1991_East_Carolina_Pirates_football_team Knowpia

1991 East Carolina Pirates football
1991 East Carolina Pirates football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 37–34 vs. NC State
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
Record	11–1
Head coach	Bill Lewis (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Steve Logan (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Ficklen Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

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 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		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 edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	4:00 pm	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPN	L 31–38	46,313	^[1]
September 14	7:00 pm	Memphis State		Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		W 20–13	32,382	^[2]
September 21	7:00 pm	at UCF		Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL		W 47–25	20,049	^[3]
September 28	1:30 pm	South Carolina		Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		W 31–20	33,100	^[4]
October 5	1:30 pm	Akron		Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		W 56–20	27,500	^[5]
October 12	1:30 pm	at No. 15 Syracuse		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		W 23–20	37,767	^[6]
October 26	1:30 pm	No. 23 Pittsburgh	No. 20	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		W 24–23	36,000	^[7]
November 2	1:30 pm	Tulane	No. 17	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		W 38–28	31,126	^[8]
November 9	1:00 pm	at Southern Miss	No. 16	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		W 48–20	18,117	^[9]
November 16	1:00 pm	at Virginia Tech	No. 14	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 24–17	48,317	^[10]
November 23	1:00 pm	at Cincinnati	No. 13	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 30–19	8,574	^[11]
January 1	11:30 am	vs. No. 21 NC State	No. 12	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl, rivalry)	ESPN	W 37–34	59,322	^[12]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster edit

1991 East Carolina Pirates football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense }

Pos.	#	Name	Class
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.	#	Name	Class
DB	`40`	Chris Hall	Sr
LB	`44`	Robert Jones	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`19`	John Jett	Sr

Head coach

Bill Lewis

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ 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 edit

At Illinois edit

At Syracuse edit

Pittsburgh edit

Vs. NC State (Peach Bowl) edit

NC State vs. East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	7	7	13	7	34
• Pirates	7	10	0	20	37

Date: January 1
Location: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Game attendance: 59,322
TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin and Mike Gottfried

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After the season edit

NFL Draft edit

The following Pirates were selected in the 1992 NFL Draft after the season.^[14]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
1	24	Robert Jones	Linebacker	Dallas Cowboys
6	166	Jeff Blake	Quarterback	New York Jets
8	210	Luke Fisher	Tight end	Minnesota Vikings
9	250	Chris Hall	Defensive back	Dallas Cowboys
10	274	Dion Johnson	Wide receiver	Houston Oilers

Awards and honors edit

Bill Lewis, AFCA Coach of the Year

References edit

^ "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.

[1991Illinois1-1] "Illini get a late scare from East Carolina". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 1, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1991MemphisSt1-2] "ECU tops Memphis St. by 20–13". The News and Observer. September 15, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1991UCFt1-3] "Pirates, Blake rip Knights". The Orlando Sentinel. September 22, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1991USC1-4] "USC falls hard". The Charlotte Observer. September 29, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1991Akron1-5] "Zips get very rude welcome". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 6, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1991Syracuse1-6] "E. Carolina numbs SU". Democrat and Chronicle. October 13, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1991Pitt1-7] "E. Carolina overcomes Pitt, 24–23". The Pittsburgh Press. October 27, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1991Tulane1-8] "Blake leads E. Carolina over Tulane". The Palm Beach Post. November 3, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1991USM1-9] "ECU ruins USM's homecoming". Hattiesburg American. November 10, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1991VATech1-10] "Pirates rally past Hokies, 24–17". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 17, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1991Cincinnati1-11] "UC rises, falls, 30–19". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 24, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1991NCSU1-12] "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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