1991 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team

1991 Pittsburg State Gorillas football
NCAA Division II champion
MIAA champion
ConferenceMissouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record13–1–1 (8–0–1 MIAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJerry Kill (1st as OC; 4th overall season)
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 Pittsburg State University as a member of the 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.

  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.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference NC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "West wins Harlon Hill Trophy". The Manhattan Mercury. December 15, 1991. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.