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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.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 4:00 pm | at
Illinois | | |
ESPN | L 31–38 | 46,313 |
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September 14 | 7:00 pm |
Memphis State | | | | W 20–13 | 32,382 |
[2] |
September 21 | 7:00 pm | at
UCF | | | | 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 | | | | 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 | | | W 48–20 | 18,117 |
[9] |
November 16 | 1:00 pm | at
Virginia Tech | No. 14 | | | W 24–17 | 48,317 |
[10] |
November 23 | 1:00 pm | at
Cincinnati | No. 13 | | | W 30–19 | 8,574 |
[11] |
January 1 | 11:30 am | vs. No. 21
NC State | No. 12 | | ESPN | W 37–34 | 59,322 |
[12] |
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Roster
1991 East Carolina Pirates football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
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Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
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Game summaries
At Illinois
At Syracuse
Pittsburgh
Vs. NC State (Peach Bowl)
NC State vs. East Carolina
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wolfpack |
7 |
7 | 13 | 7 |
34 |
• Pirates |
7 |
10 | 0 | 20 |
37 |
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[13]
After the season
NFL Draft
The following Pirates were selected in the
1992 NFL Draft after the season.
[14]
Awards and honors
References
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"Illini get a late scare from East Carolina". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 1, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"ECU tops Memphis St. by 20–13". The News and Observer. September 15, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Pirates, Blake rip Knights". The Orlando Sentinel. September 22, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"USC falls hard". The Charlotte Observer. September 29, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Zips get very rude welcome". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 6, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"E. Carolina numbs SU". Democrat and Chronicle. October 13, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"E. Carolina overcomes Pitt, 24–23". The Pittsburgh Press. October 27, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Blake leads E. Carolina over Tulane". The Palm Beach Post. November 3, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"ECU ruins USM's homecoming". Hattiesburg American. November 10, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Pirates rally past Hokies, 24–17". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 17, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"UC rises, falls, 30–19". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 24, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Blake, Pirates come back on Wolfpack". The Charlotte Observer. January 2, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Comeback Makes It All Peachy for East Carolina, 37-34".
Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1992. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
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"1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
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