1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference Big East Conference
1991 record 6–5 (3–2 Big East)
Head coach Paul Hackett (2nd season)
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
(Capacity: 56,500)
1991 Big East football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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
  • The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.
Rankings from AP Poll

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
Sat. Aug. 31 7:30 p.m. at West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl) ESPN W 34–3   68,041
Sat. Sep. 7 1:30 p.m. Southern Miss* Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA W 35–14   34,756
Sat. Sep. 14 12:00 p.m. Temple No. 24 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA Big East W 26–7   31,084
Sat. Sep. 28 3:30 p.m. at Minnesota* No. 18 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN ABC W 14–13   39,511
Sat. Oct. 5 1:30 p.m. Maryland* No. 17 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA W 24–20   38,328
Sat. Oct. 12 1:30 p.m. at No. 7 Notre Dame* No. 12 Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry) NBC L 7–42   59,075
Sat. Oct. 19 1:30 p.m. No. 24 Syracusedagger No. 20 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) L 27–31   42,707
Sat. Oct. 26 1:30 p.m. at No. 20 East Carolina* No. 23 Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC L 23–24   36,000
Sat. Nov. 2 12:00 p.m. at Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA Big East L 12–38   25,872
Sat. Nov. 9 12:00 p.m. Rutgers Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA Big East W 22–17   19,680
Thu. Nov. 28 11:00 a.m. No. 6 Penn State* Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) ABC L 20–32   52,219
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Coaching staff

1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching Staff
  • Paul Hackett – Head Coach
  • Fred von Appen – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line
  • Bill Meyers – Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
  • Marty Galbraith – Tight Ends/Kickers
  • Jon Gruden – Wide Receivers
  • Chuck Jones – Special Teams/Defensive Line
  • Marvin Lewis – Outside Linebackers
  • Skip Peete – Running Backs
  • Nick Rapone – Secondary
  • Sal Sunseri – Inside Linebackers
   Support Staff
  • Alex Kramer – Administrative Assistant
  • Larry Petroff – Recruiting Coordinator
  • Tom Gibbons – Graduate Assistant
  • Dan Maginnis – Graduate Assistant
  • Mike McCarthy – Graduate Assistant
   Strength and Conditioning Staff
  • Tim Wilson – Strength and Conditioning Coach

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Sean GilbertDefensive Tackle13Los Angeles Rams
Steve IsraelDefensive Back230Los Angeles Rams
Ricardo McDonaldLinebacker488Cincinnati Bengals
Jeff ChristyCenter491Phoenix Cardinals
Keith HamiltonDefensive Tackle499New York Giants
Dave MooreTight End7191Miami Dolphins

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1992.htm


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