1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football
1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	6–5 (3–2 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Hackett (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Bill Meyers (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Fred von Appen (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium
	Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 Big East Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 11 Syracuse	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 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 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	7:30 p.m.	at West Virginia		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN	W 34–3	68,041	^[1]
September 7	1:30 p.m.	Southern Miss*		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 35–14	34,756	^[2]
September 14	12:00 p.m.	Temple	No. 24	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	Big East	W 26–7	31,084
September 28	3:30 p.m.	at Minnesota*	No. 18	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	ABC	W 14–13	39,511
October 5	1:30 p.m.	Maryland*	No. 17	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 24–20	38,328	^[3]
October 12	1:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Notre Dame*	No. 12	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 7–42	59,075
October 19	1:30 p.m.	No. 24 Syracuse	No. 20	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)		L 27–31	42,707
October 26	1:30 p.m.	at No. 20 East Carolina*	No. 23	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		L 23–24	36,000	^[4]
November 2	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	Big East	L 12–38	25,872
November 9	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	Big East	W 22–17	19,680
November 28	11:00 a.m.	No. 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 the game All times are in Eastern time

1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL	`69`	Dan Anderson	Sr
C	`62`	Jeff Christy	Sr
RB	`29`	Curtis Martin	Fr
WR	`47`	Cliff Moncrief	Jr
TE	`83`	Dave Moore	Sr
QB	`10`	Alex Van Pelt	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`90`	Tom Barndt	Fr
CB	`23`	Dave Coleman	Sr
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.	#	Name	Class
K	`9`	Scott Kaplan	Jr
K	`34`	Don Silvestri	Sr

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 doordinator Tom Gibbons – Graduate assistant Dan Maginnis – Graduate assistant Mike McCarthy – Graduate assistant	Strength and conditioning staff Tim Wilson – Strength and conditioning Coach

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

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