1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference Big East Conference
Record6–5 (3–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Meyers (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator Fred von Appen (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadium Pitt Stadium
Seasons
←  1990
1992  →
1991 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Syracuse 5 –0 –010 –2 –0
No. 1 Miami (FL) 2 –0 –012 –0 –0
Virginia Tech 1 –0 –05 –6 –0
Pittsburgh 3 –2 –06 –5 –0
West Virginia 3 –4 –06 –5 –0
Rutgers 2 –3 –06 –5 –0
Boston College 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Temple 0 –5 –02 –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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:30 p.m.at West Virginia
ESPN W 34–368,041 [1]
September 71:30 p.m. Southern Miss *
W 35–1434,756 [2]
September 1412:00 p.m. Temple No. 24
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
 Big East W 26–731,084
September 283:30 p.m.at Minnesota *No. 18
 ABC W 14–1339,511
October 51:30 p.m. Maryland *No. 17
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 24–2038,328 [3]
October 121:30 p.m.at No. 7 Notre Dame *No. 12
 NBC L 7–4259,075
October 191:30 p.m.No. 24 Syracuse Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 20
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
L 27–3142,707
October 261:30 p.m.at No. 20 East Carolina *No. 23
L 23–2436,000 [4]
November 212:00 p.m.at Boston College
Big EastL 12–3825,872
November 912:00 p.m. Rutgers
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
Big EastW 22–1719,680
November 2811:00 a.m.No. 6 Penn State *
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ABCL 20–3252,219
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 69Dan AndersonSr
C 62 Jeff Christy Sr
RB 29 Curtis Martin Fr
WR 47Cliff MoncriefJr
TE 83 Dave Moore Sr
QB 10 Alex Van Pelt Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 90 Tom Barndt Fr
CB 23Dave ColemanSr
DB 12 Anthony Dorsett Fr
DT 91 Sean Gilbert Jr
DE 92 Keith Hamilton Jr
DB 11 Steve Israel Sr
DB 42 Vernon Lewis Jr
LB 48 Ricardo McDonald Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 9Scott KaplanJr
K 34 Don Silvestri Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Coaching staff

1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff Support staff
  • Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant
  • Larry Petroff – Recruiting doordinator
  • 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 Gilbert Defensive tackle13 Los Angeles Rams
Steve Israel Defensive back230 Los Angeles Rams
Ricardo McDonald Linebacker488 Cincinnati Bengals
Jeff Christy Center491 Phoenix Cardinals
Keith Hamilton Defensive tackle499 New York Giants
Dave Moore Tight end7191 Miami Dolphins

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References

  1. ↑ "No bad news for Panthers in 34–3 rout". The Pittsburgh Press. September 1, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "United state of Pitt now 2–0". The Pittsburgh Press. September 8, 1991. Retrieved March 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Pitt foils rally by Maryland 24–20". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 6, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "E. Carolina overcomes Pitt, 24–23". The Pittsburgh Press. October 27, 1991. Retrieved March 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "1992 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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