1991 Georgetown Tigers football team

Last updated

1991 Georgetown Tigers football
NAIA Division II champion
MSC champion
Conference Mid-South Conference
Record13–1 (6–0 MSC)
Head coach
Seasons
 1990
1992 
1991 Mid-South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgetown (KY) $^ 6 0 013 1 0
No. 21 Campbellsville 4 2 09 2 0
Union (KY) 3 3 06 4 0
Evansville 3 3 05 5 0
Cumberland (KY) 3 3 04 5 0
Lambuth 2 4 03 7 0
Tusculum 0 6 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

The 1991 Georgetown Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown College of Georgetown, Kentucky, as a member of the Mid-South Conference (MSC) during the 1991 NAIA Division II football season. In their tenth season under head coach Kevin Donley, the Tigers compiled a 13–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents) and won the NAIA national championship, defeating Pacific Lutheran, 28–20, in the NAIA Championship Game. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Mount St. Joseph*
W 53–144,000
September 21at Urbana*
W 78–251,200
September 28Hanover*
W 55–462,500
October 5at Evansville
W 56–103,800
October 12Shepherd*
L 31–342,500
October 19at Union (KY)
W 49–261,500
October 26at Cumberland (KY)
W 63–71,050
November 2 Tusculum
W 70–74,500
November 9 Lambuth
W 77–02,500
November 16 Campbellsville
W 63–146,589
November 23Eureka*
W 42–148,326
December 7at Findlay*
W 37–194,500 (est) [2] [3]
December 14Peru State*
W 42–284,000 (est) [4] [5]
December 21 Pacific Lutheran *
  • Hinton Field
  • Georgetown, KY (NAIA Division II Championship Game)
W 28–205,000 [6] [7]
  • *Non-conference game

Related Research Articles

Jerry Drake is a former professional American football defensive lineman who spent six seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. He played college football at Hastings College.

The 1985 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its eighth season under head coach Danny Ford, the team compiled a 6–6 record, tied for third place in the ACC, lost to Minnesota in the 1985 Independence Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 244 to 222. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Bill Cronin is a former American football coach. He is served as the head football coach at Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky from 1997 to 2021, compiling a record of 218–65. Cronin led the Georgetown Tigers to consecutive NAIA Football National Championships in 2000 and 2001.

The 1987 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1987 college football season in the United States and the 32nd season of college football sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), was the 18th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.

The 1991 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1991 college football season in the United States and the 36th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 22nd season of play of the NAIA's division II for football.

The 1922 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1923 college football season. Led by William Juneau in his third and final season as head coach, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, tying for 11th place in the SoCon.

The 1911 Kentucky State College Wildcats football team represented Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1911 college football season. Led by Prentiss Douglass in his first and only season as head coach, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 2–1 in SIAA play. The team was upset by Transylvania. The Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Association suspended Kentucky State.

The 1985 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Wildcats compiled a 5–6 record, finished in ninth place in the SEC, and were outscored by their opponents, 211 to 194.

The 1980 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Fran Curci, the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record, finished in eighth place in the SEC, and were outscored by their opponents, 280 to 167. The team played its home games in Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

The 1946 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as a member of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Frank Camp, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 6–2 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing fourth in the KIAC.

The 1993 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton finished third in the Ivy League.

Chris Oliver is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky, a position he has held since 2022. Oliver was the head football coach at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Kentucky from the inception of the school's football program, which began play in 2010, through the 2021 season. Oliver led the Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders to the NAIA Football National Championship in the spring of 2021.

The 2001 Georgetown Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown College of Georgetown, Kentucky, as a member of the Mid-South Conference (MSC) during the 2001 NAIA football season. In their sixth season under head coach Bill Cronin, the Tigers compiled a perfect 14–0 record and won the NAIA national championship, defeating Sioux Falls, 49–27, in the NAIA National Championship Game.

The 2000 Georgetown Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown College of Georgetown, Kentucky, as a member of the Mid-South Conference (MSC) during the 2000 NAIA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bill Cronin, the Tigers compiled a 14–0 record and won the NAIA national championship, defeating Northwestern Oklahoma State, 20–0, in the NAIA National Championship Game.

The 1992 Findlay Oilers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Findlay as an independent during the 1992 NAIA Division II football season. In their 18th season under head coach Dick Strahm, the Oilers compiled a 12–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 408 to 154, and won the NAIA Division II national championship, defeating Linfield, 26–13, in the NAIA Division II Championship Game.

The 1977 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Abilene Christian University (ACU) as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1977 NAIA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach DeWitt Jones, the Wildcats compiled an 11–1–1 record and tied for the LSC championship. They advanced to the NAIA playoff, defeating Wisconsin–Stevens Point (35–7) in the seminfinals and Southwestern Oklahoma State (24–7) in the Champion Bowl to win the 1977 NAIA Division I football national championship.

The 1988 Westminster Titans football team was an American football team that represented Westminster College of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1988 NAIA Division II football season. In their 17th season under head coach Joe Fusco, the Titans compiled a perfect 14–0 record. They advanced to the NAIA Division II playoffs, defeating Bluffton (40–7) in the quarterfinal, Evangel (26–9) in the semifinal and Wisconsin–La Crosse (21–14) in the NAIA Division II National Championship Game.

The 1994 Westminster Titans football team was an American football team that represented Westminster College of Pennsylvania as a member of Mideast League (MEL) within the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) during the 1994 NAIA Division II football season. In their fourth season under head coach Gene Nicholson, the Titans compiled a 12–2 record. They advanced to the NAIA Division II playoffs, defeating Tiffin (42–14) in the quarterfinal, Lambuth (46–6) in the semifinal and Pacific Lutheran (27–7) in the NAIA Division II National Championship Game.

The 2007 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by 20th-year head coach Bob Spoo and played their home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with an 8–4 record overall and a 7–1 record in conference play. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Southern Illinois in the first round. Eastern Illinois was ranked No. 18 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of NCAA Division I FCS teams.

The 1965 Georgetown Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown College (Kentucky) as an independent during the 1965 NAIA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Lester Craft, the Tigers compiled a perfect 9–0 record, held eight opponents to seven or fewer points, and outscored all opponents by a total of 169 to 44. It was the first undefeated college football team from Kentucky since the 1955 Centre Colonels football team. Georgetown was ranked No. 10 in the NAIA at the end of the season.

References

  1. "1991 - Georgetown (KY)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. Mark Maloney (December 8, 1991). "Georgetown runs over and around Findlay 37-19 (part 1)". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Mark Maloney (December 8, 1991). "Georgetown runs over and around Findlay 37-19 (part 2)". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. C14 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Mark Maloney (December 15, 1991). "Georgetown whips Peru State 42-28 to reach NAIA finals (part 1)". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Mark Maloney (December 15, 1991). "Georgetown whips Peru State 42-28 to reach NAIA finals (part 2)". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. C9 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Jim Terhune (December 22, 1991). "Tigers destiny's team as Pac-Lutheran falls (part 1)". The Courier-Journal. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Jim Terhune (December 22, 1991). "Tigers destiny's team as Pac-Lutheran falls (part 2)". The Courier-Journal. pp. C9 via Newspapers.com.