1991 College Football Season
Regular season
- ABC acquired the TV rights to the CFA in addition to the Big 10 and Pac-10 and went back to televising several regional games in many timeslots. CBS would not air regular season college football again until 1996.
- Notre Dame broke apart from the CFA and signed a deal with NBC for its home games. NBC also started televising the annual Bayou Classic between Grambling and Southern.
Originally compiled by Jeff79:
Week 1
Wed 8/28, #8 Georgia Tech vs #7 Penn St (at East Rutherford - Kickoff Classic), Raycom syndication, 9 pm, Tim Brant, Dave Rowe
Thu 8/29, #1 Florida St vs #19 BYU (at Anaheim - Pigskin Classic), Raycom syndication, 9 pm, Phil Stone, Craig James
Sat 8/31, #3 Miami vs Arkansas (at Little Rock), ABC, 12:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil, Cheryl Miller
Sat 8/31, Ole Miss @ Tulane, TBS, 3:30 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 8/31, East Carolina @ Illinois, ESPN, 4 pm, Steve Physioc, Gary Danielson
Sat 8/31, Pittsburgh @ West Virginia, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten
Week 2
Thu 9/5, #11 Tennessee @ Louisville, ESPN, 8 pm, Mike Patrick, Mike Gottfried, Jerry Punch
Sat 9/7, Hawaii @ #15 Iowa, ESPN, 12:30 pm, Steve Physioc, Gary Danielson, Brett Dolan
Sat 9/7, #13 Texas @ Mississippi State, TBS, 12:30 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 9/7, Indiana @ #7 Notre Dame, NBC, 1 pm, Dick Enberg, Bill Walsh, John Dockery
Sat 9/7, #4 Washington @ Stanford, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute
Sat 9/7, #2 Michigan @ Boston College, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil, Cheryl Miller
Sat 9/7, Arizona @ #22 Ohio St, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Lynn Swann
Sat 9/7, LSU @ Georgia, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Mark Jones, Tim Brant
Sat 9/7, Wyoming @ #12 Colorado, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten
Week 3
Thu 9/12, #10 Houston @ #2 Miami, ESPN, 8 pm, Mike Patrick, Mike Gottfried, Jerry Punch, Adrian Karsten
Sat 9/14, Louisville @ #19 Ohio St, ESPN, 12:30 pm, Steve Physioc, Gary Danielson
Sat 9/14, #21 UCLA @ #11 Tennessee, TBS, 12:30 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 9/14, #7 Notre Dame @ #3 Michigan, ABC, 3:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil, Cheryl Miller
Sat 9/14, #16 Alabama @ #6 Florida, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten
Sat 9/14, #5 Penn St @ USC, ABC, 9 pm, Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute
Week 4
Thu 9/19, Virginia @ #17 Georgia Tech, ESPN, 8 pm, Mike Patrick, Mike Gottfried, Jerry Punch
Sat 9/21, Kentucky @ Indiana, ESPN, 12:30 pm, Steve Physioc, Gary Danielson
Sat 9/21, #23 Mississippi State @ #6 Tennessee, TBS, 12:30 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 9/21, Michigan St @ #11 Notre Dame, NBC, 1:30 pm, Dick Enberg, Bill Walsh, John Dockery
Sat 9/21, #5 Florida @ #18 Syracuse, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, John Spagnola
Sat 9/21, Arizona St @ #22 USC, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Al Michaels, Lynn Swann
Sat 9/21, #21 Houston @ Illinois, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf
Sat 9/21, #13 Auburn @ Texas, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten
Sat 9/21, #4 Washington @ #9 Nebraska, ABC, 8 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute
Sat 9/21, BYU @ #12 Penn St, ABC, 8 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil, Cheryl Miller
Sat 9/21, #25 Georgia @ Alabama, ABC, 8 pm (regional), Mark Jones, Tim Brant
Week 5
