2001 Virginia Cavaliers football team

2001 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Al Groh (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Musgrave (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Al Golden (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Captain	Monsanto Pope, Evan Routzahn, Antwoine Womack
Home stadium	Scott Stadium

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 2001 Virginia Cavaliers football team representative the University of Virginia in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Al Groh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 25	2:00 pm	at No. 22 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Eddie Robinson Classic)	FSN	L 17–26	76,740
September 1	4:30 pm	Richmond*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 17–16	56,591
September 22	5:45 pm	at No. 19 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN2	W 26–24	77,791
September 29	1:00 pm	Duke	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 31–10	54,653
October 6	12:00 pm	at No. 25 Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	JPS	L 24–41	44,197
October 13	1:30 pm	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)		L 24–30	53,500
October 20	7:45 pm	No. 21 Florida State	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Jefferson-Eppes Trophy)	ESPN	L 7–43	61,383
October 27	1:30 pm	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		L 0–24	51,500
November 3	12:00 pm	Wake Forest	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	JPS	L 30–34	50,228
November 10	3:30 pm	No. 20 Georgia Tech	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 39–38	52,494
November 17	3:30 pm	No. 18 Virginia Tech*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 17–31	61,625
December 1	12:00 pm	Penn State*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN	W 20–14	57,005
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2001 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 7 Matt Schaub So	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Al Groh Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt