1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football

Conference	Big East
1991 record	6–5 (3–2 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Hackett (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Meyers (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple Pro
Defensive coordinator	Fred von Appen (2nd year)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium (Capacity: 56,500)

1991 Big East football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#11 Syracuse	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#1 Miami (FL)	2	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
Virginia Tech	1	–	0	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Boston College	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Temple	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	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 college football season. This was Pitt's first season as a football member of the Big East. They had been an independent since 1890.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Sat. Aug. 31	7:30 p.m.	at West Virginia		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN	W 34–3	68,041
Sat. Sep. 7	1:30 p.m.	Southern Miss*		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 35–14	34,756
Sat. Sep. 14	12:00 p.m.	Temple	#24	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	Big East	W 26–7	31,084
Sat. Sep. 28	3:30 p.m.	at Minnesota*	#18	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	ABC	W 14–13	39,511
Sat. Oct. 5	1:30 p.m.	Maryland*	#17	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 24–20	38,328
Sat. Oct. 12	1:30 p.m.	at #7 Notre Dame*	#12	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry)	NBC	L 7–42	59,075
Sat. Oct. 19	1:30 p.m.	#24 Syracuse	#20	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)		L 27–31	42,707
Sat. Oct. 26	1:30 p.m.	at #20 East Carolina*	#23	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC		L 23–24	36,000
Sat. Nov. 2	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	Big East	L 12–38	25,872
Sat. Nov. 9	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	Big East	W 22–17	19,680
Thu. Nov. 28	11:00 a.m.	#6 Penn State*		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)	ABC	L 20–32	52,219
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Coaching staff

1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching Staff Paul Hackett – Head Coach Fred von Appen – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Bill Meyers – Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Marty Galbraith – Tight Ends/Kickers Jon Gruden – Wide Receivers Chuck Jones – Special Teams/Defensive Line Marvin Lewis – Outside Linebackers Skip Peete – Running Backs Nick Rapone – Secondary Sal Sunseri – Inside Linebackers			Support Staff Alex Kramer – Administrative Assistant Larry Petroff – Recruiting Coordinator 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

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Sean Gilbert	Defensive Tackle	1	3	Los Angeles Rams
Steve Israel	Defensive Back	2	30	Los Angeles Rams
Ricardo McDonald	Linebacker	4	88	Cincinnati Bengals
Jeff Christy	Center	4	91	Phoenix Cardinals
Keith Hamilton	Defensive Tackle	4	99	New York Giants
Dave Moore	Tight End	7	191	Miami Dolphins

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References

Pittsburgh Panthers football

Venues	Recreation Park (1898–1904) Exposition Park (1904–1908) Forbes Field (1909–1924) Pitt Stadium (1925–1999) Three Rivers Stadium (2000) Heinz Field (2001–present) UPMC Sports Performance Complex (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games West Virginia (Backyard Brawl) Penn State Notre Dame Syracuse Cincinnati (River City Rivalry)

Culture & lore	Panthers "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song" Marching band

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 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 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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