Colorado – Jim Harper 33-yard field goal | Colorado 12–10 | ||
3rd Quarter | |||
Alabama – Jay Barker 13-yard pass to Siran Stacy (two-point conversion failed) | Alabama 16–12 | ||
Colorado – Darian Hagan 62-yard pass to Michael Westbrook (Jim Harper kick) | Colorado 19–16 | ||
Alabama – Jay Barker 13-yard pass to Kevin Lee (Matt Wethington kick) | Alabama 23–19 | ||
4th Quarter | |||
Alabama – Jay Barker 5-yard pass to David Palmer (Matt Wethington kick) | Alabama 30–19 | ||
Colorado – Darian Hagan 13-yard pass to Charles Johnson (two-point conversion failed) | Alabama 30–25 | ||