1991 East Carolina Pirates football team

1991 East Carolina Pirates football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 37–34 vs. NC State
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 9
AP No. 9
1991 record 11–1
Head coach Bill Lewis
Home stadium Ficklen Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 35,000)
1991 Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 9 East Carolina      11 1 0
No. 4 Florida State      11 2 0
No. 3 Penn State      11 2 0
No. 21 Tulsa      10 2 0
Louisiana Tech      8 1 2
No. 13 Notre Dame      10 3 0
Akron      5 6 0
Memphis      5 6 0
Army      4 7 0
Cincinnati      4 7 0
Southern Miss      4 7 0
South Carolina      3 6 2
Southwestern Louisiana      2 8 1
Louisville      2 9 0
Northern Illinois      2 9 0
Arkansas State      1 10 0
Navy      1 10 0
Tulane      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Pirates offense scored 409 points while the defense allowed 277 points. Led by head coach Bill Lewis, the Pirates won the Peach Bowl defeating in-state rival NC State.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 4:00 PM at Illinois* Memorial StadiumChampaign, Illinois ESPN L 3138   46,313
September 14 7:00 PM Memphis State* Ficklen Memorial StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 2013   32,382
September 21 7:00 PM at Central Florida* Citrus BowlOrlando, Florida W 4725   20,049
September 28 1:30 PM South Carolina* Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina W 3120   33,100
October 5 1:30 PM Akron*dagger Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina W 5620   27,500
October 12 1:30 PM at No. 15 Syracuse* Carrier DomeSyracuse, New York W 2320   37,767
October 26 1:30 PM No. 23 Pittsburgh* No. 20 Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina W 2423   36,000
November 2 1:30 PM Tulane* No. 17 Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina W 3828   31,126
November 9 1:00 PM at Southern Miss* No. 16 M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, Mississippi W 4820   18,117
November 16 1:00 PM at Virginia Tech* No. 14 Lane StadiumBlacksburg, Virginia W 2417   48,317
November 23 1:00 PM at Cincinnati* No. 13 Nippert StadiumCincinnati W 3019   8,574
January 1 11:30 AM vs. No. 21 NC State* No. 12 Atlanta–Fulton County StadiumAtlanta (Peach Bowl) ESPN W 3734   59,322
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Robert JonesLinebacker124Dallas Cowboys
Jeff BlakeQuarterback6166New York Jets
Luke FisherTight end8210Minnesota Vikings
Chris HallDefensive back9250Dallas Cowboys
Dion JohnsonWide receiver10274Houston Oilers

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