American college football season
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 .
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Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source August 31 4:00 pm at Illinois ESPN L 31–3846,313 [1]
September 14 7:00 pm Memphis State W 20–1332,382 [2]
September 21 7:00 pm at UCF W 47–2520,049 [3]
September 28 1:30 pm South Carolina Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC W 31–2033,100 [4]
October 5 1:30 pm Akron Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC W 56–2027,500 [5]
October 12 1:30 pm at No. 15 Syracuse W 23–2037,767 [6]
October 26 1:30 pm No. 23 Pittsburgh No. 20 Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC W 24–2336,000 [7]
November 2 1:30 pm Tulane No. 17 Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC W 38–2831,126 [8]
November 9 1:00 pm at Southern Miss No. 16 W 48–2018,117 [9]
November 16 1:00 pm at Virginia Tech No. 14 W 24–1748,317 [10]
November 23 1:00 pm at Cincinnati No. 13 W 30–198,574 [11]
January 1 11:30 am vs. No. 21 NC State No. 12 ESPN W 37–3459,322 [12]
Roster
1991 East Carolina Pirates football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
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Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP — — — — — — — 23 20 17 16 14 13 12 12 9 Coaches — — — — — — — — 24 20 19 17 15 15 13 9
Game summaries
At Illinois
At Syracuse
Pittsburgh
Vs. NC State (Peach Bowl)
NC State vs. East Carolina
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2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack
7
7 13 7
34
• Pirates
7
10 0 20
37
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After the season
NFL Draft
The following Pirates were selected in the 1992 NFL Draft after the season.[14]
Awards and honors
References
^ "Illini get a late scare from East Carolina" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . September 1, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "ECU tops Memphis St. by 20–13" . The News and Observer . September 15, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Pirates, Blake rip Knights" . The Orlando Sentinel . September 22, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "USC falls hard" . The Charlotte Observer . September 29, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Zips get very rude welcome" . The Akron Beacon Journal . October 6, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "E. Carolina numbs SU" . Democrat and Chronicle . October 13, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "E. Carolina overcomes Pitt, 24–23" . The Pittsburgh Press . October 27, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Blake leads E. Carolina over Tulane" . The Palm Beach Post . November 3, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "ECU ruins USM's homecoming" . Hattiesburg American . November 10, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Pirates rally past Hokies, 24–17" . Rocky Mount Telegram . November 17, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "UC rises, falls, 30–19" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . November 24, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Blake, Pirates come back on Wolfpack" . The Charlotte Observer . January 2, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Comeback Makes It All Peachy for East Carolina, 37-34" . Los Angeles Times . January 2, 1992. Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved November 20, 2023 .
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