1991 NCAA Division I-A football season

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The 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split champion for the second consecutive season. Both the Miami Hurricanes and the Washington Huskies finished the season undefeated and with the top ranking in a nationally recognized poll.

The Hurricanes sported a 22-0 victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Orange Bowl and a victory over preseason #1 and perennial rival Florida State. The last game ended with the FSU place kicker missing a field goal wide right, which would become a theme in the Miami-FSU rivalry, this game later taking on the moniker Wide Right I.

The Huskies could claim an early season victory over #9 Nebraska, a second straight Pac 10 championship and a 20 point victory over Michigan in the Rose Bowl.

The Florida Gators captured their first SEC title in school history in dominating fashion. Alabama finished second in the SEC in 1991 with an 11-1 record, but even they were annihilated 35-0 by Steve Spurrier and his Gators.

The SEC would expand from 10 to 12 members, adding the Arkansas Razorbacks from the SWC and South Carolina from the independent ranks in football and the Metro Conference in other sports. The two schools, however, would not begin SEC play until the 1992 season.

Independent Florida State joined the ACC. Known as a basketball conference, the ACC would never be the same. Dominant from the moment they joined, Florida State would go undefeated in conference play for years and win the conference title every year left in the 90s.

The Big East began to sponsor football, adding powerhouse Miami as well as other independents, though conference play wasn't yet fully integrated and standings weren't kept.

The All-American Bowl played at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama was discontinued as Birmingham officials prepared to host the SEC title game, which would begin in 1992.

Contents

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT = Winning Percentage, Conf. = Conference Record

