2001 Clemson Tigers football team

The 2001 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in NCAA Division I-A college football during the 2001 season. Clemson competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

2001 Clemson Tigers football
Humanitarian Bowl champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrad Scott (1st as OC, 3rd overall season)
Defensive coordinatorReggie Herring (3rd season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium (c. 81,473, grass)
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Maryland $   7 1     10 2  
No. 15 Florida State   6 2     8 4  
North Carolina   5 3     8 5  
Clemson   4 4     7 5  
No. 24 Georgia Tech   4 4     8 5  
NC State   4 4     7 5  
Wake Forest   3 5     6 5  
Virginia   3 5     5 7  
Duke   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team was led by head coach Tommy Bowden. Brad Scott served as the offensive coordinator, and Reggie Herring served as the defensive coordinator.

The Tigers finished the season 7–5, 4–4 in ACC play and won the Humanitarian Bowl 49–24 against Louisiana Tech.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 11:00 p.m.UCF*No. 19W 21–1381,482
September 81:00 p.m.Wofford*No. 20
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 38–1479,156
September 225:45 p.m.VirginiaNo. 19
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ESPN2L 24–2677,791
September 293:30 p.m.at No. 8 Georgia TechABCW 47–44 OT41,924
October 1312:00 p.m.at NC StateNo. 16JPSW 45–3751,500
October 2012:00 p.m.North Carolina No. 13
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ESPN2L 3–3884,869
October 2712:00 p.m.at Wake ForestJPSW 21–1421,290
November 33:30 p.m.No. 13 Florida State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
ABCL 27–4185,036
November 107:00 p.m.at No. 13 MarylandESPN2L 20–3752,462
November 1712:30 p.m.at No. 22 South Carolina*JPSL 15–2085,000
December 11:00 p.m.Duke
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 59–3172,577
December 3112:30 p.m.vs. Louisiana Tech*ESPNW 49–2423,472
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

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2001 Clemson Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 68 Jermyn Chester So
QB 1 Woodrow Dantzler Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

References

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  1. ^ "2001 Clemson Football Stats" (PDF). Clemson University. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2011.