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

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 314:00 pmat IllinoisESPNL 31–3846,313[1]
September 147:00 pmMemphis StateW 20–1332,382[2]
September 217:00 pmat UCFW 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 SyracuseW 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. 16W 48–2018,117[9]
November 161:00 pmat Virginia TechNo. 14W 24–1748,317[10]
November 231:00 pmat CincinnatiNo. 13W 30–198,574[11]
January 111:30 amvs. No. 21 NC StateNo. 12ESPNW 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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP23201716141312129
Coaches242019171515139

Game summaries

At Illinois

At Syracuse

Pittsburgh

Vs. NC State (Peach Bowl)

NC State vs. East Carolina
1 234Total
Wolfpack 7 7137 34
Pirates 7 10020 37

[13]

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
124Robert JonesLinebackerDallas Cowboys
6166Jeff BlakeQuarterbackNew York Jets
8210Luke FisherTight endMinnesota Vikings
9250Chris HallDefensive backDallas Cowboys
10274Dion JohnsonWide receiverHouston Oilers

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. Retrieved November 20, 2023.


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