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Pittsburgh Football Team History


Pittsburgh Panthers
University of Pittsburgh
 Pittsburgh, PA
Founded: 1787
Stadium: Heinz Field
Capacity: 65,000
Colors: Old Gold & Blue
Coach: Paul Hackett
Conference: Big East-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1990 <- 1991 -> 1992 --> 2024
1991 Season Highlights
 Paul Hackett enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.
 
1991 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ West Virginia  34   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Southern Mississippi  35   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Temple  26   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Minnesota  14   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Maryland  24   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Notre Dame  7   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Syracuse  27   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ East Carolina  23   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Boston College  12   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Rutgers  22   17   W       
 Thu., Nov. 28  vs. Penn State  20   32   L       
 
1991 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored244
  Scoring Average22.2
  Points Allowed241
  Defense Average21.9
  Opponents Record68-59
  Conference Record3-2
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record2-3
1991 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1991 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Syracuse 10-2321200Won  24-175-013366  Paul Pasqualoni
Pittsburgh 6-5244241 3-212196  Paul Hackett
West Virginia 6-5187224 3-499133  Don Nehlen
Miami 12-0386100Won  22-02-04617  Dennis Erickson
Rutgers 6-5217217 2-38884  Doug Graber
Boston College 4-7247246 2-4138133  Tom Coughlin
Virginia Tech 5-6275229 1-02014  Frank Beamer
Temple 2-9145290 0-535137  Jerry Berndt

1991 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1991 All Big East Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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