1991 Belgian Grand Prix, Qualifying, Pre-qualifying report
As at the previous event in Hungary, the Friday morning pre-qualifying session was dominated by Brabham, who achieved their second 1–2 in succession. On this occasion, Martin Brundle was fastest, 1.5 seconds quicker than his team-mate Mark Blundell. Third, over 3.5 seconds slower than Brundle, was Olivier Grouillard for Fondmetal, the fourth time this season he had pre-qualified. Over a second behind Grouillard was Alex Caffi, pre-qualifying for the first time in three attempts for Footwork.


1991 Belgian Grand Prix, Qualifying, Pre-qualifying report
Missing out by 0.45 of a second in fifth place was Caffi's team-mate Michele Alboreto, the first time he had failed to pre-qualify in his three attempts. A fraction slower in sixth, after suffering a huge accident, was Gabriele Tarquini in the AGS, nearly two seconds ahead of Pedro Chaves in the Coloni. Bottom of the time sheets was the other AGS of Fabrizio Barbazza, who also crashed during the session.


1991 Belgian Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
Ayrton Senna was fastest most of the weekend and duly took pole position, but Ferrari were right on his heels. Alain Prost qualified third on the road while Jean Alesi had set the fastest first and second sectors only to come across traffic at the end of the lap, resulting in a sixth place start, which would be elevated to fifth.


1991 Belgian Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
Riccardo Patrese had originally qualified second, but after Saturday qualifying his car was found to not have a reverse gear as per the safety regulations and Patrese's Saturday times were wiped out, he had to start a disappointing seventeenth on the grid. Patrese's misfortune promoted Prost to second, with Nigel Mansell third, Gerhard Berger fourth, Alesi fifth, and Nelson Piquet sixth while the sensation of qualifying, Schumacher, was an amazing seventh for his first Grand Prix. The top ten was completed by Roberto Moreno in the second Benetton, Pierluigi Martini in a Minardi and the ever-impressive Stefano Modena in a Tyrrell.


1991 Belgian Grand Prix, Race, Race report
At the start both Senna and Prost got away well and the Brazilian led into the first corner. Mansell was third followed by Berger, Piquet, and Schumacher. The German's luck however would run dry just after Eau Rouge when his clutch failed. Out at the front Senna continued to lead but Prost's day ended on lap three when his Ferrari caught on fire, leaving Mansell in second. The determined Englishman proceeded to go after Senna and the two battled lap after lap until Senna pitted for new tyres on lap 15. The stop was a bad one and when Mansell pitted two laps later he was able to emerge ahead of Senna, but just behind Berger who had yet to stop. These stops left Piquet in the lead for one lap before he made his stop.


1991 Belgian Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Mansell quickly closed in on Berger and managed to sweep past into Les Fagnes. When Berger stopped a lap later he had problems and then spun on the pit exit and came back right in front of Modena, nearly causing a bad accident. Mansell's big lead would not last, however as on lap 22 his car stopped, having succumbed to electronic problems, his championship hopes taking a major hit.


1991 Belgian Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Mansell's misery was Alesi's jubilation as the young Frenchman took the lead with Senna closing. Senna continued to close until he had a small problem and lost ten seconds, putting him into the clutches of Piquet's Benetton. The Piquet-Senna battle was soon joined by Patrese and de Cesaris, who had been battling over fourth. Senna led the quartet, but could not pull away because he was suffering from gearbox problems. Alesi had planned to do the entire race without stopping and his strategy was looking very good until lap 30 when his engine expired. This left Senna ahead of Piquet, de Cesaris, and Patrese, who had gone off the track trying to pass Piquet.


1991 Belgian Grand Prix, Race, Race report
On Lap 31 de Cesaris managed to out brake Piquet into Les Combes and was looking good for Jordan's first podium finish in second place. Meanwhile, Patrese got past Piquet as well and set off after the Jordan. In the late stages Berger got past Piquet and then moved into third when Patrese started to suffer from gearbox problems. De Cesaris's fairy tale run ended just three laps from the end when his engine blew, promoting Berger to second and Piquet to third; it was triple World Champion Piquet's final podium of his career.


1991 Belgian Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Up front Senna limped home to his second consecutive win despite serious gearbox issues. Moreno was fourth, followed by Patrese and Mark Blundell, who scored Brabham's first point of the year (also the team's best result since Stefano Modena finished fifth in a Judd powered BT58 in the 1990 United States Grand Prix). The Fondmetal team and its driver Olivier Grouillard scored their first finish of 1991.


1991 Belgian Masters
The 1991 Belgian Masters (also referred to as the 1991 Humo Belgian Masters for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17 and 21 September 1991 in Antwerp, Belgium. Mike Hallett won the title, defeating Neal Foulds 9–7 in the final. Hallett was awarded £30,000 prize money as winner, with Foulds receiving £15,000 as runner-up, and losing semi-finalists getting £10,000 each.


1991 Belgian general election
The 24 November 1991 Belgian general elections was a Belgian election for the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and Belgian Senate. The results represented a big loss for the majority parties (Christian democrats and Socialists). The Vlaams Blok on the other hand had a very big gain; the day became known as "black Sunday" due to the rise of the far-right party.


1991 Belgian general election
These were the last elections before the new 1993 Belgian Constitution, which turned Belgium formally into a federal state: after this election, the number of MPs were reduced while the regional parliaments would become directly elected. The provincial elections would no longer coincide with national elections, but with municipal elections.


1991 Belgian general election
By law of 16 July 1991, experiments with electronic voting were carried out for the first time in Belgium during these elections, specifically in the canton of Verlaine (Liège Province) and the canton of Waarschoot (province of East Flanders).


1991 Belmont Stakes
The 1991 Belmont Stakes was the 123rd running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York held on June 8, 1991. With a field of eleven horses,  Hansel won by a head over 1991 Kentucky Derby winner Strike the Gold in front of a crowd of over 51,000 spectators. While the  Triple Crown was not up for grabs due to  Strike the Gold's loss at the 1991 Preakness Stakes, four horses were eligible for the $1,000,000  Triple Crown Challenge


1991 Belmont Stakes, The Road to the 1991 Belmont Stakes
Hansel had won the March 1991 Grade-2  Jim Beam Stakes and the April 1991 Grade-2 Lexington Stakes. In the 1991 Kentucky Derby, he placed a disappointing 10th place, finishing 10 lengths behind winner, Strike the Gold. Due to his poor showing, his owners considered not even running him in the 1991 Preakness Stakes. His owners gamble worked out as on May 18th, 1991, when he captured the 1991 Preakness Stakes by 7 lengths over Corporate Report.


1991 Belmont Stakes, The Road to the 1991 Belmont Stakes
Strike the Gold had won the April 1991 Blue Grass Stakes defeating favorite Fly So Free by a half-length after finishing 2nd to Fly So Free at the 1991 Florida Derby. He captured the 1991 Kentucky Derby, but finished a disappointing 6th place at the 1991 Preakness Stakes.


1991 Belmont Stakes, The Road to the 1991 Belmont Stakes
Mane Minister had only won smaller listed stakes races, but was able to place on the podium at the 1991 Kentucky Derby and the 1991 Preakness Stakes.


1991 Belmont Stakes, The Road to the 1991 Belmont Stakes
Corporate Report had only won an allowance race but had a surprise second place finish at the 1991 Preakness Stakes.


1991 Belmont Stakes, The Road to the 1991 Belmont Stakes
Scan had multiple podium finishes in Grade-2 and Grade-3 races, but hadn't won a race otherwise since the November 1990 Remsen Stakes.


1991 Belmont Stakes, The Road to the 1991 Belmont Stakes
Quintana came in 6th at the 1991 Kentucky Derby, but opted for the May 1991 Grade-3 Peter Pan Stakes over the Preakness and finished in 4th.


1991 Belmont Stakes, The Road to the 1991 Belmont Stakes
Lost Mountain, after have not won any stakes races, got the upset win at the 1991 Peter Pan Stakes over Quintana and decided to compete.


1991 Belmont Stakes, The Road to the 1991 Belmont Stakes
Subordinated Debt had finished on the podium multiple times in graded races and won the May 8th, 1991 Withers Stakes.


1991 Belmont Stakes, The Road to the 1991 Belmont Stakes
Green Alligator won the Grade-3 April 1991 California Derby and finished 4th at the 1991 Kentucky Derby


1991 Belmont Stakes, The Road to the 1991 Belmont Stakes
Smooth Performance and Another Review had not won any graded races.


1991 Belmont Stakes, The Road to the 1991 Belmont Stakes
Best Pal was speculated to run but was pulled due to exhaustion.


1991 Belmont Stakes, Results
Times: 1⁄4 mile: :23.04, 1⁄2 mile: :46.79, 3⁄4mile: 1:11.75, 1 mile:  1:36.69, Final: 2:28.10


1991 Ben Hogan Tour
The 1991 Ben Hogan Tour season was the second season of the Ben Hogan Tour, the PGA Tour's official developmental tour, now known as the Web.com Tour. The top five players on the final money list earned PGA Tour cards for 1992.


1991 Ben Hogan Tour, Schedule
The season ran from February 1 to October 20 and consisted of 30 events. All of the tournament names began with "Ben Hogan", e. g. "Ben Hogan Bakersfield Open"; this is eliminated here for brevity.


1991 Ben Hogan Tour, Money list
The top five players on the final money list earned PGA Tour cards for 1992.


1991 Ben Hogan Tour graduates
This is a list of players who graduated from the Ben Hogan Tour in 1991. The top five players on the Ben Hogan Tour's money list in 1991 earned their PGA Tour card for 1992.


1991 Ben Hogan Tour graduates
T = TiedGreen background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 1993 (finished inside the top 125). Yellow background indicates player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1993, but retained conditional status (finished between 126–150). Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1993 (finished outside the top 150).


1991 Beninese parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Benin on 17 February 1991, the first multi-party elections in the country since 1964. The Union for the Triumph of Democratic Renewal alliance emerged as the largest faction, with 12 of the 64 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 51.7%.


