1991 East Carolina Pirates football team

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.

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)
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 35,000)
1991 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 East Carolina   –  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

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 pmAkrondagger
  • 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]

Roster
1991 East Carolina Pirates football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense }
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
DB 40 Chris Hall Sr
LB 44 Robert Jones Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 19 John Jett Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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

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Team players drafted into the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Robert JonesLinebacker124Dallas Cowboys
Jeff BlakeQuarterback6166New York Jets
Luke FisherTight end8210Minnesota Vikings
Chris HallDefensive back9250Dallas Cowboys
Dion JohnsonWide receiver10274Houston Oilers

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Awards and honors

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". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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