Thu 9/26, UCLA @ San Diego St, ESPN, 8 pm, Mike Patrick, Mike Gottfried, Jerry Punch
Sat 9/28, #1 Florida St @ #3 Michigan, ABC, 12 pm, Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute
Sat 9/28, #21 Mississippi State @ #14 Florida, TBS, 12:30 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 9/28, #19 Georgia Tech @ #7 Clemson, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil, Cheryl Miller
Sat 9/28, #18 Pittsburgh @ Minnesota, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Lynn Swann
Sat 9/28, #17 Colorado @ Stanford, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Mark Jones, Tim Brant
Sat 9/28, #13 Auburn @ #5 Tennessee, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten
Sat 9/28, USC @ Oregon, ESPN, 11 pm, Steve Physioc, Gary Danielson
Week 6
Sat 10/5, Minnesota @ #22 Illinois, ESPN, 12:30 pm, Steve Physioc, Gary Danielson
Sat 10/5, Southern Miss @ #16 Auburn, TBS, 12:30 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 10/5, #10 Syracuse @ #1 Florida St, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute
Sat 10/5, #7 Michigan @ #9 Iowa, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil, Cheryl Miller
Sat 10/5, #18 California @ #24 UCLA, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Lynn Swann
Sat 10/5, Wyoming @ Air Force, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Mark Jones, Tim Brant
Sat 10/5, #6 Clemson @ Georgia, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten
Sat 10/5, #8 Notre Dame @ Stanford, ESPN, 11 pm, Sean McDonough, Craig James, Steve Cyphers
Week 7
Sat 10/12, #9 Penn St @ #2 Miami, ABC, 12 pm, Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute
Sat 10/12, #5 Michigan @ Michigan St, ESPN, 12:30 pm, Steve Physioc, Gary Danielson, Dave Ellis
Sat 10/12, #12 Pittsburgh @ #7 Notre Dame, NBC, 1:30 pm, Dick Enberg, Bill Walsh, John Dockery
Sat 10/12, #11 Ohio St @ #20 Illinois, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil, Cheryl Miller
Sat 10/12, #6 Oklahoma vs Texas (at Dallas), ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Steve Zabriskie, John Spagnola, Dean Blevins
Sat 10/12, Virginia @ #18 Clemson, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Mark Jones, Tim Brant
Sat 10/12, Oregon @ #13 California, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Lynn Swann
Sat 10/12, #4 Tennessee @ #10 Florida, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten
Week 8
Sat 10/19, #8 Tennessee vs #14 Alabama (at Birmingham), ABC, 12 pm, Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute
Sat 10/19, Indiana @ #4 Michigan, ESPN, 12:30 pm, Steve Physioc, Gary Danielson
Sat 10/19, #3 Washington @ #7 California, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil, Cheryl Miller
Sat 10/19, #22 Colorado @ #12 Oklahoma, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Steve Zabriskie, John Spagnola, Dean Blevins
Sat 10/19, #13 Illinois @ #15 Iowa, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Steve Davis
Sat 10/19, #19 Texas A&M @ #16 Baylor, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Mark Jones, Tim Brant
Sat 10/19, LSU @ Kentucky, TBS, 3:30 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 10/19, #5 Notre Dame @ Air Force, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten
Week 9
Sat 10/26, #11 Iowa @ Purdue, ESPN, 12:30 pm, Steve Physioc, Gary Danielson
Sat 10/26, Kentucky @ #24 Georgia, TBS, 12:30 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 10/26, USC @ #5 Notre Dame, NBC, 1:30 pm, Dick Enberg, Bill Walsh, John Dockery
Sat 10/26, UCLA @ Arizona St, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute
Sat 10/26, Michigan St @ #14 Ohio St, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil
Sat 10/26, #12 NC State @ #19 Clemson, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Mark Jones, Tim Brant
Sat 10/26, Mississippi St @ Auburn, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Lynn Swann
Sat 10/26, San Diego St @ Utah, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Steve Zabriskie, John Spagnola
Sat 10/26, West Virginia @ #8 Penn St, ESPN, 4 pm, Sean McDonough, Craig James, Jerry Punch
Sat 10/26, #1 Florida St @ LSU, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten
Week 10
* Thu 10/31, BYU @ Colorado St, ESPN, 8 pm, play-by-play unknown, Mike Gottfried
Sat 11/2, Purdue @ #4 Michigan, ESPN, 12:30 pm, Steve Physioc, Gary Danielson
Sat 11/2, Mississippi State @ #7 Alabama, TBS, 12:30 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 11/2, #6 Florida @ Auburn, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute
Sat 11/2, #11 Iowa @ #13 Ohio St, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil, Cheryl Miller
Sat 11/2, USC @ #10 California, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Lynn Swann
Sat 11/2, #21 Baylor @ #24 Arkansas, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Steve Zabriskie, Tim Brant
Sat 11/2, Navy @ #5 Notre Dame, NBC, 4 pm, Dick Enberg, Bill Walsh, John Dockery
Sat 11/2, #19 NC State @ South Carolina, ESPN, 4 pm, Sean McDonough, Craig James
Sat 11/2, #9 Nebraska @ #15 Colorado, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten
Week 11
Thu 11/7, #12 Texas A&M @ TCU, ESPN, 8 pm, Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Jerry Punch
Sat 11/9, #19 Ohio St @ Minnesota, ESPN, 12:30 pm, Steve Physioc, Gary Danielson
Sat 11/9, Kentucky @ Vanderbilt, TBS, 12:30 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 11/9, #13 Tennessee @ #5 Notre Dame, NBC, 1:30 pm, Dick Enberg, Bill Walsh, John Dockery
Sat 11/9, #2 Washington @ USC, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute
Sat 11/9, #25 Indiana @ #10 Iowa, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil
Sat 11/9, #8 Alabama @ LSU, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Lynn Swann
Sat 11/9, Texas @ Houston, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Mark Jones, Tim Brant
Sat 11/9, #23 Georgia vs #6 Florida (at Jacksonville), ESPN, 4 pm, Sean McDonough, Craig James, Jerry Punch
Sat 11/9, #15 Clemson @ North Carolina, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten
Week 12
Sat 11/16, #2 Miami @ #1 Florida St, ABC, 12 pm, Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute
Sat 11/16, Indiana @ #19 Ohio St, ESPN, 12:30 pm, Steve Physioc, Gary Danielson
Sat 11/16, Auburn @ Georgia, TBS, 12:30 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 11/16, #12 Notre Dame @ #8 Penn St, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil, Cheryl Miller
Sat 11/16, #4 Michigan @ #25 Illinois, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Lynn Swann
Sat 11/16, Oregon @ UCLA, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Mark Jones, Tim Brant
Sat 11/16, Arkansas @ #13 Texas A&M, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten
Sat 11/16, #23 BYU @ San Diego St, ESPN, 10:30 pm, Sean McDonough, Craig James
Week 13
Sat 11/23, #18 Ohio St @ #4 Michigan, ABC, 12 pm, Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute
Sat 11/23, #10 Tennessee @ Kentucky, TBS, 12:30 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 11/23, #6 California @ #21 Stanford, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil, Cheryl Miller
Sat 11/23, Washington St @ #2 Washington, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Lynn Swann