1991 Beninese presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Benin in March 1991, the first direct presidential elections since 1970. Elections under the military regime of Mathieu Kérékou had been indirect, with the president chosen by the National Assembly.


1991 Beninese presidential election
The first round, held on 10 March, saw no candidate receive more than 37% of the vote. Prime Minister Nicéphore Soglo led the field, with Kérékou in second place. The second round on 24 March resulted in a decisive victory for Soglo, with almost two-thirds of the vote to Kérékou's 32.5 percent. Voter turnout was 56.3% in the first round and 64.1% in the second.


1991 Beninese presidential election
The elections marked the first instance in post-colonial Francophone Africa that an opposition candidate won a free election.


1991 Benson & Hedges Cup
The 1991 Benson & Hedges Cup was the twentieth competing of cricket’s Benson & Hedges Cup.


1991 Benson and Hedges Open
The 1991 Benson and Hedges Open was a men's professional tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. The even was part of the World Series category of the 1991 ATP Tour The tournament was played on outdoor hard courts and was held from 7 January to 14 January. Fourth-seeded Karel Nováček won the singles title.


1991 Benson and Hedges Open, Finals, Doubles
Sergio Casal /  Emilio Sánchez defeated  Grant Connell /  Glenn Michibata 4–6, 6–3, 6–4


1991 Benson and Hedges Open – Doubles
Kelly Jones and Robert Van't Hof were the defending champions, but Jones did not participate this year. Van't Hof partnered Brian Garrow, losing in the first round.


1991 Benson and Hedges Open – Doubles
Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez won the title, defeating Grant Connell and Glenn Michibata 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


1991 Benson and Hedges Open – Singles
Karel Nováček defeated Jean-Philippe Fleurian 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) to win the 1991 Benson and Hedges Open singles competition. Scott Davis was the champion but did not defend his title.


1991 Benson and Hedges Open – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


1991 Benue State gubernatorial election
The 1991 Benue State gubernatorial election occurred on December 14, 1991. SDP candidate Moses Adasu won the election.


1991 Benue State gubernatorial election, Conduct
The gubernatorial election was conducted using an open ballot system. Primaries for the two parties to select their flag bearers were conducted on October 19, 1991.


1991 Benue State gubernatorial election, Conduct
The election occurred on December 14, 1991. SDP candidate Moses Adasu won the election.


1991 Berlin Marathon
The 1991 Berlin Marathon was the 18th running of the annual marathon race in Berlin, Germany, which was held on 29 September. Great Britain's Steve Brace won the men's race in 2:10:57 hours, while the women's race was won by Poland's Renata Kokowska in 2:27:36.


1991 Berlin Marathon
A total of 14,849 runners finished the race, 13,456 men and 1393 women.


1991 Bhadrak riot
The 1991 Bhadrak Communal violence was a communal incident which took place on day of Ram Navami in Bhadrak of Odisha on 20 March 1991. The riot happened during the Ram Navami procession while the procession was passing through the Muslim dominated area of Bhadrak town.


1991 Bhadrak riot, Aftermath of the communal violence
This riot gave rises to stone-throwing, looting, and widely arson of public properties. Puruna Bazar and Chandan Bazar area of Bhadrak town were the most affected regions in this communal riot. Md. Abdul Bari played an important role to restore peace and harmony amongst the two communities. He was later awarded the National Harmony Award by Pranab Mukherjee in 2011 for his significant efforts in the aftermath of Bhadrak riots and many other riots in India.


1991 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament
The 1991 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Muzzy Field in Bristol, CT. This was the seventh annual Big East Conference Baseball Tournament. The second seeded Villanova Wildcats won their second tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


1991 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding
The Big East baseball tournament was a 4 team double elimination tournament in 1991. The top four teams were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only.


1991 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament, Jack Kaiser Award
Mike Neill was the winner of the 1991 Jack Kaiser Award. Neill was a center fielder for Villanova.


1991 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1991 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 7 to March 10, 1991. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Syracuse finished with the best regular season conference record and was awarded the #1 seed.


1991 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
Seton Hall defeated Georgetown in the championship game 74–62, to claim its first Big East Tournament championship.


1991 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, Awards
Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Oliver Taylor, Seton Hall


1991 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1991 Big Eight Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 8–10 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.


1991 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Fourth-seeded Missouri defeated #3 seed Nebraska in the championship game, 90–82. The Tigers were ineligible to play in the 1991 NCAA Tournament. Kansas, Oklahoma State, and Nebraska received at-large bids.


1991 Big League World Series
The 1991 Big League World Series took place from August 10–17 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. For the third consecutive year, Taipei, Taiwan defeated Maracaibo, Venezuela in the championship game. It was Taiwan's fifth straight championship.


1991 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1991 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the sixteenth edition, held March 6–9 at Dahlberg Arena at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana.


1991 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Top-seeded host Montana defeated two-time defending champion Idaho in the championship game, 76–68, to win their first Big Sky tournament title.


1991 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
No new teams were added to the Big Sky prior to the 1990–91 season, leaving total membership at nine.


1991 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
No changes were made to the tournament format, except that host site was not predetermined and went to the regular season champion. The top six teams from the regular season were included; the top two earned byes into the semifinals while the remaining four played in the quarterfinals.


1991 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, NCAA tournament
The Grizzlies gained the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and no other Big Sky members were invited. Seeded sixteenth in the West Regional, Montana lost to UNLV in Tucson in the first round. Boise State hosted a first-round game in the NIT, but lost by a point to Southern Illinois.


1991 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament
The 1991 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament  was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 11–16, 1991 at Charles Watson Stadium home field of Coastal Carolina in Conway, South Carolina. All eight teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, Coastal Carolina, won the title for the second time and received an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


1991 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament, Format
All eight teams qualified for the tournament. The teams played a double-elimination bracket.


1991 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Valuable Player
Buddy Cribb was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Cribb was a first baseman for Coastal Carolina.


1991 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1991 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 28 – March 2, 1991, at the Civic Center of Anderson in Anderson, South Carolina. For the second time in their school history, the Coastal Carolina won the tournament, led by head coach Russ Bergman.


1991 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
All of the conference's eight members participated in the tournament, hosted at the Civic Center of Anderson. This was the first season for Davidson as a member of the conference.


1991 Big Ten Baseball Tournament
The 1991 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Trautman Field on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio from May 15 through 19. The top four teams from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament, the eleventh annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Ohio State won their first tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament


1991 Big Ten Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding
The 1991 tournament was a 4-team double-elimination tournament, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage only. Indiana claimed the third seed and Northwestern earned the fourth seed by tiebreakers over Michigan.


1991 Big Ten Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Outstanding Player
Keith Klodnick was named Most Outstanding Player. Klodnick was an outfielder for Ohio State.


1991 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1991 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 8–10 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California.


1991 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Defending national and conference champions UNLV defeated seventh-seeded Fresno State in the final, 98–74, capturing their seventh PCAA/Big West championship. This was the Runnin' Rebels' seventh title in their nine seasons in the Big West.


1991 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
UNLV subsequently received an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Tournament, where they would advance to the Final Four. Fellow Big West member New Mexico State received an at-large bid.


1991 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
After three seasons as a ten-team tournament, the Big West reverted to the eight-team format that it used prior to the 1988 season. In turn, only the top eight teams, based on regular season conference records, qualified for the tournament field. The two teams with the worst records were excluded.


1991 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
All eight teams were entered in the initial round, paired and seeded based on record.


1991 Billboard Music Awards
Here are the finalists and winners at the 1991 Billboard Music Awards.


1991 Birmingham Fire season
The 1991 Birmingham Fire season was the first for the franchise in the inaugural season for the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Chan Gailey, and played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6), as the North America West division champions and with a loss against the Barcelona Dragons in the WLAF semifinals.


