1991 Orange Bowl

1991 Federal Express Orange Bowl
57th Orange Bowl
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Colorado Buffaloes
(9–2) (10–1–1)
Independent Big 8
9 10
Head coach: 
Lou Holtz		 Head coach: 
Bill McCartney
APCoaches
56
APCoaches
11
1234 Total
Notre Dame 0630 9
Colorado 0370 10
DateJanuary 1, 1991
Season1990
StadiumOrange Bowl
LocationMiami, Florida
MVPCharles Johnson[a] (CU QB)
Chris Zorich (Notre Dame NG)
FavoritePick [1][2]
RefereeFrank Shepard (SWC)
Attendance77,062
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersDick Enberg (Play by Play)
Bill Walsh (Color)
O.J. Simpson and Bob Trumpy (Sideline)
Orange Bowl
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The 1991 Orange Bowl was the 57th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday, January 1. Part of the 1990–91 bowl game season, it matched the independent and fifth-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the #1 Colorado Buffaloes of the Big Eight Conference.

It was a rematch of the previous year, in which #4 Notre Dame defeated #1 Colorado, 21–6. This time, Colorado won by a point, 10–9,[3][4][5][6] and won a share of the national championship.


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  1. ^ "The latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1991. p. 32.
  2. ^ "Betting line". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). January 1, 1991. p. 20.
  3. ^ Gugger, John (January 2, 1991). "Colorado celebrates". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 14.
  4. ^ "Buffs sidestep an Irish rocket". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1991. p. 1B.
  5. ^ "'Lucky' Buffs breathe a sigh, await poll title". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). January 2, 1991. p. D1.
  6. ^ Murphy, Austin (January 14, 1991). "Clip off the old block". Sports Illustrated. p. 32.