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American college football season
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 7:30 p.m. | at
West Virginia | | |
ESPN | W 34–3 | 68,041 |
[1] |
September 7 | 1:30 p.m. |
Southern Miss* | | | | W 35–14 | 34,756 |
[2] |
September 14 | 12:00 p.m. |
Temple | No. 24 | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
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Big East | W 26–7 | 31,084 | |
September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at
Minnesota* | No. 18 | |
ABC | W 14–13 | 39,511 | |
October 5 | 1:30 p.m. |
Maryland* | No. 17 | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| | W 24–20 | 38,328 |
[3] |
October 12 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 7
Notre Dame* | No. 12 | |
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 | | | L 23–24 | 36,000 |
[4] |
November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at
Boston College | | | 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
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1991 Pittsburgh Panthers 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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1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
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Coaching staff
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Support staff
- Alex Kramer – Administrative assistant
- Larry Petroff – Recruiting doordinator
- Tom Gibbons – Graduate assistant
- Dan Maginnis – Graduate assistant
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Mike McCarthy – Graduate assistant
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Strength and conditioning staff
- Tim Wilson – Strength and conditioning Coach
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Team players drafted into the NFL
[5]
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"No bad news for Panthers in 34–3 rout". The Pittsburgh Press. September 1, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"United state of Pitt now 2–0". The Pittsburgh Press. September 8, 1991. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Pitt foils rally by Maryland 24–20". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 6, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"E. Carolina overcomes Pitt, 24–23". The Pittsburgh Press. October 27, 1991. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1992 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from
the original on December 21, 2007.
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