1991 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament
The 1991 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 21st annual tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the team champion of men's college lacrosse among its Division I programs, held at the end of the 1991 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season.
| 1991 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Finals site | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||
| Champions | North Carolina (4th title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Towson State (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists | Maryland (13th Final Four) Syracuse (9th Final Four) | ||||
| Winning coach | Dave Klarmann (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Dennis Goldstein, North Carolina | ||||
| Attendance | 8,293 finals 42,981 total | ||||
| Top scorers | Mark Douglas, Maryland Glenn Smith, Towson State (16 goals) | ||||
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North Carolina defeated Towson State in the championship game, 18–13, completing a perfect season (16-0) while also capturing the program's fourth NCAA national title.
Towson State, coached by Carl Runk, became the first unseeded team to reach the NCAA Division I lacrosse finals. The Tigers got as close as 12–11 at the start of the 4th quarter, scoring 5 straight goals. Despite these efforts, North Carolina controlled the remainder of the game, winning the national title for the first time since 1986.
The 1991 tournament championship game was played at the Carrier Dome at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, with 8,293 fans in attendance.