1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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.

1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceBig East Conference
1991 record6–5 (3–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Meyers (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
Defensive coordinatorFred von Appen (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(Capacity: 56,500)
1991 Big East Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:30 p.m.at West Virginia
ESPNW 34–368,041
September 71:30 p.m.Southern Miss*
W 35–1434,756
September 1412:00 p.m.TempleNo. 24
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
Big EastW 26–731,084
September 283:30 p.m.at Minnesota*No. 18
ABCW 14–1339,511
October 51:30 p.m.Maryland*No. 17
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 24–2038,328
October 121:30 p.m.at No. 7 Notre Dame*No. 12
NBCL 7–4259,075
October 191:30 p.m.No. 24 SyracuseNo. 20
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
L 27–3142,707
October 261:30 p.m.at No. 20 East Carolina*No. 23
L 23–2436,000
November 212:00 p.m.at Boston College
Big EastL 12–3825,872
November 912:00 p.m.Rutgers
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
Big EastW 22–1719,680
November 2811:00 a.m.No. 6 Penn State*
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ABCL 20–3252,219
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster
1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
K 9 Scott Kaplan Jr
K 34 Don Silvestri Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Coaching staff
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 Coordinator
  • Tom Gibbons – Graduate Assistant
  • Dan Maginnis – Graduate Assistant
  • Mike McCarthy – Graduate Assistant
   Strength and Conditioning Staff
  • Tim Wilson – Strength and Conditioning Coach

Team players drafted into the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Sean GilbertDefensive Tackle13Los Angeles Rams
Steve IsraelDefensive Back230Los Angeles Rams
Ricardo McDonaldLinebacker488Cincinnati Bengals
Jeff ChristyCenter491Phoenix Cardinals
Keith HamiltonDefensive Tackle499New York Giants
Dave MooreTight End7191Miami Dolphins

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References
  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1992.htm


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