| 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[a] (CU QB) Chris Zorich (Notre Dame NG) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Pick [1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Frank Shepard (SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 77,062 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dick Enberg (Play by Play) Bill Walsh (Color) O.J. Simpson and Bob Trumpy (Sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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- ^ "The latest line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1991. p. 32.
- ^ "Betting line". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). January 1, 1991. p. 20.
- ^ Gugger, John (January 2, 1991). "Colorado celebrates". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 14.
- ^ "Buffs sidestep an Irish rocket". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1991. p. 1B.
- ^ "'Lucky' Buffs breathe a sigh, await poll title". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). January 2, 1991. p. D1.
- ^ Murphy, Austin (January 14, 1991). "Clip off the old block". Sports Illustrated. p. 32.