1991 Birmingham Fire season
The Fire franchise was established in April 1990, and by November 1990 league officials announced play to begin in March 1991. With former Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Chan Gailey selected as head coach, the league held its inaugural draft in February 1991. Birmingham opened the season with a home loss to Montreal followed by a win over Sacramento. The Fire then alternated pairs of wins and losses for the remainder of the season. Although they finished with a record of only 5–5, the Fire qualified for the playoffs as the North America West division champions. In the WLAF semifinals, Birmingham lost to Barcelona 10–3 to finish the season 5–6.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Offseason
On April 18, 1990, Birmingham became the second U.S. city that was awarded a franchise after the Orlando Thunder to compete in the inaugural WLAF season. At the time of the announcement, league president Tex Schramm said that past support for professional football in Birmingham was a major reason for its selection for a franchise. In November, officials announced the league would begin play in March 1991 with ten teams. At that time it was also revealed that Birmingham would compete as a member of the North American West division with the Sacramento Surge and the San Antonio Riders. On December 21, 1990, Chan Gailey was introduced as the first head coach of the Fire.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Offseason, Draft
In February 1991, the first WLAF Draft was held in Orlando, Florida. Unlike the NFL Draft, the WLAF version was carried out with individual positions being drafted over a period of several days. Offensive linemen were drafted on February 14; running backs, punters and placekickers on February 16; quarterbacks, wide receivers and tight ends on February 18; defensive linemen on February 20; linebackers on February 22; and defensive backs on February 24. In addition to those players drafted, each team had four European-born players assigned to their squad in a program called Operation Discovery. Players assigned through this program to the Fire were Pepe Moscatelli and Sergio Vissa from Italy and Andreas Motzkus and Hans-Ulrich Riecke from Germany.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Montreal Machine
In what was their first all-time game, the Fire were defeated by the Montreal Machine before 52,942 fans at Legion Field. Late in the first quarter, Birmingham's James Henry fumbled a punt that Montreal recovered at the 11-yard line of the Fire. Four plays later, the Machine took an early 3–0 lead after Björn Nittmo connected on a 22-yard field goal. Just as their first scoring drive started with a Birmingham special teams mistake, their second did as well.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Montreal Machine
In the second quarter, a bad snap that went over the head of Fire punter Kirk Maggio gave the Machine possession at the Birmingham 17-yard line. Keith Jennings then scored the first touchdown of the game on a two-yard pass from Kevin Sweeney to give Montreal a 10–0 halftime lead. The Machine extended their lead to 13–0 after a 36-yard Nittmo field goal in the third before the Fire scored their first points in the fourth quarter.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Montreal Machine
In the fourth, Birmingham scored first on a 35-yard field goal by Win Lyle and then were later awarded a safety after Montreal's Kevin Sweeney called for intentional grounding in the end zone to cut the lead to 13–5. However, Elroy Harris scored on a one-yard touchdown run with only 1:42 left in the game to seal the 20–5 Montreal victory.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Montreal Machine
In the loss, the Birmingham defense only allowed 179 yards of total offense, with only 33 yards coming through the air. On offense, the Fire gained 231 yards of total offense, with only 79 yards coming on the ground. Due to the larger than expected crowd, the start of the game was delayed 21 minutes to allow fans into the stadium as only two gates were open at Legion Field. With the loss, the Fire began their season at 0–1.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Sacramento Surge
Against the Sacramento Surge, the Fire recorded their first all-time victory with their 17–10 win in near freezing conditions before 16,432 fans at Legion Field. After a scoreless first quarter, the Fire took a 10–0 lead in the second only to have the Surge tie the game 10–10 at halftime. Birmingham scored on a 35-yard Win Lyle field goal and a 35-yard Joe Henderson touchdown run; Sacramento scored on a 20-yard Mike Elkins touchdown pass to Sam Archer and on a 25-yard Kendall Trainor field goal.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Sacramento Surge
Birmingham then scored the game-winning touchdown in the third quarter when John Miller intercepted an Elkins pass and returned it 99-yards for a touchdown and a 17–10 Fire lead. Sacramento did have a chance late in the fourth quarter to tie up the game. With a first-and-goal from the Fire two-yard line, Elkins threw four incomplete passes to turn the ball over on downs with 1:13 left in the game. With the win, the Fire evened their season record at 1–1.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Montreal Machine
In what was their first all-time road game the Fire were defeated by the 23–10 Montreal Machine, for the second time in three weeks, before 27,766 fans at Olympic Stadium in Montreal on a Monday night. The Machine took a 13–0 lead early in the first quarter after Richard Shelton scored a pair of defensive touchdowns. The first came on the first offensive play of the game when Shelton recovered a Joe Henderson fumble caused by Adam Bob and returned it 26-yards for a 7–0 lead. About five minutes later, Shelton intercepted a Brent Pease pass and returned it for a touchdown and a 13–0 lead after Björn Nittmo missed the extra point.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Montreal Machine
Birmingham responded in the second quarter with a 55-yard Pease touchdown pass to Stacey Mobley and a 20-yard Win Lyle field goal to cut the Montreal lead to 13–10. The Machine then scored late on a 39-yard Nittmo field goal to make the halftime score 16–10 in favor of the home team. A 41-yard Elroy Harris touchdown run late in the third was the final points of the game scored in the 23–10 Machine victory. In the game Birmingham outgained Montreal 181 to 39 in passing yardage and Montreal outgained Birmingham 154 to 73 in rushing yardage. With the loss, the Fire dropped to 1–2.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. London Monarchs
Against the London Monarchs, the Fire were outgained in total offense 404 to 112 yards and were shut out 27–0 at Legion Field. The Monarchs took a 10–0 lead into halftime after David Smith scored on a six-yard touchdown run in the first and Phil Alexander connected on a 27-yard field goal in the second quarter. The Fire defense then shut out London in the third quarter, but 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter secured the Monarchs' victory. In a span of 2:43, London quarterback Stan Gelbaugh threw touchdown passes of 33 and 13-yards to Andre Riley in the fourth quarter. Alexander then scored the final points of the game with his second 27-yard field goal of the game.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. London Monarchs
In the fourth quarter, Birmingham starting quarterback Brent Pease was replaced with back-up Eric Jones. Pease finished the game having completed 10-of-27 passes for 65 yards and Jones finished having completed 4-of-9 passes for 35 yards. With the loss, the Fire dropped to 1–3.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Orlando Thunder
In their second road game of the season, the Fire defeated the Orlando Thunder 31–6 at the Florida Citrus Bowl. J. J. Flannigan fumbled the opening kickoff for Orlando, which was recovered by Arthur Hunter for the Fire at the Thunder 13-yard line. The Orlando defense managed to hold the Fire after a goal line stand gave possession back to the Thunder at the Birmingham two-yard line. Three plays later, Myron Jones was tackled by Darrell Phillips for a safety and a 2–0 Birmingham lead.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Orlando Thunder
On the drive that ensued, the Fire scored their first touchdown of the game after Stacey Mobley threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Brent Pease on a trick play for a 9–0 lead. Birmingham then extended their lead to 24–0 at halftime with a pair of second-quarter touchdowns. The first came on a 21-yard Pease pass to Willie Bouyer and the second when James Henry intercepted a Kerwin Bell pass and returned it 77-yards for a touchdown.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Orlando Thunder
Early in the third quarter, Steve Williams had an apparent interception return for a touchdown negated by a false start penalty. On the next play, Pease threw an 87-yard touchdown pass to Willie Bouyer to give Birmingham a 31–0 lead. Orlando later scored their only points of the game late in the fourth quarter on a four-yard Myron Jones touchdown run. In the game, the Thunder had six turnovers as compared to zero for the Fire. The victory improved the Fire's record to 2–3.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. San Antonio Riders
Against the San Antonio Riders, the Fire won 16–12 in rainy conditions at Legion Field. After a scoreless first quarter, Birmingham scored all 16 of their points during a 3.5 minute span in the second quarter. The first touchdown was scored on an 11-yard pass from Brent Pease to Steve Avery for a 7–0 lead. On the San Antonio possession that followed, Riders long snapper Eddie Grant snapped the ball over the head of punter Kent Sullivan out of the back of the end zone for a safety and a 9–0 Fire lead. Birmingham then scored their second touchdown on the possession that followed the safety with a 32-yard Pease pass to Avery for a 16–0 lead.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. San Antonio Riders
After a scoreless third quarter, San Antonio mounted a fourth quarter rally only to fall short and lose the game 16–12. After a 35-yard Jim Gallery field goal, the Riders scored their only touchdown on a 73-yard Mike Johnson pass to Lee Morris. With 1:30 remaining in the game, John Holland intercepted a Johnson pass; however, San Antonio held the Fire to force a punt. As they were punting from their own endzone, Kirk Maggio took the safety for Birmingham to set up a better free kick with only 0:22 left in the game. Arthur Hunter then intercepted a Johnson pass at the Fire two-yard line as time expired to preserve the Birmingham victory. The victory improved the Fire's record to 3–3.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Barcelona Dragons
In their first European road game of the season, the Fire lost 11–6 to the Barcelona Dragons at Montjuic Stadium in Spain. The Dragons scored their first points on the first offensive play of the game when Eric Lindstrom tackled Elroy Harris in the endzone for a safety and a 2–0 lead. In the second quarter Barcelona extended their lead to 8–0 after Lydell Carr scored on a three-yard touchdown run to complete an 89-yard drive. After a scoreless third quarter, Birmingham cut the Barcelona lead to 8–6 when Eric Jones threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to Stacey Mobley. Massimo Manca then provided for the final margin with his 26-yard field goal for the Dragons late in the game. In the game, Barcelona quarterback Tony Rice completed 20 of 25 passes for 354 yards passing. The loss brought the Fire's record to 3–4.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: at Frankfurt Galaxy
In their second consecutive European road game of the season, the Fire lost 10–3 to the Frankfurt Galaxy at Waldstadion in Germany. After a scoreless first quarter, Win Lyle converted a 43-yard field goal for the Fire and Tom Whelihan converted from 32-yards for the Galaxy for a 3–3 tie at halftime. The game-winning touchdown for Frankfurt was scored in the third quarter on a two-yard Tony Baker run. The loss brought the Fire's record to 3–5.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. New York/New Jersey Knights
In what was their final regular season home game, the Fire defeated the New York/New Jersey Knights 24–14 at Legion Field. Birmingham took a 10–0 lead into halftime after Arthur Hunter intercepted a Jeff Graham pass and returned it 37-yards for a touchdown in the first and Win Lyle converted a 20-yard field goal in the second quarter. In the third quarter, the Fire extended their lead to 17–0 after a successful fake punt resulted in a touchdown when Kirk Maggio threw a 65-yard pass to Kenny Bell.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. New York/New Jersey Knights
The Knights responded in the fourth quarter with a pair of touchdowns to cut the Fire lead to 17–14. The rally started after New York recovered a Willie Bouyer fumble at the Birmingham 25-yard line. On the next play, Jeff Graham threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Eric Wilkerson. Later in the quarter, Fire quarterback Eric Jones fumbled the ball on a quarterback sack that was returned by Mark Moore 20-yards for a touchdown. However, the comeback was halted late in the fourth after Steve Hyche caused a Jeff Graham fumble that was returned 35-yards for a touchdown by Tony Bowick. The victory improved the Fire's record to 4–5.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks
In their final regular season game, the Fire defeated the Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks 28–7 at Carter–Finley Stadium to clinch a playoff spot as the North America West division champions. Birmingham opened the scoring with a five-yard Stacey Mobley touchdown run in the first, and Raleigh–Durham responded in the second quarter with a two-yard John Burch touchdown run to tie the game at 7–7 at halftime. Early in the third, the Fire took a 14–7 lead after James Henry returned a Skyhawks punt 50-yards for a touchdown.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks
The third Birmingham touchdown was set up in the fourth quarter after Phil Ross recovered a Marvin Hargrove fumble at Raleigh–Durham 13-yard line. On the next play, Elroy Harris scored on a 13-yard touchdown run. Steve Avery then provided the final points in the 28–7 Fire victory with his nine-yard run. The victory improved the Fire's record to 5–5 as they entered the playoffs.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Postseason, Game summary, WLAF Semifinal: vs. Barcelona Dragons
Against the Barcelona Dragons in the semifinals of the WLAF playoffs, the Fire lost 10–3 at Legion Field to complete their season. Although Barcelona defeated the Fire in their regular season matchup and had a better overall record, the game was played in Birmingham as the Fire were division champions and the Dragons entered the playoffs as a wild card since London won their division. After a scoreless first quarter, Barcelona scored all of their points in the second quarter.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Postseason, Game summary, WLAF Semifinal: vs. Barcelona Dragons
Massimo Manca converted a successful 25-yard field goal and Scott Erney threw a six-yard touchdown pass to Thomas Woods for a 10–0 lead. The only other points in the game came late in the fourth quarter when Win Lyle connected on a 28-yard field goal to make the final score 10–3. With their victory, Barcelona advanced to play the London Monarchs in World Bowl I at Wembley Stadium.


