1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1991 Big East Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

Sat. Aug. 317:30 p.m.at West Virginia

• Mountaineer Field
• Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)

ESPNW 34–3 68,041 Sat. Sep. 71:30 p.m.Southern Miss*

• Pitt Stadium
• Pittsburgh, PA

W 35–14 34,756 Sat. Sep. 1412:00 p.m.TempleNo. 24

• Pitt Stadium
• Pittsburgh, PA

Big EastW 26–7 31,084 Sat. Sep. 283:30 p.m.at Minnesota*No. 18

• Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
• Minneapolis, MN

ABCW 14–13 39,511 Sat. Oct. 51:30 p.m.Maryland*No. 17

• Pitt Stadium
• Pittsburgh, PA

W 24–20 38,328 Sat. Oct. 121:30 p.m.at No. 7 Notre Dame*No. 12

• Notre Dame Stadium
• Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry)

NBCL 7–42 59,075 Sat. Oct. 191:30 p.m.No. 24 SyracuseNo. 20

• Pitt Stadium
• Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)

L 27–31 42,707 Sat. Oct. 261:30 p.m.at No. 20 East Carolina*No. 23

• Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
• Greenville, NC

L 23–24 36,000 Sat. Nov. 212:00 p.m.at Boston College

• Alumni Stadium
• Chestnut Hill, MA

Big EastL 12–38 25,872 Sat. Nov. 912:00 p.m.Rutgers

• Pitt Stadium
• Pittsburgh, PA

Big EastW 22–17 19,680 Thu. Nov. 2811:00 a.m.No. 6 Penn State*

• Pitt Stadium
• Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)

ABCL 20–32 52,219

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

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