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.
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| 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) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 7:30 p.m. | at West Virginia |
| ESPN | W 34–3 | 68,041 | |
| September 7 | 1:30 p.m. | Southern Miss* | W 35–14 | 34,756 | |||
| September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Temple | No. 24 |
| 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 |
| W 24–20 | 38,328 | |
| 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 |
| L 27–31 | 42,707 | |
| October 26 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 20 East Carolina* | No. 23 | L 23–24 | 36,000 | ||
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | Big East | L 12–38 | 25,872 | ||
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Rutgers |
| Big East | W 22–17 | 19,680 | |
| November 28 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 6 Penn State* |
| ABC | L 20–32 | 52,219 | |
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Roster
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Coaching staff
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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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