1991 Birmingham Fire season, Awards
After the completion of the regular season, the All-World League Team was selected by the league's ten head coaches. Overall, Birmingham had five players selected, with two on the first team and three on the second team. The five selections were:


1991 Birthday Honours
The Birthday Honours 1991 for the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms of Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Grenada, New Zealand, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, were announced on 14 June 1991, to celebrate the Queen's Official Birthday of 1991.


1991 Birthday Honours
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged firstly by the country whose ministers advised the Queen on the appointments, then by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.


1991 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The 1991 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen in her right as Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand government, to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 15 June 1991.


1991 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.


1991 Bliss Cup
The 1991 Bliss Cup was a men's tennis tournament held in Guarujá in Brazil and played on clay courts. It was part of the 1991 ATP Tour. It was the only edition of the tournament and took place from 21 October through 28 October 1991. Javier Frana won the singles title.


1991 Bliss Cup, Finals, Doubles
Jacco Eltingh /  Paul Haarhuis defeated  Bret Garnett /  Todd Nelson 6–3, 7–5


1991 Blockbuster Bowl
The 1991 Blockbuster Bowl, part of the 1991 bowl game season, took place on December 28, 1991, at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Colorado Buffaloes, representing the Big Eight Conference (Big 8). Alabama won the game 30–25.


1991 Boise State Broncos football team
The 1991 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Broncos competed in the Big Sky Conference and played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The Broncos were led by fifth-year head coach Skip Hall, Boise State finished the season 7–4 overall and 4–4 in conference. The Broncos won all of their home games, but lost the rest.


1991 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 1991 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1991 to elect members of  Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.


1991 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
20 seats were contested in the election: 12 were won by the Labour Party, 6 by the Conservative Party, 1 by the Liberal Democrats, and 1 by an Independent Labour candidate. After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:


1991 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:


1991 Borno State gubernatorial election
The 1991 Borno State gubernatorial election occurred on December 14, 1991. SDP candidate Maina Maaji Lawan won the election.


1991 Borno State gubernatorial election, Conduct
The gubernatorial election was conducted using an open ballot system. Primaries for the two parties to select their flag bearers were conducted on October 19, 1991.


1991 Borno State gubernatorial election, Conduct
The election occurred on December 14, 1991. SDP candidate Maina Maaji Lawan won the election.


1991 Bosnian Serb referendum
A referendum on remaining in Yugoslavia was held in the parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina with a significant Serb population on 10 November 1991. The referendum was organised by the Bosnian Serb Assembly and asked two questions; to Serbs it asked:


1991 Bosnian Serb referendum
Do you agree with the decision of Assembly of the Serbian people in Bosnia and Herzegovina of October 24, 1991, that the Serbian people should remain in a common Yugoslav state with Serbia, Montenegro, the SAO Krajina, SAO Slavonija, Baranja and Western Srem, and with others who have come out for remaining?


1991 Bosnian Serb referendum
Are you agreed that Bosnia and Herzegovina, as an equal republic, should remain in a common state of Yugoslavia with all others who take this position?


1991 Bosnian Serb referendum
It was approved by 98% of voters, and Republika Srpska was subsequently established on 9 January 1992.


1991 Bosnian Serb referendum, Aftermath
The Bosnian government declared the referendum unconstitutional. It later held a nationwide independence referendum between 29 February and 1 March 1992, which was in turn boycotted by most of the Serbs. Steven L. Burg and Paul S. Shoup interpreted the question in the plebiscite, which asked voters to stay in a "common state with Serbia, Montenegro, the SAO Krajina, SAO Slavonija, Baranja and Western Srem, and Serb Autonomous Regions" as promoting, in effect, a Greater Serbia.


1991 Boston City Council election
Boston City Council elections were held on November 5, 1991. All thirteen seats (nine district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, and had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 24, 1991.


1991 Boston City Council election, At-large
Councillors Dapper O'Neil, Christopher A. Iannella, and Rosaria Salerno were re-elected. Councillor Michael J. McCormack had announced in March 1991 that he would not seek re-election; his seat was won by former Boston School Committee member John A. Nucci.


1991 Boston City Council election, At-large
Christopher A. Iannella died in September 1992; Bruce Bolling served the remainder of Iannella's term, as Bolling had finished fifth in the general election for four seats.


1991 Boston City Council election, District 7
Councillor Bruce Bolling ran for an at-large seat; Anthony Crayton won the District 7 seat.


1991 Boston College Eagles football team
The 1991 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by first-year head coach Tom Coughlin, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. They competed as members of the Big East Conference, in the conference's inaugural year of football sponsorship. As a result, Big East members, including Boston College, played a limited conference schedule in order to complete prior scheduling commitments.


1991 Boston Marathon
The 1991 Boston Marathon was the 95th running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States, which was held on April 20. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Ibrahim Hussein in a time of 2:11:06 hours and the women's race was won by Poland's Wanda Panfil in 2:24:18.


1991 Boston Marathon
A total of 7642 runners finished the race, 6291 men and 1351 women.


1991 Boston Red Sox season
The 1991 Boston Red Sox season was the 91st season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished tied for second in the American League East with a record of 84 wins and 78 losses, seven games behind the Toronto Blue Jays.


1991 Boston Red Sox season, Regular season, Alumni game
The team held an old-timers game on May 11, before a scheduled home game against the Texas Rangers. Festivities included non-playing appearances by Ted Williams (then 72) and Joe DiMaggio (then 76), in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the 1941 MLB season, when Williams batted .406 and DiMaggio had a 56-game hitting streak. Red Sox alumni lost, 9–5, to a team of MLB alumni from other clubs, led by José Cardenal who had three hits (including two doubles) in the three-inning game.


1991 Boston University Terriers football team
The 1991 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second season under head coach Dan Allen, the Terriers compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against conference opponents), finished in three-way tie for fourth place in the Yankee Conference, and were outscored by a total of 292 to 232.


1991 Boston mayoral election
The Boston mayoral election of 1991 occurred on Tuesday, November 5, 1991, between Mayor Raymond Flynn and Edward J. Doherty, president of the Boston Teachers Union. Flynn was re-elected to his third term.


1991 Boston mayoral election
The nonpartisan municipal preliminary election was held on September 24, 1991.


1991 Bowling Green Falcons football team
The 1991 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Gary Blackney, the Falcons compiled an 11–1 record (8–0 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, defeated Fresno State in the California Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 279 to 168.


1991 Bowling Green Falcons football team
The team's statistical leaders included Erik White with 2,204 passing yards, LeRoy Smith with 887 rushing yards, and Mark Szlachcic with 943 receiving yards.


1991 Brabantse Pijl
The 1991 Brabantse Pijl was the 31st edition of the Brabantse Pijl cycle race and was held on 31 March 1991. The race started in Sint-Genesius-Rode and finished in Alsemberg. The race was won by Edwig Van Hooydonck.


1991 Braintree District Council election
The 1991 Braintree District Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


1991 Brantford municipal election
The 1991 Brantford municipal election was held on November 12, 1991, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario, Canada.


1991 Brantford municipal election
Bob Taylor, who had served on council for only one year, was elected as mayor over incumbent Karen George.


1991 Brazilian Grand Prix
The 1991 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on 24 March 1991. It was the second race of the 1991 Formula One World Championship.


1991 Brazilian Grand Prix
The 71-lap race was won from pole position by local driver Ayrton Senna, driving a McLaren-Honda. It was the first time Senna had won his home Grand Prix, in his eighth season of F1. Riccardo Patrese finished second in a Williams-Renault, with Senna's teammate Gerhard Berger third.


1991 Brazilian Grand Prix, Qualifying, Pre-qualifying report
In the Friday morning pre-qualifying session, a Dallara was again the fastest car, but this time it was JJ Lehto who topped the time sheets. He was six tenths of a second ahead of the Jordan of Andrea de Cesaris, who was a fraction faster than his team-mate Bertrand Gachot in third. The fourth pre-qualifier was the other Scuderia Italia Dallara, driven by Emanuele Pirro.


1991 Brazilian Grand Prix, Qualifying, Pre-qualifying report
The two Modena Lambos missed out in fifth and sixth, with Eric van de Poele over a second slower than Pirro, with Nicola Larini another second further back. Seventh was Pedro Chaves in the Coloni, followed by Olivier Grouillard in the Fondmetal. Grouillard had initially used an interim chassis, with an eye to the team's new car which was still being completed, and was running well until the suspension broke. He was forced to revert to an older chassis, and was unable to match the times of his opponents.


1991 Brazilian Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Ayrton Senna made a perfect start to lead from Nigel Mansell, Riccardo Patrese, Jean Alesi, Gerhard Berger and Alain Prost, building up a lead of three seconds by lap eight. However Mansell was closing and by lap 20 the gap was down to 0.7s. On lap 17 Prost pitted for new tires, keen to avoid being stuck behind Nelson Piquet's Benetton. Mansell pitted on lap 26, but the stop was terrible - lasting over 14 seconds. This returned him to the race in 4th place behind Patrese and Alesi.


