Season leaderboard
Top 25 College Football Games of 1991
Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 83/100
- Overtime
- 0
National ranking
The season's top 25
25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1991Week 12
Miami at Florida State
Miami 17, Florida State 16
No. 2 Miami vs. No. 1 Florida State · 1-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
83
Game score
- 1991Week 14
Florida State at Florida
Florida State 9, Florida 14
No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 5 Florida · 5-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
74
Game score
- 1991Week 8
Washington at California
Washington 24, California 17
No. 3 Washington vs. No. 7 California · 7-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
- 1991Week 7
Penn State at Miami
Penn State 20, Miami 26
No. 9 Penn State vs. No. 2 Miami · 6-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
- 1991Week 11
Tennessee at Notre Dame
Tennessee 35, Notre Dame 34
No. 13 Tennessee vs. No. 5 Notre Dame · 1-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
- 1991Week 3
Notre Dame at Michigan
Notre Dame 14, Michigan 24
No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 3 Michigan · 10-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
- 1991PostseasonNeutral site
Texas A&M vs. Florida State
Texas A&M 2, Florida State 10
No. 9 Texas A&M vs. No. 5 Florida State · 8-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
- 1991Week 5
Florida State at Michigan
Florida State 51, Michigan 31
No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 3 Michigan · 20-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 1991Week 10
Colorado at Nebraska
Colorado 19, Nebraska 19
No. 15 Colorado vs. No. 9 Nebraska · 0-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 1991PostseasonNeutral site
Michigan vs. Washington
Michigan 14, Washington 34
No. 4 Michigan vs. No. 2 Washington · 20-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
- 1991Week 5
Auburn at Tennessee
Auburn 21, Tennessee 30
No. 13 Auburn vs. No. 5 Tennessee · 9-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
- 1991Week 8
Tennessee at Alabama
Tennessee 19, Alabama 24
No. 8 Tennessee vs. No. 14 Alabama · 5-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
- 1991Week 4
Washington at Nebraska
Washington 36, Nebraska 21
No. 4 Washington vs. No. 9 Nebraska · 15-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
- 1991PostseasonNeutral site
Colorado vs. Alabama
Colorado 25, Alabama 30
No. 15 Colorado vs. No. 8 Alabama · 5-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
- 1991Week 5
Georgia Tech at Clemson
Georgia Tech 7, Clemson 9
No. 19 Georgia Tech vs. No. 7 Clemson · 2-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
- 1991PostseasonNeutral site
BYU vs. Iowa
BYU 13, Iowa 13
No. 23 BYU vs. No. 7 Iowa · 0-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
- 1991Week 7
Tennessee at Florida
Tennessee 18, Florida 35
No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 10 Florida · 17-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 1991Week 10
Iowa at Ohio State
Iowa 16, Ohio State 9
No. 11 Iowa vs. No. 13 Ohio State · 7-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 1991Week 8
Illinois at Iowa
Illinois 21, Iowa 24
No. 13 Illinois vs. No. 15 Iowa · 3-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 1991Week 4
Mississippi State at Tennessee
Mississippi State 24, Tennessee 26
No. 23 Mississippi State vs. No. 6 Tennessee · 2-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 1991PostseasonNeutral site
Florida vs. Notre Dame
Florida 28, Notre Dame 39
No. 3 Florida vs. No. 18 Notre Dame · 11-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 1991Week 13
Miami at Boston College
Miami 19, Boston College 14
No. 1 Miami vs. Unranked Boston College · 5-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 1991PostseasonNeutral site
Nebraska vs. Miami
Nebraska 0, Miami 22
No. 11 Nebraska vs. No. 1 Miami · 22-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 13/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1991Week 7
Ohio State at Illinois
Ohio State 7, Illinois 10
No. 11 Ohio State vs. No. 20 Illinois · 3-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1991Week 6
Michigan at Iowa
Michigan 43, Iowa 24
No. 7 Michigan vs. No. 9 Iowa · 19-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 16/35 · Overtime 0/15
52
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.