1991 East Carolina Pirates football team

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 coordinatorSteve Logan (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
1991 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9   –   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 as an independent during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Bill Lewis in his third and final year as head coach, the Pirates compiled a record of 11–1 and won the Peach Bowl, defeating in-state rival NC State. The team's offense scored 409 points while the defense allowed 277 points. East Carolina played home games at Ficklen Memorial Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 314:00 pmat Illinois
ESPNL 31–3846,313[1]
September 147:00 pmMemphis State
W 20–1332,382[2]
September 217:00 pmat UCF
W 47–2520,049[3]
September 281:30 pmSouth Carolina
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 31–2033,100[4]
October 51:30 pmAkron
  • 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 PittsburghNo. 20
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 24–2336,000[7]
November 21:30 pmTulaneNo. 17
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 38–2831,126[8]
November 91:00 pmat Southern MissNo. 16
W 48–2018,117[9]
November 161:00 pmat Virginia TechNo. 14
W 24–1748,317[10]
November 231:00 pmat CincinnatiNo. 13
W 30–198,574[11]
January 111:30 amvs. No. 21 NC StateNo. 12
ESPNW 37–3459,322[12]

Rankings

Further information: 1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP———————23201716141312129
Coaches————————242019171515139

Game summaries

At Illinois

See also: 1991 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

At Syracuse

See also: 1991 Syracuse Orangemen football team

Pittsburgh

See also: 1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Vs. NC State (Peach Bowl)

NC State vs. East Carolina
Team 1 234Total
Wolfpack 7 7137 34
• Pirates 7 10020 37
Main article: 1992 Peach Bowl
See also: 1991 NC State Wolfpack football team

[13]


Roster

1991 East Carolina Pirates football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL David Blackwell So
QB 2 Jeff Blake Sr
TE 88 Carlester Crumpler So
TE 91 Luke Fisher Sr
WR 82 Hunter Gallimore Sr
WR Dion Johnson Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 40 Chris Hall Sr
LB 44 Robert Jones Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 19 John Jett Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Awards and honors

After the season

NFL draft

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

Round Pick Player Position NFL team
1 24 Robert Jones Linebacker Dallas Cowboys
6 166 Jeff Blake Quarterback New York Jets
8 210 Luke Fisher Tight end Minnesota Vikings
9 250 Chris Hall Defensive back Dallas Cowboys
10 274 Dion Johnson Wide receiver Houston Oilers

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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