1991 Brazilian Grand Prix, Race, Race report
After Senna and Patrese had made their stops, Mansell was seven seconds behind the lead McLaren. There seemed no doubt that Senna would be caught but the chance never arose as on lap 50 Mansell had to stop for a new set of tires after a puncture caused by debris on the track. Unknown to observers, Senna's gearbox was failing, having lost fourth gear and by lap 60 the lead was halved and Mansell had set fastest lap.


1991 Brazilian Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Yet it was Mansell's gearbox that gave way first, forcing the Williams into a spin and causing him to retire on lap 61. With just a couple of laps left, Senna had also lost fifth and third gears. Having to maintain sixth gear in slow and medium corners meant that several times he nearly stalled. Patrese was catching him rapidly, but with gearbox problems of his own he was unable to pass.


1991 Brazilian Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Senna won by 2.9 seconds from Patrese. When he crossed the finish line, he started to scream in celebration of achieving his dream of winning at home. The tremendous struggle of trying to keep the car under control caused him to have muscle cramps and fever. After stopping his car, Senna was almost unable to move on his own. He had to be lifted bodily from the car due to exhaustion and driven to the podium in the medical car. Despite a small fire on the grid and a sticking throttle, Berger claimed the final podium place from Prost, Piquet and Alesi. On the podium, after all that effort, Senna barely managed to lift the trophy.


1991 Bremen state election
The 1991 Bremen state election was held on 29 September 1991 to elect the members of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen, as well as the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Mayor Klaus Wedemeier lost its majority, suffering an 11.7-point swing against it. The SPD subsequently formed a traffic light coalition with The Greens and the Free Democratic Party (FDP), and Wedemeier was re-elected as Mayor.


1991 Bremen state election, Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Bürgerschaft of Bremen.


1991 Brentwood District Council election
The 1991 Brentwood Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Brentwood Borough Council in England.


1991 Brisbane Broncos season
The 1991 Brisbane Broncos season was the fourth in the club's history. They competed in the NSWRL's 1991 Winfield Cup premiership and failed to reach the finals, finishing 7th (out of 16).


1991 Brisbane Broncos season
Three Broncos players, Paul Hauff, Willie Carne and Andrew Gee were selected to make their international debuts for Australia in 1991.


1991 Brisbane Broncos season, Season summary
In the 1991 NSWRL season the Broncos again won the Panasonic Cup competition. In round 16 they were kept scoreless by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, the first team ever to do so. Steve Renouf became the first Bronco to score four tries in a match in round 20. However they didn't perform consistently enough during the season, only gaining momentum in August, when they won their last five matches straight. The club finished the season in seventh place, missing the finals despite winning their last 5 games consecutively and finishing with the second best points scored total in the League.


1991 Bristol City Council election
The 1991 Bristol City Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of seats were up for election. Two seats were contested in Windmill Hill due to an extra vacancy occurring. There was a general swing against the Conservatives. In Lockleaze, the Labour Party failed to field a candidate because of a nomination papers error.


1991 Bristol City Council election, Ward results
The change is calculated using the results when these actual seats were last contested, i.e. the 1987 election.


1991 Brit Awards
The 1991 Brit Awards were the 11th edition of the biggest annual pop music awards in the United Kingdom. They are run by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 10 February 1991 at Dominion Theatre in London.


1991 British Columbia general election
The 1991 British Columbia general election was the 35th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on September 19, 1991, and held on October 17, 1991. The incumbent Social Credit Party of British Columbia, which had been beset by scandals during Bill Vander Zalm's only term as premier, was defeated by the New Democratic Party of Mike Harcourt. Liberal Party leader Gordon Wilson surprised observers by leading his party to winning one-third of the votes cast, and forming the official opposition in the legislature. The new legislature met for the first time on March 17, 1992.


1991 British Columbia general election
The election was held at the same time as a referendum on recall and initiative. It was also the first British Columbia general election with only single-member districts.


1991 British Columbia general election, Background
Under Vander Zalm's leadership, Socred's control shifted from urban fiscal conservatives to social conservatives. Vander Zalm seemingly cruised to victory in the 1986 provincial election, held just a month after he was sworn in. In truth, however, a number of more moderate Socreds were not at home with the party's rightward turn on social issues, and began defecting to the Liberals.


1991 British Columbia general election, Background
This process was exacerbated by Vander Zalm's eccentricity, and the constant scandals that plagued his government. As well, Vander Zalm allowed his principal secretary, David Poole, to amass a substantial amount of power, despite being unelected.


1991 British Columbia general election, Background
Vander Zalm resigned in April 1991 amid a conflict of interest scandal surrounding the sale of a theme park that he owned. Socred members elected the lesser-known Deputy Premier Rita Johnston, a close ally of Vander Zalm, to be their new leader, over Grace McCarthy, a longtime associate of former Premier Bill Bennett. Many viewed this as a mistake, as Johnston was close to the Vander Zalm legacy; even NDP leader Mike Harcourt admitted later that he preferred Johnston over McCarthy, as the latter would be a much tougher opponent in an election.


1991 British Columbia general election, Campaign
Johnston had little time to make up ground in the polls or distance herself from the now-detested Vander Zalm. Additionally, the Socreds were still bitterly divided over the bruising leadership contest.


1991 British Columbia general election, Campaign
The Liberals, who had not been represented in the legislature since 1979, gained slightly in the polls due to great resentment against the ruling Socreds and skepticism towards the NDP. A turning point came when Wilson successfully took legal action to be included in the televised leaders' debate, which took place on 8 October. During the debate Johnston and Harcourt exchanged many bitter attacks, while Wilson, still not considered a serious contender, was able to successfully portray himself as an "outsider" who was above the partisan bickering of the other two parties.


1991 British Columbia general election, Campaign
Liberal support surged dramatically as a result of Wilson's performance. One of the memorable moments of the debate came as Harcourt and Johnston argued loudly amongst each other, when Wilson pointed towards them and declared, "Here's a classic example of why nothing ever gets done in the province of British Columbia."


1991 British Columbia general election, Results
The Socreds were swept from power in a massive NDP landslide. This was not due to the NDP winning a higher percentage of the vote as much as it was due to Socred support collapsing in favour of the BC Liberals, splitting the vote. The defeat was magnified by moderate Socred supporters voting Liberal, continuing a shift that dated to early in Vander Zalm's tenure. The combined effect was to decimate the Socred caucus, which was reduced from 47 members to only seven—only three over the minimum for official party status. Johnston herself lost her own seat in Surrey-Newton to NDP challenger Penny Priddy, and all but five members of her cabinet were defeated.


1991 British Columbia general election, Results
The Liberals returned to the legislature as the official opposition after a 12-year absence, replacing Social Credit as the main alternative to the NDP in the province.


1991 British Columbia general election, Results
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.


1991 British Columbia general election, Legacy
This was considered a political realignment due to the high turnover in MLAs and the effective end of the Socreds as a political force. The party was completely shut out of the legislature in the 1996 election, never to return. Meanwhile, the Liberals replaced them as the main non-socialist party in British Columbia. The NDP and Liberals have been the two main parties in the province since then.


1991 British Columbia general election, Legacy
However, neither Harcourt, Wilson, or Johnston would contest the subsequent 1996 election as leaders of the major parties, with Johnston and Harcourt having retired from politics by that campaign. Johnston, having lost her seat, resigned the leadership of the Socreds immediately in early 1992. Harcourt resigned as premier in 1996 due to a scandal among the MLAs in his caucus.


1991 British Columbia general election, Legacy
Wilson proved unable to consolidate the party's leadership due to inexperience and he was eventually deposed in 1993, and he crossed to the NDP in 1997 after a brief spell as founder, leader and sole MLA of the Progressive Democratic Alliance. He served as an MLA and minister until his defeat in 2001. Wilson was also a candidate for the NDP's leadership in 2000, won by Ujjal Dosanjh.


1991 British Columbia recall and initiative referendum
The British Columbia Recall and Initiative Referendum was a referendum held in British Columbia on October 17, 1991. It was concurrent with that year's general election. The referendum posed two questions. They were on whether elected officials should be able to be recalled and whether voters should be given a citizen's initiative. Both questions were decisively approved with over 80% of the electorate voting yes to both questions.


1991 British Columbia recall and initiative referendum, Lead up
British Columbia has had several referendums in its history. A previous bill, the Direct Legislation Act, was passed by the Oliver government in 1919. the Direct Democracy Act was given royal assent in March of that year, but was never proclaimed. A similar statute was struck down by the Manitoba Court of Appeals later that year. These combined to leave the BC law in legislative limbo until it was removed in a 1924 statute consolidation.


1991 British Columbia recall and initiative referendum, Lead up
A promise to hold referendums was included in the British Columbia Social Credit Party (Socred) government's speech from the throne in April 1990. In preparation, the Socreds had invited two experts from California familiar with recall and initiative to their annual convention. Appropriate legislation was introduced on July 5, 1990.


1991 British Columbia recall and initiative referendum, Lead up
A: Should the voters be given the right, by legislation, to vote between elections for the removal of their member of the Legislative Assembly? B: Should the voters be given the right, by legislation, to propose questions that the Government of British Columbia must submit to voters by referendum?


1991 British Columbia recall and initiative referendum, Lead up
Both of the questions were announced by Premier Rita Johnston during a news conference on September 5, 1991, although by then they were an open secret. NDP leader Mike Harcourt criticized the timing, saying that the Socreds had moved too slowly in launching the proposals. Liberal leader Gordon Wilson also criticized the referendum, saying that it was intended to divert attention away from the scandal-plagued Socreds. In response, Johnston said she could not comment on either timing or structure for the proposals because they would be decided after the referendum.


