1991 East Carolina Pirates football team

1991 East Carolina Pirates football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 37–34 vs. NC State
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#9
AP	#9
1991 record	11–1
Head coach	Bill Lewis
Home stadium	Ficklen Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 35,000)

1991 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
#9 East Carolina		–		11	–	1	–	0
#4 Florida State		–		11	–	2	–	0
#3 Penn State		–		11	–	2	–	0
#21 Tulsa		–		10	–	2	–	0
Louisiana Tech		–		8	–	1	–	2
#13 Notre Dame		–		10	–	3	–	0
Akron		–		5	–	6	–	0
Memphis		–		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
Arkansas State		–		1	–	10	–	0
Navy		–		1	–	10	–	0
Tulane		–		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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	4:00 PM	at Illinois*		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPN	L 31–38	46,313
September 14	7:00 PM	Memphis State*		Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC		W 20–13	32,382
September 21	7:00 PM	at Central Florida*		Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL		W 47–25	20,049
September 28	1:30 PM	South Carolina*		Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC		W 31–20	33,100
October 5	1:30 PM	Akron*		Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC		W 56–20	27,500
October 12	1:30 PM	at #15 Syracuse*		Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY		W 23–20	37,767
October 26	1:30 PM	#23 Pittsburgh*	#20	Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC		W 24–23	36,000
November 2	1:30 PM	Tulane*	#17	Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC		W 38–28	31,126
November 9	1:00 PM	at Southern Miss*	#16	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		W 48–20	18,117
November 16	1:00 PM	at Virginia Tech*	#14	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA		W 24–17	48,317
November 23	1:00 PM	at Cincinnati*	#13	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH		W 30–19	8,574
January 1	11:30 AM	vs. #21 NC State*	#12	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	W 37–34	59,322
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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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

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Awards and honors

Bill Lewis, AFCA Coach of the Year

References

East Carolina Pirates football

Venues	Guy Smith Stadium (?–1948) College Stadium (1949–1962) Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium (1963–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Marshall NC State Victory Barrel UCF

Culture & lore	PeeDee the Pirate The Marching Pirates

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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