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2001 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Gator Bowl, L 17–30 vs. Florida State
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 18
Record8–4 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Rickey Bustle (8th season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Bud Foster (7th season)
Base defense 4–4
Home stadium Lane Stadium
Seasons
←  2000
2002 →
2001 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Miami (FL) $#   7 – 0     12 – 0  
No. 14 Syracuse   6 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 18 Virginia Tech   4 – 3     8 – 4  
No. 21 Boston College   4 – 3     8 – 4  
Pittsburgh   4 – 3     7 – 5  
Temple   2 – 5     4 – 7  
West Virginia   1 – 6     3 – 8  
Rutgers   0 – 7     2 – 9  
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 p.m. Connecticut*No. 9
 ESPN+W 52–1053,662
September 812:00 p.m. Western Michigan*No. 9
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
 ESPN2W 31–053,662
September 2212:00 p.m.at RutgersNo. 9
ESPN+W 50–027,514
September 2912:00 p.m. UCF*No. 8
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
 SUNW 46–1453,662
October 612:00 p.m.at West VirginiaNo. 8
ESPN2W 35–063,271
October 136:30 p.m. Boston CollegedaggerNo. 6
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA ( rivalry)
ESPN2W 34–2053,662
October 2712:00 p.m. SyracuseNo. 5
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPN+L 14–2253,662
November 312:00 p.m.at PittsburghNo. 12
ESPN+L 7–3855,585
November 1012:00 p.m.at TempleNo. 23
W 35–021,915
November 173:30 p.m.at Virginia*No. 18
 ESPNW 31–1761,625
December 11:00 p.m.No. 1 Miami (FL)No. 14
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA ( rivalry)
 ABCL 24–2653,662
January 1, 200212:30 p.m.vs. No. 24 Florida State*No. 15
 NBCL 17–3072,202
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

See also: 2001 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP9999886651223181614151518
Coaches Poll1616109754433371312191419
BCSNot released515——————Not released

Roster

2001 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 88 Andre Davis Sr
OT 57 Anthony Davis Sr
RB 43 Doug Easlick So
RB 27 Jarrett Ferguson Sr
C 64 Jake Grove So
QB 11 Grant Noel Jr
RB 22 Lee Suggs Jr
WR 19 Ernest Wilford So
RB 25/7 Kevin Jones Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 94 Chad Beasley Sr
S 21 Michael Crawford So
DE 28 Lamar Cobb Jr
S 8 Vincent Fuller Fr
CB 4 DeAngelo Hall Fr
CB 5 Kevin McCadam Sr
DT 71 David Pugh Sr
LB 40 Ben Taylor Sr
CB 2 Ronyell Whitaker Jr
CB 17 Garnell Wilds So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Games summaries

Miami (FL)

Miami (FL) at Virginia Tech
1 234Total
• No. 1 Hurricanes 0 2033 26
No. 14 Hokies 3 0714 24
Scoring summary
13:08VTWarley 27-yard field goalVT 3–0
213:05MIAJeremy Shockey 14-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (Todd Sievers kick)MIA 7–3
26:11MIAClinton Portis 7-yard run (Sievers kick)MIA 14–3
23:59MIASievers 34-yard field goalMIA 17–3
20:16MIASievers 43-yard field goalMIA 20–3
310:30VTFerguson 1-yard run (Warley kick)MIA 20–10
34:41MIASievers 42-yard field goalMIA 23–10
411:32MIASievers 39-yard field goalMIA 26–10
48:33VTFerguson 1-yard run (Parham pass)MIA 26–18
46:03VTManning 22-yard blocked punt return (pass failed)MIA 26–24
See also: 2001 Miami Hurricanes football team and Miami–Virginia Tech football rivalry

Gator Bowl

Virginia Tech vs. Florida State
1 234Total
No. 15 Hokies 3 0140 17
• No. 24 Seminoles 0 10317 30
Scoring summary
110:56VTCarter Warley 36-yard field goalVT 3–0
26:32FSUChris Rix 1-yard run (Xavier Beitia kick)FSU 7–3
21:27FSUXavier Beitia 50-yard field goalFSU 10–3
310:02VTKevin Jones 5-yard run (Warley kick)Tied 10–10
31:42FSUXavier Beitia 47-yard field goalFSU 13–10
30:40VTAndre Davis 55-yard pass from Grant Noel (Warley kick)VT 17–13
414:48FSUJavon Walker 77-yard pass from Chris Rix (Beitia kick)FSU 20–17
410:13FSUXavier Beitia 35-yard field goalFSU 23–17
42:14FSUWalker 23-yard pass from Rix (Beitia kick)FSU 30–17
Main article: 2002 Gator Bowl
See also: 2001 Florida State Seminoles football team

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
André Davis Wide receiver 2 47 Cleveland Browns
Ben Taylor Linebacker 4 111 Cleveland Browns
Kevin McCadam Safety 5 148 Atlanta Falcons
David Pugh Defensive tackle 6 182 Indianapolis Colts
Bob Slowikowski Tight end 6 211 Dallas Cowboys
Chad Beasley Tackle 7 218 Minnesota Vikings
Derrius Monroe Defensive end 7 224 New Orleans Saints
Jarrett Ferguson Fullback 7 251 Buffalo Bills

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