1991 British Columbia recall and initiative referendum, Lead up
The referendum was run by Attorney-General Russ Fraser. The total cost was 1.7 million dollars. The cost includes information pamphlets, advertising, toll-free information telephone lines, and costs related to running the referendum.


1991 British Columbia recall and initiative referendum, Lead up
The referendum also got caught up in the campaign going on at the same time. Both Premier Johnston and British Columbia New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Harcourt announced that they would be voting yes in the referendum.


1991 British Columbia recall and initiative referendum, Results
There was overwhelming support for both questions. Support was over 80% of yes votes for both questions. However, more than nine percent of ballots for question A were rejected, and more than eleven percent were rejected for question B. Turnout was slightly less than that in the general election.


1991 British Columbia recall and initiative referendum, Aftermath
British Columbia's legislation made a referendum binding only on the government that called it. As the Socreds had been defeated, the incoming NDP government was not required to enable recall and initiative. Nevertheless, Premier-elect Mike Harcourt announced that his government would be bound by the results. As a consequence, the Recall and Initiative Act was passed and entered into force on February 24, 1995. In 1998, MLA Paul Reitsma resigned his seat when it appeared that a recall petition would be successful and he could be the first person ever recalled under the legislation.


1991 British Formula 3000 Championship
The 1991 British Formula 3000 Championship was the third season of the British Formula 3000 Championship. The series was won posthumously by Paul Warwick, driving for Mansell Madgwick Motorsport. He was tragically killed in an accident at Oulton Park when leading. Fredrik Ekblom finished as runner-up for AJS/GP. Julian Westwood finished third overall for CaneCordy Motorsport, a new team formed by ex-Williams personnel Michael Cane and Colin Cordy. Richard Dean was fourth with Superpower (pictured). Future International F3000 team Durango made their British F3000 debut. Kenny Brack, who would become 1996 International F3000 runner-up, 1998 IRL champion and a CART frontrunner, made a one-off appearance with the Alan Langridge team. Future Brabham female F1 driver Giovanna Amati made a couple of appearances for the GJ-Bromley team.


1991 British Formula 3000 Championship, Drivers and teams
The following drivers and teams contested the 1991 British Formula 3000 Championship.


1991 British Formula Three Championship
The 1991 British Formula Three season was the 41st British Formula Three Championship, won by Brazilian Rubens Barrichello. The season started on 17 March at Silverstone and ended on 13 October at Thruxton following sixteen races. The 1991 season is often considered a 'vintage' year for the series, producing two future Formula One Grand Prix winners in the form of Barrichello and David Coulthard as well as a future champions in CART (de Ferran), BTCC (Rydell) and WEC (Kristensen). It was also the last title win for Ralt chassis and the West Surrey Racing team. Class B was won by Finnish driver Pekka Herva.


1991 British Formula Three Championship, Drivers and Teams
The following teams and drivers were competitors in the 1991 season. Class B is for older Formula Three cars.


1991 British Grand Prix
The 1991 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 14 July 1991. It was the eighth race of the 1991 FIA Formula One World Championship.


1991 British Grand Prix
The 59-lap race was won from pole position by local driver Nigel Mansell, driving a Williams-Renault. Gerhard Berger finished second in a McLaren-Honda, with Alain Prost third in a Ferrari. Drivers' Championship leader, Ayrton Senna, ran out of fuel in the second McLaren-Honda on the final lap and was classified fourth. As well as winning from pole position, Mansell led every lap and posted the fastest lap of the race. It was the first of two consecutive grand slams at the Silverstone circuit for Mansell, who repeated the feat the following year in 1992.


1991 British Grand Prix, Pre-race
Mansell-Mania greeted the drivers as they arrived at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix. The track had been vastly remodelled for 1991, which garnered largely positive reviews from the drivers. The track was no longer the fastest on the F1 calendar, but it now included many challenging corners for the drivers. Elsewhere Tom Walkinshaw had bought a 35% stake in the Benetton team, but the driver line-ups were unchanged from the previous race. Stefan Johansson continued to stand-in for the injured Alex Caffi at Footwork, although it was the last race he would do so.


1991 British Grand Prix, Qualifying, Pre-qualifying report
The Friday morning pre-qualifying session resulted in a return to the Dallara / Jordan lockout seen three times earlier in the season. JJ Lehto was fastest in the Dallara, with Andrea de Cesaris' Jordan nearly seven tenths of a second slower in second position. Third was the Dallara of Emanuele Pirro, with Bertrand Gachot's Jordan a couple of tenths further back in fourth.


1991 British Grand Prix, Qualifying, Pre-qualifying report
After pre-qualifying successfully at the last two Grands Prix, Olivier Grouillard missed out this time in fifth place for Fondmetal. The Modena Lambos were again sixth and seventh, with Nicola Larini again faster than Eric van de Poele. Nine tenths of a second further back in eighth was Pedro Chaves in the Coloni.


1991 British Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
In qualifying Nigel Mansell took pole in front of his home fans, with title rival Ayrton Senna second. Riccardo Patrese was third, followed by Gerhard Berger, Alain Prost, Jean Alesi, Roberto Moreno, Nelson Piquet, Maurício Gugelmin, and Stefano Modena.


1991 British Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Senna made a rocket start to lead Mansell, while Patrese was the first casualty of the day, having been bumped off by Berger (Patrese retired after the first lap as a result). Senna's lead did not last for long as Mansell re-passed him going into Stowe corner. Roberto Moreno in the Benetton retired from sixth place with a gearbox failure on lap 22.


1991 British Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Mansell and Senna proceeded to rocket off into the distance while Berger, Prost, and Alesi squabbled over third place, with Alesi emerging ahead; he would later retire after colliding with Aguri Suzuki while trying to lap the Japanese driver's Lola.


1991 British Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Andrea de Cesaris had a huge accident on Lap 41 when his suspension failed at Abbey corner, his car bounced back across the track and narrowly missed Satoru Nakajima's Tyrrell; de Cesaris was unhurt.


1991 British Grand Prix, Race, Race report
At the front it was all Mansell as the Englishman recorded his second win in succession, while rival Senna ran out of fuel on the last lap and he was classified fourth. Berger ended up second, followed by Prost, Senna, Piquet, and Bertrand Gachot's Jordan. Mansell now trailed Senna by only 18 points and momentum was on his side.


1991 British Grand Prix, Race, Race report
In terms of having to pre-qualify, Brabham would have needed their top car at least in 7th position to demote the Leyton House team, but neither Brundle nor Blundell finished the race (Brundle retired with a broken throttle and Mark Blundell retired with engine failure later in the race on lap 53).


1991 British League Division Two season
The 1991 British League Division Two season was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom. The league had been renamed from the National League.


1991 British League Division Two season, Summary
The title sponsored by Sunbrite was won by the Arena Essex Hammers. Hackney withdrew in July, ten matches into the season.


1991 British League Division Two season, British League Division Two Knockout Cup
The 1991 British League Division Two Knockout Cup sponsored by Phonesport, was the 24th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Arena Essex Hammers were the winners of the competition.


1991 British League Division Two season, British League Division Two Knockout Cup, Final replay
Arena Essex were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 100–80.


1991 British League season
The 1991 British League season was the 57th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the 27th known as the British League.


1991 British League season, Summary
Wolverhampton Wolves won the league for the first time in their history. The club which was first founded in 1928 had only ever won the Provincial Midland League in 1962 and the Provinical League in 1963. They were led by their American star Sam Ermolenko, who became the first rider to push Hans Nielsen from the top of the averages after eight consecutive years at the top. The Wolves team relied on two more American riders, Ronnie Correy and Sam's younger brother Charles Ermolenko, in addition to Englishman Graham Jones to seal the title from Bradford. Bradford gained consolation by winning the Knockout Cup, led by English international pair Simon Wigg and Gary Havelock.


1991 British League season, Final table
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points


1991 British League season, British League Knockout Cup
The 1991 British League Knockout Cup was the 53rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Bradford Dukes were the winners.


1991 British League season, British League Knockout Cup, Final, Second leg
Bradford Dukes were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 97-83.


1991 British National Track Championships
The 1991 British National Track Championships were a series of track cycling competitions held from 26 July - 3 August 1991 at the Leicester Velodrome.


1991 British Open
The 1991 Pearl Assurance British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from February to March 1991 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England.


1991 British Open
Stephen Hendry won the tournament by defeating Gary Wilkinson 10–9 in the final. The defending champion Bob Chaperon was defeated in the last 64 by Franky Chan.


1991 British Open
The qualifiers would mark the end of the playing career of veteran commentator Clive Everton.


1991 British Rowing Championships
The 1991 National Rowing Championships was the 20th edition of the National Championships, held from 19–21 July 1991 at the National Water Sports Centre in Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham.


1991 British Speedway Championship
The 1991 British Speedway Championship was the 31st edition of the British Speedway Championship. The Final took place on 19 May at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Gary Havelock, who won a scored a 15-point maximum. Kelvin Tatum finished second, with Chris Louis completing the rostrum in third.


1991 British Touring Car Championship
The 1991 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship season was the 34th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season and marked the first year of the Super Touring era.


1991 British Touring Car Championship, Season summary
Group A had towards the end of its existence been dominated by Ford and their Sierra RS500. Super Tourers had first appeared in 1990, and with BMW and Vauxhall running their cars in that category they effectively had a years head start on their opposition for 1991. BMW also had the numerical advantage, the factory Prodrive team entering two cars and the semi-factory Vic Lee Motorsport team entering four. Vauxhall had two cars, as had Toyota, while Ford only appeared with a single car for Robb Gravett's Trakstar team.


