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
Conference	Big East Conference
1991 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 (Capacity: 56,500)

1991 Big East Conference football standings
	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:30 p.m.	at West Virginia		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN	W 34–3	68,041
September 7	1:30 p.m.	Southern Miss*		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 35–14	34,756
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
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
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

Roster

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	Head coach Paul Hackett 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

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Sean Gilbert	Defensive Tackle	1	3	Los Angeles Rams
Steve Israel	Defensive Back	2	30	Los Angeles Rams
Ricardo McDonald	Linebacker	4	88	Cincinnati Bengals
Jeff Christy	Center	4	91	Phoenix Cardinals
Keith Hamilton	Defensive Tackle	4	99	New York Giants
Dave Moore	Tight End	7	191	Miami Dolphins

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References

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