1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
American college football season
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Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 6–5 (3–2 Big East) |
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Offensive coordinator | Bill Meyers (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Fred von Appen (2nd season) |
Base defense | Multiple |
Home stadium | Pitt Stadium |
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No. 11 Syracuse | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Miami (FL) | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was Pitt's first season as a football member of the Big East Conference. They had been an independent since the program's inception in 1890.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 7:30 p.m. | at West Virginia |
| ESPN | W 34–3 | 68,041 | [1] | |
September 7 | 1:30 p.m. | Southern Miss* | W 35–14 | 34,756 | [2] | |||
September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Temple | No. 24 |
| Big East | W 26–7 | 31,084 | |
September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at Minnesota* | No. 18 | ABC | W 14–13 | 39,511 | ||
October 5 | 1:30 p.m. | Maryland* | No. 17 |
| W 24–20 | 38,328 | [3] | |
October 12 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 7 Notre Dame* | No. 12 | NBC | L 7–42 | 59,075 | ||
October 19 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 24 Syracuse | No. 20 |
| L 27–31 | 42,707 | ||
October 26 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 20 East Carolina* | No. 23 | L 23–24 | 36,000 | [4] | ||
November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | Big East | L 12–38 | 25,872 | |||
November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Rutgers |
| Big East | W 22–17 | 19,680 | ||
November 28 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 6 Penn State* |
| ABC | L 20–32 | 52,219 | ||
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Roster
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Offense
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Coaching staff
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Coaching staff
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Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Sean Gilbert | Defensive tackle | 1 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams |
Steve Israel | Defensive back | 2 | 30 | Los Angeles Rams |
Ricardo McDonald | Linebacker | 4 | 88 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Jeff Christy | Center | 4 | 91 | Phoenix Cardinals |
Keith Hamilton | Defensive tackle | 4 | 99 | New York Giants |
Dave Moore | Tight end | 7 | 191 | Miami Dolphins |
References
- ^ "No bad news for Panthers in 34–3 rout". The Pittsburgh Press. September 1, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "United state of Pitt now 2–0". The Pittsburgh Press. September 8, 1991. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pitt foils rally by Maryland 24–20". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 6, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "E. Carolina overcomes Pitt, 24–23". The Pittsburgh Press. October 27, 1991. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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