1991 East Carolina Pirates football team

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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
Offensive coordinator Steve Logan (2nd season)
Home stadium Ficklen Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 35,000)
Seasons
←  1990
1992  →
1991 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 314:00 pmat Illinois
ESPN L 31–3846,313 [1]
September 147:00 pm Memphis State
W 20–1332,382 [2]
September 217:00 pmat UCF
W 47–2520,049 [3]
September 281:30 pm South Carolina
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 31–2033,100 [4]
October 51:30 pm Akron Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 56–2027,500 [5]
October 121:30 pmat No. 15 Syracuse
W 23–2037,767 [6]
October 261:30 pmNo. 23 Pittsburgh No. 20
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 24–2336,000 [7]
November 21:30 pm Tulane No. 17
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 38–2831,126 [8]
November 91:00 pmat Southern Miss No. 16
W 48–2018,117 [9]
November 161:00 pmat Virginia Tech No. 14
W 24–1748,317 [10]
November 231:00 pmat Cincinnati No. 13
W 30–198,574 [11]
January 111:30 amvs. No. 21 NC State No. 12
ESPNW 37–3459,322 [12]

Roster

1991 East Carolina Pirates football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense }
Pos.#NameClass
QB 2 Jeff Blake Sr
TE 88 Carlester Crumpler So
TE 91Luke FisherSr
WR 82Hunter GallimoreSr
WR Dion JohnsonSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 40Chris HallSr
LB 44 Robert Jones Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 19 John Jett Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP ———————23201716141312129
Coaches ————————242019171515139

Game summaries

At Illinois

At Syracuse

Pittsburgh

Vs. NC State (Peach Bowl)

NC State vs. East Carolina
1234Total
Wolfpack7713734
•Pirates71002037

[13]

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Pirates were selected in the 1992 NFL Draft after the season. [14]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
124 Robert Jones Linebacker Dallas Cowboys
6166 Jeff Blake Quarterback New York Jets
8210Luke Fisher Tight end Minnesota Vikings
9250 Chris Hall Defensive back Dallas Cowboys
10274Dion Johnson Wide receiver Houston Oilers

Awards and honors

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References

  1. ↑ "Illini get a late scare from East Carolina". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 1, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "ECU tops Memphis St. by 20–13". The News and Observer. September 15, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Pirates, Blake rip Knights". The Orlando Sentinel. September 22, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "USC falls hard". The Charlotte Observer. September 29, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Zips get very rude welcome". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 6, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "E. Carolina numbs SU". Democrat and Chronicle. October 13, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "E. Carolina overcomes Pitt, 24–23". The Pittsburgh Press. October 27, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Blake leads E. Carolina over Tulane". The Palm Beach Post. November 3, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "ECU ruins USM's homecoming". Hattiesburg American. November 10, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Pirates rally past Hokies, 24–17". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 17, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "UC rises, falls, 30–19". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 24, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Blake, Pirates come back on Wolfpack". The Charlotte Observer. January 2, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Comeback Makes It All Peachy for East Carolina, 37-34". Los Angeles Times . January 2, 1992. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  14. ↑ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.


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