1991 East Carolina Pirates football team

1991 East Carolina Pirates football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 37–34 vs. NC State
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record11–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Logan (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumFicklen Memorial Stadium
1991 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 East Carolina     11 1 0
No. 4 Florida State     11 2 0
No. 3 Penn State     11 2 0
No. 21 Tulsa     10 2 0
Louisiana Tech     8 1 2
No. 13 Notre Dame     10 3 0
Akron     5 6 0
Memphis State     5 6 0
Army     4 7 0
Cincinnati     4 7 0
Southern Miss     4 7 0
South Carolina     3 6 2
Southwestern Louisiana     2 8 1
Louisville     2 9 0
Northern Illinois     2 9 0
Tulane     1 10 0
Navy     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Bill Lewis in his third and final year as head coach, the Pirates compiled a record of 11–1 and won the Peach Bowl, defeating in-state rival NC State. The team's offense scored 409 points while the defense allowed 277 points. East Carolina played home games at Ficklen Memorial Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina.