1991 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team

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1991 Pittsburg State Gorillas football
NCAA Division II champion
MIAA champion
ConferenceMissouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record13–1–1 (8–0–1 MIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarnie Smith Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Pittsburg State $^ 8 – 0 – 1 13 – 1 – 1
Missouri Southern 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Southwest Baptist 5 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Central Missouri State
 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
NE Missouri State
 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Emporia State 4 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
NW Missouri State 4 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Missouri–Rolla
 3 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Missouri Western 2 – 7 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Washburn 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1991 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team was an American football team that won the 1991 NCAA Division II national championship.

The team represented

Missouri Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1991 NCAA Division II football season. In their second season under head coach Chuck Broyles, the Gorillas compiled a 13–1–1 record (8–0–1 against conference opponents), won the MIAA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 555 to 226.[1][2][3] They qualified to participate in the Division II playoffs and advanced to the national championship game, defeating Jacksonville State by a 23–6 score. It was Pittsburg State's third national championship.[4]

Wide receiver and return specialist Ronnie West received the Harlon Hill Trophy as the best player in Division II football.[5]

The season was the 84th for Pittsburg State competing in football and its second as a member of NCAA Division II after moving from NAIA. The team played its home games in at Carnie Smith Stadium in Pittsburg, Kansas.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7
Friends*
No. 2
W 59–75,500
September 14at No. 7
Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
    		• L 13–208,200
    September 21at Southwest BaptistNo. 7Bolivar, MOW 23–172,519
    September 28
    Missouri–Rolla
    		No. 13
    • Carnie Smith Stadium
    • Pittsburg, KS
    		T 6–65,800
    October 5 No. 17 Northwest Missouri State
    • Carnie Smith Stadium
    • Pittsburg, KS
    		W 38–04,500
    October 12at
    Northeast Missouri State
    		No. 17Kirksville, MOW 55–203,500
    October 19Missouri WesternNo. 12
    • Carnie Smith Stadium
    • Pittsburg, KS
    		W 59–146,300
    October 26at Missouri SouthernNo. 10Joplin, MOW 43–218,500
    November 2Emporia StateNo. 7
    • Carnie Smith Stadium
    • Pittsburg, KS
    		W 70–362,800
    November 9at WashburnNo. 3Topeka, KSW 21–01,615[6]
    November 16 No. 5
    Central Missouri State
    		No. 3
    • Carnie Smith Stadium
    • Pittsburg, KS
    		W 28–142,800
    November 23Butler*No. 3
    • Carnie Smith Stadium
    • Pittsburg, KS (NCAA Division II first round)
    		W 26–16[7]
    November 30 No. 19 East Texas State*No. 3
    • Carnie Smith Stadium
    • Pittsburg, KS (NCAA Division II quarterfinal)
    		W 38–285,000[8]
    December 7at No. 8 Portland State*No. 3
    		W 53–2117,036[9]
    December 14vs. No. 2 Jacksonville State*
    		W 23–611,682[4]

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    References

    1. ^ DeLassus, David (2016). "Pittsburg State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
    2. ^ "Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association - Hall of Fame". themiaa.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
    3. ^ "Pittsburg State Gorillas -- College Football (NCAA)". college-football-results.com.
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    10. ^ "Final 1991 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
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