Pittsburg State University

Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame

1991 Football Team
NCAA Division II National Champions


The 1991 Gorilla Football team captured Pittsburg State University's first NCAA Division II National Championship on December 14, 1991. Pittsburg State defeated Jacksonville State University, 23-6, in the NCAA-II National Championship game at Florence, Ala., to complete a 13-1-1 season under Head Coach Chuck Broyles. The Gorillas built a 13-6 halftime advantage, pulling ahead in the final seconds of the second quarter then pulling away with 10 more unanswered points in the second half. PSU won its final 11 games of the 1991 season, after a 2-1-1 start, to bring home the nat'l title.