1991 Orange Bowl
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.
| 1991 Federal Express Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 57th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Orange Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Charles Johnson (CU QB) Chris Zorich (Notre Dame NG) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Frank Shepard (SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 77,062 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh | ||||||||||||||||||||
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, and won a share of the national championship.
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