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1991 East Carolina Pirates football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 37–34 vs. NC State
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record11–1
Head coach
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 35,000)
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   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 State   –   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
Tulane   –   1 – 10 – 0
Navy   –   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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 314:00 pmat Illinois*
ESPNL 31–3846,313
September 147:00 pmMemphis State*
W 20–1332,382
September 217:00 pmat Central Florida*
W 47–2520,049
September 281:30 pmSouth Carolina*
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, North Carolina
W 31–2033,100
October 51:30 pmAkron*dagger
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, North Carolina
W 56–2027,500
October 121:30 pmat No. 15 Syracuse*
W 23–2037,767
October 261:30 pmNo. 23 Pittsburgh*No. 20
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, North Carolina
W 24–2336,000
November 21:30 pmTulane*No. 17
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, North Carolina
W 38–2831,126
November 91:00 pmat Southern Miss*No. 16
W 48–2018,117
November 161:00 pmat Virginia Tech*No. 14
W 24–1748,317
November 231:00 pmat Cincinnati*No. 13
W 30–198,574
January 111:30 amvs. No. 21 NC State*No. 12
ESPNW 37–3459,322
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1991 East Carolina Pirates football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense }
Pos. # Name Class
QB 2 Jeff Blake Sr
TE 88 Carlester Crumpler So
TE 91 Luke Fisher Sr
WR 82 Hunter Gallimore Sr
WR Dion Johnson Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 40 Chris Hall Sr
LB 44 Robert Jones Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 19 John Jett Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings

Further information: 1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP———————23201716141312129
Coaches————————242019171515139

Game summaries

at Illinois

See also: 1991 Illinois Fighting Illini football team


at Syracuse

See also: 1991 Syracuse Orangemen football team


Pittsburgh

See also: 1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football team


vs. NC State (Peach Bowl)

NC State vs. East Carolina
1 234Total
Wolfpack 7 7137 34
• Pirates 7 10020 37
Main article: 1992 Peach Bowl
See also: 1991 NC State Wolfpack football team


[1]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Robert Jones Linebacker 1 24 Dallas Cowboys
Jeff Blake Quarterback 6 166 New York Jets
Luke Fisher Tight end 8 210 Minnesota Vikings
Chris Hall Defensive back 9 250 Dallas Cowboys
Dion Johnson Wide receiver 10 274 Houston Oilers

[2]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Comeback Makes It All Peachy for East Carolina, 37-34". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1992. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  2. ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1992.htm


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