Sat 11/23, West Virginia @ #16 Syracuse, ESPN, 4 pm, Sean McDonough, Craig James
Sat 11/23, #1 Miami @ Boston College, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten
Week 14
Thu 11/28, #6 Penn St @ Pittsburgh, ABC, 11 am, Gary Bender, Lynn Swann
Thu 11/28, Texas @ #10 Texas A&M, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Jerry Punch
Fri 11/29, #19 Oklahoma @ #11 Nebraska, ABC, 1:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil, Cheryl Miller
Sat 11/30, #3 Florida St @ #5 Florida, ABC, 12 pm, Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute
Sat 11/30, Grambling vs Southern (at New Orleans), NBC, 2:30 pm, Tom Hammond, Joe Namath, Ahmad Rashad
Sat 11/30, Auburn vs #8 Alabama (at Birmingham), ESPN, 4 pm, Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten
Sat 11/30, San Diego St @ #1 Miami, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Sean McDonough, Craig James, Jerry Punch
Sat 11/30, #18 Notre Dame @ Hawaii, ESPN, 10:30 pm, Steve Physioc, Gary Danielson
Week 15
Sat 12/7, Army vs Navy (at Philadelphia), ABC, 1:30 pm, Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute
Sat 12/14, Ithaca vs Dayton (at Bradenton, FL - D3 champ), ESPN, 12 pm, Jerry Punch, Gary Danielson
Mon 12/16, Pittsburg St vs Jacksonville St (at Florence, AL - D2 champ), ESPN, 1 pm (tape delay - from 12/14), Sean McDonough, Craig James
Sat 12/21, Youngstown St vs Marshall (at Stateboro, GA - D1-AA champ), CBS, 12 pm, Brad Nessler, Dan Jiggetts, Jim Gray
Bowl games
Originally compiled by sportas2:
December 14
California Raisin Bowl: Bowling Green vs. Fresno State, 4:00, SportsChannel: Greg Papa, Jack Snow
December 25
Aloha Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. #17 Stanford, 3:30, ABC: Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute
December 28
Blockbuster Bowl: #8 Alabama vs. #15 Colorado, 9:00, CBS: Jim Nantz, Dan Fouts, Andrea Joyce
December 29
Independence Bowl: Arkansas vs. #24 Georgia, 2:30, ABC: Mark Jones, Tim Brant, Cheryl Miller
Gator Bowl: #20 Oklahoma vs. #19 Virginia, 8:00, TBS: Bob Neal, Tim Foley, Craig Sager
Liberty Bowl: Air Force vs. Mississippi State, 8:00, ESPN: Sean McDonough, Craig James
December 30
Holiday Bowl: BYU vs. #7 Iowa, 8:00, ESPN: Steve Physioc, Gary Danielson, Jerry Punch
Freedom Bowl: San Diego State vs. #23 Tulsa, 9:00, Raycom: Phil Stone, Dave Rowe
December 31
John Hancock Bowl: Illinois vs. #22 UCLA, 2:30, CBS: Brad Nessler, Randy Cross, Mike Joy
Copper Bowl: Baylor vs. Indiana, 8:00, TBS: Ron Thulin, Pat Haden, Craig Sager
January 1
Peach Bowl: East Carolina vs. #21 NC State, 11:30AM, ESPN: Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten
Hall of Fame Bowl: #25 Ohio State vs. #16 Syracuse, 1:00, NBC: Don Criqui, Bob Trumpy, Beasley Reece
Florida Citrus Bowl: #14 California vs. #13 Clemson, 1:30, ABC: Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil, Cheryl Miller
Cotton Bowl: #5 Florida State vs. #9 Texas A&M, 1:30, CBS: Jim Nantz, Terry Bradshaw, Jim Gray
Fiesta Bowl: #6 Penn State vs. #10 Tennessee, 4:30, NBC: Charlie Jones, Todd Christensen, Ahmad Rashad
Rose Bowl: #4 Michigan vs. #2 Washington, 5:00, ABC: Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute
Orange Bowl: #1 Miami-FL vs. #11 Nebraska, 8:00, NBC: Dick Enberg, Bill Walsh, John Dockery
NBC lost the feed due to a control room fire in the 4th quarter. The studio crew of Gayle Gardner and Paul Maguire called most of the rest of the game over a video feed from Japanese TV.
Sugar Bowl: #3 Florida vs. #18 Notre Dame, 8:30, ABC: Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf, Tim Brant