2001 Florida State Seminoles football team

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2001 Florida State Seminoles football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 30–17 vs. Virginia Tech
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 15
Record8–4 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Bowden (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (18th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
(Capacity: 82,000)
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 2001 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16:00 p.m.at DukeNo. 6PPVW 55–1323,312
September 85:30 p.m.UAB*No. 6ESPN2W 29–779,388[1]
September 2212:00 p.m.at North CarolinaNo. 6ABCL 9–4153,000
September 297:00 p.m.Wake ForestNo. 18
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
PPVW 48–2479,162
October 1312:00 p.m.No. 2 Miami (FL)*No. 14
ABCL 27–4982,836
October 207:45 p.m.at VirginiaNo. 21ESPNW 43–761,383
October 273:30 p.m.No. 10 MarylandNo. 19
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 52–3182,565
November 33:30 p.m.at ClemsonNo. 14ABCW 41–2785,036
November 103:30 p.m.NC StatedaggerNo. 10
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCL 28–3482,425
November 178:00 p.m.at No. 4 Florida*No. 21CBSL 13–3785,732
December 13:30 p.m.Georgia Tech
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPNW 28–1782,269
January 112:00 p.m.vs. No. 15 Virginia Tech*No. 24NBCW 30–1772,202
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster[edit]

2001 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 4 Anquan Boldin Jr
QB 16 Chris Rix Fr
WR 81 P. K. Sam Fr
WR 86 Jason Howard Fr
WR 80 Javon Walker Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
FS 28 Chris Hope Sr
DE 48 Alonzo Jackson Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 47 Xavier Beitia Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster
Last update: 2001-12-17

Game summaries[edit]

Miami (FL)[edit]

Miami (FL) at Florida State
1 234Total
No. 2 Hurricanes 14 7280 49
No. 13 Seminoles 0 1377 27

[2]

Virginia[edit]

Maryland[edit]

Maryland at Florida State
1 234Total
No. 10 Terrapins 7 10140 31
No. 19 Seminoles 0 211021 52

[3]

NC State[edit]

NC State at Florida State
1 234Total
Wolfpack 7 17010 34
No. 10 Seminoles 14 077 28
  • Date: November 10
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, FL
  • Game start: 3:35 pm EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:17
  • Game attendance: 82,425
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Mostly sunny, Wind SE 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
  • Referee: C. Mauzy
  • Television network: ABC

Gator Bowl[edit]

Virginia Tech vs. Florida State
1 234Total
No. 15 Hokies 3 0140 17
No. 24 Seminoles 0 10317 30

[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FSU wears out UAB". News-Press. September 9, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Seminoles Fall To No. 2 Miami, 49-27". Florida State University Athletic Department. October 13, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Five Of A Kind For Rix In 52-31 Win Over Maryland". Florida State University Athletic Department. October 27, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  4. ^ "'Noles Capture This Gator With 30-17 Victory Over Hokies". Florida State University Athletic Department. January 1, 2002. Retrieved August 4, 2019.