1991 British Touring Car Championship, Season summary
Nissan missed the start of the season but then ran a single-car effort for Keith O'Dor driving a 2.0 Primera entered by Janspeed, and was joined by ex-Formula One driver Julian Bailey towards the end of the season and Mitsubishi was back, engineered by BTCC stalwart John McGuire Racing, fielding a one car team for Mark Hales, the team elected to run the Lancer GTI at the beginning of the season but was replaced by the larger Galant mid season


1991 British Touring Car Championship, Season summary
The championship battle would stand between Will Hoy and John Cleland. Hoy won the first two races of the season and kept scoring consistently, but as the season progressed it was Cleland who came out on top more often than not. Hoy's consistency however put him in a position to claim the championship at the penultimate round at Thruxton, provided he scored a good enough result. Indeed, Hoy took the lead of the race thanks to BMW team tactics, but soon thereafter he was controversially tapped into a spin by works BMW driver Jonathan Palmer.


1991 British Touring Car Championship, Season summary
Hoy dropped down the field and later retired after contact with Cleland. Cleland would go on to finish 8th with a damaged car, taking the championship to the final race. There Hoy was able to finish ahead of Cleland, and thus claiming the first Super Touring championship win. Andy Rouse finished third for Toyota, and Steve Soper ended up fourth overall despite missing several races due to clashing commitments in the German DTM championship.


1991 British Touring Car Championship, Championship results, Drivers Championship
† Race was stopped early due to heavy rain, and no points were awarded. Note: Most fastest laps are unknown.


1991 British motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1991 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 2–4 August 1991 at Donington Park.


1991 British motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
Kevin Schwantz on pole, Wayne Rainey 0.02 seconds back in 2nd, Mick Doohan 1 second down in 6th. John Kocinski gets the start from 3rd over Wayne Gardner, Doohan and Rainey.


1991 British motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
Kocinski opens up a small gap to Schwantz, then a gap to a 3-man fight for 3rd between Rainey, Gardner and Doohan.


1991 British motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
Schwantz takes the lead from Kocinski as Rainey arrives to make it a trio. Doohan makes it a quartet on lap 7.


1991 British motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
Rainey and Schwantz drop Doohan and Kocinski, and they are swapping the lead often.


1991 British motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
On the penultimate lap approaching the Melbourne Hairpin, from far behind Schwantz swoops in on Rainey on the brakes and passes around the outside in one of Schwantz's most memorable overtaking maneuvers. Rainey is not able to recover while Schwantz widens his lead to a comfortable gap as he crosses the finish line.


1991 Brown Bears football team
The 1991 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for last in the Ivy League.


1991 Brown Bears football team
In their second season under head coach Mickey Kwiatkowski, the Bears compiled a 1–9 record and were outscored 372 to 227. J. Pankau and Rodd Torbert were the team captains.


1991 Brown Bears football team
The Bears' 1–6 conference record tied for seventh (and worst) in the Ivy League standings. They were outscored 246 to 163 by Ivy opponents. Brown's only win was in the final week of the year, against fellow cellar-dweller Columbia.


1991 Brown Bears football team
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.


1991 Brownlow Medal
The 1991 Brownlow Medal was the 64th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home and away season. Jim Stynes of the Melbourne Football Club was declared the outright winner of the medal count, becoming the fifth individual to win the award while playing for Melbourne.


1991 Brownlow Medal, External Links
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1991 Broxbourne Borough Council election
The Broxbourne Council election, 1991 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.


1991 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary
An election was held in 14 wards on 2 May 1991.


1991 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary
16 council seats were contested (2 seats in Bury Green Ward & 2 seats in Cheshunt Central Ward)


1991 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary
The Liberal Democrats gained 1 seat from the Conservatives in Rosedale Ward.


1991 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary
The Conservative Party gained a seat from the Labour Party in Bury Green Ward


1991 Bucknell Bison football team
The 1991 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Bucknell finished second-to-last in the Patriot League.


1991 Bucknell Bison football team
In their third year under head coach Lou Maranzana, the Bison compiled a 1–9 record. Brian Henesey and John Spatafore were the team captains.


1991 Bucknell Bison football team
The Bison were outscored 326 to 99. Bucknell's 1–4 conference record placed fifth in the six-team Patriot League standings.


1991 Bucknell Bison football team
Bucknell played its home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.


1991 Budweiser at The Glen
The 1991 Budweiser at The Glen racing event was officially sanctioned as part of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Taking place on August 11, 1991, at Watkins Glen International, this race was the 18th race completed out of the 29 attempted during the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. The race was won by Ernie Irvan driving the No. 4 Kodak Chevrolet Lumina for Morgan-McClure Motorsports, but was marred by an early crash that claimed the life of veteran driver J. D. McDuffie. It also marked the final top-ten finish in seven-time Winston Cup Champion Richard Petty.


1991 Budweiser at The Glen, Summary
The entire race took approximately two hours and twelve minutes to complete.


1991 Budweiser at The Glen, Summary
Terry Labonte, driving the No. 94 Sunoco-sponsored Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme for Billy Hagan, qualified on pole for the race. Irvan, who won the race, qualified third. Five cautions slowed the race for 11 laps. Ricky Rudd finished second behind Irvan in the No. 5 Tide-sponsored Chevrolet Lumina for Hendrick Motorsports, and Richard Petty recorded his final career Top 10 finish in the No. 43 STP-sponsored Pontiac Grand Prix by finishing ninth.


1991 Budweiser at The Glen, Summary
ESPN carried the race as part of its coverage of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, and Ned Jarrett called the race while Jerry Punch and John Kernan were pit reporters. Jenkins called the race from the broadcast booth near the front straightaway while his analysts were stationed on the track, with Parsons reporting from the first turn and Jarrett stationed at the fifth turn known as the "Loop".


1991 Budweiser at The Glen, Summary, Lap 5 crash
The fatal crash that marred the race occurred involved two of the six owner-drivers in the race. J.D. McDuffie, as he had done for years, was driving his #70 Pontiac Grand Prix, for which he had obtained sponsorship from a local Watkins Glen-area construction company. The other car involved belonged to Jimmy Means, who also fielded his own Pontiacs at the time; this particular race saw his #52 carry sponsorship from Alka-Seltzer. (The other four owner-drivers in the race were the aforementioned Richard Petty in the #43 STP Pontiac, Darrell Waltrip in the #17 Western Auto Chevrolet, Dave Marcis in the #71 Chevrolet, and Alan Kulwicki in the #7 Hooters Ford.)


1991 Budweiser at The Glen, Summary, Lap 5 crash
The #70 and the #52 made contact with each other entering the Loop turn. McDuffie’s car suffered a broken axle and brake failure, leaving him without any way to stop or slow the car as both he and Means lost control and veered off the track. Going at his full racing speed, and with no gravel trap to stop him, McDuffie rolled through the grass and plowed into the tire barrier protecting the guardrail outside the turn with such force that the car was lifted off the ground, rotated in mid—air, and came to rear upside down.


1991 Budweiser at The Glen, Summary, Lap 5 crash
Means was able to get the #52 slowed enough to where he did not make as hard a hit as McDuffie did; in fact, he actually went underneath the #70 as it was in the air before he came to rest just alongside the tires. The impact McDuffie made with the tire barrier killed him instantly.


1991 Budweiser at The Glen, Summary, Lap 5 crash
As Means emerged from his race car, he went over to the wrecked Pontiac to try to assist McDuffie. A few seconds after looking inside the cockpit of the #70, Means began frantically waving for track safety officials to come to the scene. Means then spoke to Ned Jarrett, who as mentioned before was stationed on the track just behind where the accident occurred, on the ESPN broadcast moments later that he hoped his fellow driver was okay but conceded the situation did not look good.


1991 Budweiser at The Glen, Summary, Lap 5 crash
Just as the drivers completed the fifth lap, NASCAR threw the red flag and stopped the drivers on the front stretch. The race was red-flagged for one hour and 48 minutes, first to extract McDuffie from his vehicle, and then to allow time for track workers to repair the guardrail in that location. Later, as the race was restarting, Jerry Punch of ESPN and Bill Bowser of MRN were both present for the official statement from Winston Cup Media Director Chip Williams that McDuffie had died from his injuries sustained in the crash. On ESPN, Bob Jenkins then eulogized McDuffie before Benny Parsons spoke directly to McDuffie's widow, Ima Jean.


1991 Budweiser at The Glen, Summary, Lap 5 crash
As he had mentioned, Parsons had his own experience in having to deal with a spousal death. Earlier that season, during the Winston Cup’s June race weekend at Pocono, he had stayed behind at his North Carolina home to be with his wife Connie as she battled a terminal illness. On the day of the race, which Jenkins and Jarrett called without him, Connie Parsons died.


1991 Budweiser at The Glen, Summary, Lap 5 crash
McDuffie was credited with a last-place finish of 40th, while Means was credited with a 39th place finish. A brief ceremony honoring McDuffie was held during the 1992 Coca-Cola 600 race held the following year.


1991 Budweiser at The Glen, Summary, Lap 5 crash
This incident was the second serious accident at Turn 5 that year. During June's Camel Continental sports car race, Tommy Kendall crashed in the same area after losing control of his vehicle — he, like McDuffie, lost a wheel before crashing — and broke both of his legs. Coincidentally, Kendall was scheduled to take part in this particular race prior to his accident driving the No. 42 Mello Yello Pontiac for Felix Sabates in place of an injured Kyle Petty, but his injuries allowed Bobby Hillin, Jr. to take over the ride for the Budweiser at the Glen. (Hillin finished 18th.)


1991 Budweiser at The Glen, Summary, Lap 5 crash
In the wake of both serious incidents, Watkins Glen International track officials decided to reconfigure the Loop and added a chicane to the entrance of the turn which was dubbed the Inner Loop. They did not, however, make this a permanent change and left the Loop turn as a whole in place, choosing to leave it to the sanctioning bodies of the racing series as to whether or not they wanted to use the chicane. Races using the short course, like the still-running NASCAR events, use the Inner Loop chicane. Races using the full course, like those run by sports car racing series and the IndyCar Series, usually use the original Loop configuration (not all do, however).


