1993 Colorado Buffaloes football team

American college football season

1993 Colorado Buffaloes football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 41–30 vs. Fresno State
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 16
Record	8–3–1 (5–1–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Bill McCartney (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Elliot Uzelac (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple one-back
Defensive coordinator	Mike Hankwitz (6th season)
Base defense	5-2
Home stadium	Folsom Field
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Colorado	5	–	1	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
No. 20 Kansas State	4	–	2	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
No. 17 Oklahoma %	4	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Kansas	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	7	–	0
Missouri	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	1
Iowa State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Oklahoma State	0	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Bowl Coalition representative as champion % – Bowl Coalition at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Bill McCartney and played their home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. The Buffaloes participated as members of the Big 8 Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	5:30 pm	Texas*	No. 11	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	ESPN	W 36–14	52,125
September 11	12:00 pm	No. 24 Baylor*	No. 10	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	KCNC	W 45–21	50,281
September 18	9:30 pm	at No. 20 Stanford*	No. 7	Stanford Stadium Stanford, California	ESPN	L 37–41	52,100
September 25	1:30 pm	No. 3 Miami (FL)*	No. 13	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	ABC	L 29–35	52,391
October 9	12:00 pm	Missouri	No. 20	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	KCNC	W 30–18	52,147
October 16	1:30 pm	at No. 9 Oklahoma	No. 20	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma	ABC	W 27–10	64,213
October 23	12:10 pm	at Kansas State	No. 16	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas (rivalry)	KCNC	T 16–16	33,728
October 30	1:30 pm	No. 6 Nebraska	No. 20	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado (rivalry)	ABC	L 17–21	52,277
November 6	1:00 pm	at Oklahoma State	No. 23	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	KCNC	W 31–14	30,200
November 13	12:00 pm	Kansas	No. 21	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	KCNC	W 38–14	52,139
November 20	12:00 pm	at Iowa State	No. 18	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa	KCNC	W 21–16	23,797
December 25	3:30 pm	vs. No. 25 Fresno State*	No. 17	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ABC	W 41–30	44,009
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

1993 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`88`	Christian Fauria	Jr
RB	`19`	Rashaan Salaam	So
QB	`10`	Kordell Stewart	Jr
C	`64`	Bryan Stoltenberg	So
WR	`12`	Michael Westbrook	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`46`	Ted Johnson	Jr
CB	`47`	Chris Hudson	Jr
DT	`92`	Shannon Clavelle	So
DT	`93`	Darius Holland	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`17`	Mitch Berger	Sr

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	3	0	15	18
• Buffaloes	3	10	14	3	30

Scoring summary

Q1	COL	Berger 25 yard field goal	COL 3–0

Q2	MU	Pooler 23 yard field goal	Tie 3–3

Q2	COL	Warren 28 yard pass from Stewart (Berger kick)	COL 10–3

Q2	COL	Berger 23 yard field goal	COL 13–3

Q3	COL	Stewart 1 yard run (Berger kick)	COL 20–3

Q3	COL	Warren 12 yard run (Berger kick)	COL 27–3

Q4	MU	Holly 17 yard pass from Handy (Ofodile pass from Handy)	COL 27–11

Q4	COL	Berger 32 yard field goal	COL 30–11

Q4	MU	Ofodile 11 yard pass from Handy (Pooler kick)	COL 30–18

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 6 Cornhuskers	21	0	0	0	21
No. 20 Buffaloes	3	7	0	7	17

^ 2013 Colorado Football Information Guide
^ Gainesville Sun. 1993 Oct 10. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.
^ "Big Eight: Dixon's 68-yard punt return is key to a 21-point first quarter as Cornhuskers hold off Colorado, 21-17". The Los Angeles Times. October 31, 1993. Retrieved August 20, 2022.

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Venues	Campus fields (1890–1901) Gamble Field (1901–1924) Folsom Field (1924–present)
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