Conference Champion
Atlantic Coast Conference
Team W L T Pct. Conf.
Clemson Tigers 9 2 1 .792 6-0-1
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 8 5 0 .615 5-2
NC State Wolfpack 9 3 0 .750 5-2
Virginia Cavaliers 8 3 1 .708 4-2-1
North Carolina Tar Heels 7 4 0 .636 3-4
Maryland Terrapins 2 9 0 .182 2-5
Duke Blue Devils 4 6 1 .409 1-6
Wake Forest Demon Deacons 3 8 0 .273 1-6
Big Eight Conference
Team W L T PCT Conf.
Nebraska Cornhuskers 9 2 1 .792 6-0-1
Colorado Buffaloes 8 3 1 .708 6-0-1
Oklahoma Sooners 9 3 0 .750 5-2
Kansas State Wildcats 7 4 0 .636 4-3
Kansas Jayhawks 6 5 0 .545 3-4
Iowa State Cyclones 3 7 1 .318 1-5-1
Missouri Tigers 3 7 1 .318 1-6
Oklahoma State Cowboys 0 10 1 .045 0-6-1
Big Ten Conference
Team W L T PCT Conf.
Michigan Wolverines 10 2 0 .833 8-0
Iowa Hawkeyes 10 1 1 .875 7-1
Indiana Hoosiers 7 4 1 .625 5-3
Ohio State Buckeyes 8 4 0 .667 5-3
Illinois Fighting Illini 6 6 0 .500 4-4
Michigan State Spartans 3 8 0 .273 3-5
Purdue Boilermakers 4 7 0 .364 3-5
Northwestern Wildcats 3 8 0 .273 2-6
Wisconsin Badgers 5 6 0 .455 2-6
Minnesota Golden Gophers 2 9 0 .182 1-7
Big West Conference
Team W L T PCT Conf.
Fresno State Bulldogs 10 2 0 .833 6-1
San Jose State Spartans 6 4 1 .591 6-1
Utah State Aggies 5 6 0 .455 5-2
Pacific Tigers 5 7 0 .417 4-3
Long Beach State 49ers 2 9 0 .182 2-5
UNLV Rebels 4 7 0 .364 2-5
New Mexico State Aggies 2 9 0 .182 2-5
Cal State Fullerton Titans 2 9 0 .182 1-6
Mid-American Conference
Team W L T PCT Conf.
Bowling Green Falcons 11 1 0 .917 8-0
Central Michigan Chippewas 6 1 4 .727 3-1-4
Miami (OH) Redskins 6 4 1 .591 4-3-1
Toledo Rockets 5 5 1 .500 4-3-1
Ball State Cardinals 6 5 0 .545 4-4
Western Michigan Broncos 6 5 0 .545 4-4
Eastern Michigan Eagles 3 7 1 .318 3-4-1
Ohio Bobcats 2 8 1 .227 1-6-1
Kent State Golden Flashes 1 10 0 .091 1-7
Pacific Ten Conference
Team W L T PCT Conf.
Washington Huskies 12 0 0 1.000 8-0
California Golden Bears 10 2 0 .833 6-2
Stanford Cardinal 8 4 0 .667 6-2
UCLA Bruins 9 3 0 .750 6-2
Arizona State Sun Devils 6 5 0 .545 4-4
Arizona Wildcats 4 7 0 .364 3-5
Washington State Cougars 4 7 0 .364 3-5
USC Trojans 3 8 0 .273 2-6
Oregon Ducks 3 9 0 .273 1-7
Oregon State Beavers 1 10 0 .091 1-7
Southeastern Conference
Team W L T PCT Conf.
Florida Gators 10 2 0 .833 7-0
Alabama Crimson Tide 11 1 0 .971 6-1
Tennessee Volunteers 9 3 0 .750 5-2
Georgia Bulldogs 9 3 0 .750 4-3
Mississippi State Bulldogs 7 5 0 .583 4-3
LSU Tigers 5 6 0 .455 3-4
Vanderbilt Commodores 5 6 0 .455 3-4
Auburn Tigers 5 6 0 .455 2-5
Ole Miss Rebels 5 6 0 .455 1-6
Kentucky Wildcats 3 8 0 .273 0-7
Southwest Conference
Team W L T PCT Conf.
Texas A&M Aggies 10 2 0 .833 8-0
Arkansas Razorbacks 6 6 0 .500 5-3
Baylor Bears 8 4 0 .667 5-3
Texas Tech Red Raiders 6 5 0 .545 5-3
Texas Longhorns 5 6 0 .455 4-4
TCU Horned Frogs 7 4 0 .636 4-4
Houston Cougars 4 7 0 .364 3-5
Rice Owls 4 7 0 .364 2-6
SMU Mustangs 1 10 0 .091 0-8
Western Athletic Conference
Team W L T PCT Conf.
Brigham Young Cougars 8 3 2 .692 7-0-1
San Diego State Aztecs 8 4 1 .654 6-1-1
Air Force Falcons 10 3 0 .769 6-2
Utah Utes 7 5 0 .583 4-4
Hawaiʻi Rainbows 4 7 1 .375 3-5
UTEP Miners 4 7 1 .373 2-5-1
Wyoming Cowboys 4 6 1 .409 2-5-1
Colorado State Rams 3 8 0 .273 2-6
New Mexico Lobos 3 9 0 .250 2-6
Independents
Team W L T PCT Conf.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 10 3 0 .769 -


Main article: NCAA football bowl games, 1991-92

  1. Miami-FL
  2. Washington
  3. Penn St.
  4. Florida St.
  5. Alabama
  6. Michigan
  7. Florida
  8. California
  9. East Carolina
  10. Iowa
  11. Syracuse
  12. Texas A&M
  13. Notre Dame
  14. Tennessee
  15. Nebraska
  16. Oklahoma
  17. Georgia
  18. Clemson
  19. UCLA
  20. Colorado

The Heisman is given to the Most Outstanding Player of the year
Winner: Desmond Howard, Michigan, Jr. WR

Preceded by
1990 NCAA Division I-A football season		 D1A Seasons
1991		 Succeeded by
1992 NCAA Division I-A football season
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