1991 Budweiser at The Glen, Summary, Race
When the race restarted, Terry Labonte maintained the lead. On lap 20, Labonte cut a left-rear tire and spun entering turn one, bringing out the caution to retrieve his tire. Ernie Irvan ran up front until he spun out of the lead in turn six on lap 48. Irvan re-entered the track in fifth place. A caution for rain came out on lap 59. The shower was brief and Ken Schrader emerged in the lead after pitting shortly before the caution. Schrader led until lap 68 when he broke a camshaft in turn five and coasted back to the pits.


1991 Budweiser at The Glen, Summary, Race
Later that lap, Kim Campbell spun in turn five, hitting the wall with the back of his Oldsmobile and bringing out the fifth and final caution of the day. The race came down to a three car battle between Irvan, Mark Martin, and Davey Allison for the victory. On the final lap, Martin attempted a pass for the lead entering turn one. Irvan blocked the attempt forcing Martin to slam on the brakes. This disrupted the balance of Martin's Thunderbird causing him to spin and Davey Allison to spin in avoidance. Irvan drove to a seven-second victory. Martin finished third while Allison had trouble restarting his car, finishing tenth. Coming out of the final turn, Bill Elliott and Hut Stricklin spun across the finish line, finishing seventh and eight respectively.


1991 Buffalo Bills season
The 1991 Buffalo Bills season was the 32nd season and 22nd in the National Football League. The Buffalo Bills finished the National Football League's 1991 season with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, the same record as their previous season, and finished first in the AFC East division. The Bills qualified for their second Super Bowl appearance but lost to the Washington Redskins, 24–37.


1991 Buffalo Bills season, Season summary
The Bills No Huddle “K-Gun” offense, after having a breakout 1990 season, once again dominated the league by gaining an NFL leading 6,525 yards and scoring 458 points, a franchise record, and second only to Washington. The leaders of the offense, quarterback Jim Kelly and running back Thurman Thomas, both had the best seasons of their careers. Kelly completed 64.1 percent of his passes for 3,844 yards and a league-leading 33 touchdowns, with only 17 interceptions, to give him a 97.6 passer rating.


1991 Buffalo Bills season, Season summary
Behind his fullback Carwell Gardner, Thomas rushed for 1,407 yards, caught 62 passes for 620 yards, and scored 12 touchdowns to earn him both the NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award and the NFL Most Valuable Player Award. Just like Washington, Buffalo had more than one threat in their backfield. Running back Kenneth Davis emerged as a big threat off the bench, rushing for 624 yards, catching 20 passes for 118 yards, and scoring 5 touchdowns.


1991 Buffalo Bills season, Season summary
The Bills also had several major weapons in their passing game. Wide receiver Andre Reed led the team with 81 receptions for 1,113 yards and 10 touchdowns, and also rushed 12 times for 136 yards. On the other side of the field, veteran wide receiver James Lofton recorded 57 receptions for 1,072 yards and 8 touchdowns to earn his 8th Pro Bowl appearance and finish the year just 55 yards short of the all-time receiving record held by Steve Largent (13,089 yards). Pro Bowl tight end Keith McKeller was also a big contributor with 44 receptions for 434 yards, while receiver Don Beebe had 32 catches, 414 yards, and 6 touchdowns. Once again, the Bills offensive line was led by center Kent Hull along with Pro Bowl guard Jim Ritcher.


1991 Buffalo Bills season, Offseason, Draft
Despite few impact players in the later rounds, the Bills’ first two picks had long careers in Buffalo. The first pick, safety Henry Jones, played for the next ten seasons in Buffalo, making the Pro Bowl in his second season. Defensive end Phil Hansen played his entire eleven-year career in Buffalo, joining the team's Wall of Fame in 2011.


1991 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Schedule
Pro Football Reference argues that the 1991 Bills gained the second-easiest schedule of any NFL team since 1971, with only the 1999 St. Louis Rams who played only one team with a winning record in the regular season getting an easier set of games. Football Outsiders also argues that the 1991 Bills had the second-easiest schedule between 1989 and 2013 after the 1999 Rams. The Bills played five games against opponents 4–12 or worse, and a quarter of their games were against teams finishing 3–13 or worse, whilst their only opponents with winning records were the NFC Central Lions and Bears, and AFC West Chiefs and Raiders.


1991 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1
Despite three touchdowns Dan Marino could not hold off Jim Kelly as the Bills erased a 17–7 Dolphins lead to win 35–31. The two teams combined for 331 rushing yards.


1991 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2
Jim Kelly erupted to six touchdowns as the Bills crushed the Steelers 52–34. Kelly threw for 363 yards, overshadowing the 194 rushing yards the Bills produced.


1991 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3
The Bills faced stiffer competition in their first road game of the year. The Jets clawed to a 10–3 lead late in the second; a pass-interference penalty set up a seven-yard Andre Reed touchdown catch. The Jets led 20–16 lead in the fourth quarter until Thurman Thomas caught a 15-yard score. The Jets raced downfield in the final seconds but missed a 51-yard field goal attempt, falling 23–20 to the Bills.


1991 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4
Returning for the first time since Super Bowl XXV, Scott Norwood missed two field goal attempts. The Bucs behind Chris Chandler tied the game in the fourth. In the final minutes an apparent Bills fumble was nullified, and Keith McKeller caught the winning 29-yard touchdown for the 17–10 final.


1991 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5
The Bills held off the Bears 35–20 after putting up 422 yards of offense to Chicago's 353. Jim Harbaugh was intercepted once.


1991 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6
Harvey Williams and Christian Okoye combined for 225 rushing yards in leading a 33–6 massacre of the Bills; by themselves the two Chiefs backs put up more offense than the entire Bills offensive unit (211 total yards). Steve DeBerg added 150 passing yards and a touchdown as Buffalo's win streak crashed to a halt.


1991 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7
The Bills rebounded by hammering the winless Colts 42–6. The Colts failed to exceed six points for the sixth time in the season so far; they put up just 240 yards of offense vs. 276 rushing yards and four scores by Thurman Thomas, Kenneth Davis, and Carwell Gardner.


1991 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8
The Bills hosted winless Cincinnati in their second Monday Night appearance in three weeks. Jim Kelly overcame three interceptions to toss five touchdowns (tying a Monday Night Football record), winning 35–16.


1991 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10
The Bills struggled to a 22–17 win as Jim Kelly was picked off twice and Leonard Russell rushed for 106 yards and two scores. Jason Staurovsky missed two first-half field goal attempts amid periodic heavy winds at Rich Stadium. The Patriots got the ball back in the final 50 seconds after Kelly's second pick, but Hugh Millen was himself intercepted at the Bills 20.


1991 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11
The Pack made a game of it as Mike Tomczak tossed for 317 yards and two touchdowns but was intercepted twice. Sterling Sharpe caught a 58-yard touchdown but was also blown up for a 15–yard loss on a rushing attempt.


1991 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12
The Dolphins fumbled three times and Dan Marino was intercepted twice as the Bills rolled to 262 rushing yards and three Jim Kelly touchdowns, winning 41–27.


1991 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13
The Patriots pulled off one of the bigger upsets of the 1991 season as they picked off Jim Kelly four times while Hugh Millen threw a 50-yard score to Irving Fryar and ran in the winning score in a 16–13 win.


1991 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14
Jim Kelly and Ken O'Brien were both picked off twice as the Bills clawed to a 24–13 win, overcoming four turnovers and eleven penalties (76 yards).


1991 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15
Amid a burgeoning feud with team owner Al Davis, Marcus Allen put up 95 all-purpose yards on 19 combined touches (16 of them rushes) and a touchdown as the Raiders led 27–14 after three quarters. Scott Norwood had a nightmarish day as he missed a PAT and three FGs but the Bills rallied to tie the game and in overtime Norwood connected on the winning 42-yarder, and a 30–27 Bills win.


1991 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16
Jim Kelly and Frank Reich managed just thirteen completions, but four of them were touchdowns as the Bills romped 35–7. Jeff George was benched after completing just 83 yards and Mark Herrmann was even worse, throwing three interceptions. The win secured the #1 playoff seed for the Bills.


1991 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17
With the #1 AFC seed confirmed, the Bills started Frank Reich against the Lions, still fighting for a playoff bye with the Bears to play the 49ers on Monday Night. Barry Sanders rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown, and his burgeoning legend as impossible to bring down showed when Cornelius Bennett appeared to bring him down for a ten-yard loss in the first quarter but Sanders escaped for a one-yard gain. Reich's touchdown to Steve Tasker forced overtime but the Lions won on a 21-yard field goal, 17–14 the final; with San Francisco's 52–14 massacre of the Bears, the Lions secured a playoff bye.


1991 Buffalo Bills season, Playoffs, Super Bowl
The Bills became the eighth team to go scoreless in the first half, while the Redskins scored 17 points in the second quarter.


1991 Buffalo Bills season, Playoffs, Super Bowl
The Redskins then increased their lead 24–0 just 16 seconds into the second half after linebacker Kurt Gouveia intercepted Kelly's pass on the first play of the third quarter and returned it 23 yards to the Bills’ 2-yard line. One play later, Riggs scored his second touchdown of the game. The Redskins' 24–0 lead midway through the 3rd quarter was the largest shutout lead in Super Bowl history at the time; The San Francisco 49ers had led the Cincinnati Bengals 20–0 at halftime in Super Bowl XVI. The Seattle Seahawks led the Denver Broncos 36-0 right before the final play of the third quarter of Super Bowl XLVIII.


1991 Buffalo Bills season, Playoffs, Super Bowl
The Bills finally got some momentum going with their next few drives. First, they drove 77 yards to the Redskins 3 yard-line, aided by a 43-yard completion from Kelly to receiver Don Beebe. Washington kept Buffalo out of the end zone, but kicker Scott Norwood kicked a 21-yard field goal to cut their deficit to 24–3. Then aided by a 29-yard pass interference penalty on Redskins cornerback Martin Mayhew in the end zone, the Bills finally scored a touchdown on their next drive with a 1-yard run by Thomas to make the score 24–10.