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).
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Humanitarian Bowl champion | |
Humanitarian Bowl vs Louisiana Tech, W 49–24 | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 7–5 (4–4 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Brad Scott (1st as OC, 3rd overall season) |
Defensive coordinator | Reggie Herring (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (c. 81,473, grass) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
editDate | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 1:00 p.m. | UCF* | No. 19 | W 21–13 | 81,482 | ||
September 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Wofford* | No. 20 |
| W 38–14 | 79,156 | |
September 22 | 5:45 p.m. | Virginia | No. 19 |
| ESPN2 | L 24–26 | 77,791 |
September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 8 Georgia Tech | ABC | W 47–44 OT | 41,924 | ||
October 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at NC State | No. 16 | JPS | W 45–37 | 51,500 | |
October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | North Carolina | No. 13 |
| ESPN2 | L 3–38 | 84,869 |
October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | JPS | W 21–14 | 21,290 | ||
November 3 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 13 Florida State |
| ABC | L 27–41 | 85,036 | |
November 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Maryland | ESPN2 | L 20–37 | 52,462 | ||
November 17 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 22 South Carolina* | JPS | L 15–20 | 85,000 | ||
December 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Duke |
| W 59–31 | 72,577 | ||
December 31 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. Louisiana Tech* | ESPN | W 49–24 | 23,472 | ||
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
edit- ^ "2001 Clemson Football Stats" (PDF). Clemson University. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2011.