2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season.

2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Tangerine Bowl champion
Tangerine Bowl, W 34–19 vs. NC State
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	7–5 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach	Walt Harris (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	J. D. Brookhart (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Paul Rhoads (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Heinz Field
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Big East Conference football standings
v t e
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	East Tennessee State*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 31–0	47,919
September 8	1:30 p.m.	South Florida*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA		L 26–35	39,542
September 27	8:00 p.m.	No. 1 Miami (FL)	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 21–43	57,224
October 6	2:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 7–24	80,795
October 13	12:00 p.m.	Syracuse	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ESPN Plus	L 10–42	52,367
October 20	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN Plus	L 7–45	41,637
October 27	12:00 p.m.	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		W 33–7	12,859
November 3	12:00 p.m.	No. 12 Virginia Tech	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN Plus	W 38–7	55,585
November 10	1:30 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		W 42–0	13,520
November 24	12:00 p.m.	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN	W 23–17	44,407
December 1	1:30 p.m.	UAB*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 24–6	40,855
December 20	7:30 p.m.	vs. NC State*	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	ESPN	W 34–19	28,562
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`11`	David Priestley	Sr
QB	`12`	Rod Rutherford	So
OL	`77`	Bryan Anderson	Jr
WR	`80`	Antonio Bryant	Jr
OT	`75`	Matt Morgan	Fr
RB	`32`	Lousaka Polite	So
TE	`83`	Kris Wilson	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`5`	Torrie Cox	Jr
LB	`51`	Gerald Hayes	Jr
DE	`57`	Bryan Knight	Sr
DB	`19`	Shawntae Spencer	So
DB	`25`	Ramon Walker	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`36`	Andy Lee	So

2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff

	Coaching staff Walt Harris – Head coach Bob Junko – Assistant head coach/defensive tackles J. D. Brookhart – Offensive coordinator/Wide receivers Paul Rhoads – Defensive coordinator/secondary David Blackwell – Linebackers Curtis Bray – Defensive ends Bryan Deal – Recruiting coordinator/Specialists Tom Freeman – Offensive line/run game coordinator Bob Ligashesky – Tight ends/Special teams Shawn Simms – Running backs			Support staff Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/football operations Matt Williamson – Recruiting Assistant Sean McGowan – Graduate assistant Bob Ando – Graduate assistant			Strength and conditioning staff Buddy Morris – Strength and conditioning coach Chad Hutsko – Assistant strength and conditioning coach