2001 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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.

2001 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Gator Bowl, L 17–30 vs. Florida State
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 18
Record8–4 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach
  • Frank Beamer (15th season)
Offensive coordinatorRickey Bustle (8th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBud Foster (7th season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumLane 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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 112:00 p.m.Connecticut*No. 9
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPN PlusW 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
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
ESPN PlusW 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
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
ESPN2W 35–063,271
October 136:30 p.m.Boston CollegeNo. 6
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
ESPN2W 34–2053,662
October 2712:00 p.m.SyracuseNo. 5
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPN PlusL 14–2253,662
November 312:00 p.m.at PittsburghNo. 12
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPN PlusL 7–3855,585
November 1012:00 p.m.at TempleNo. 23
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 35–021,915
November 173:30 p.m.at Virginia*No. 18
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
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
  • Alltel Stadium
  • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)
NBCL 17–3072,202
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
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Games summaries

Miami (FL)

Miami (FL) at Virginia Tech
Team 1 234Total
No. 1 Hurricanes 0 2033 26
No. 14 Hokies 3 0714 24
  • Date: December 1
  • Location: Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, VA
  • Game attendance: 53,662
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, Lynn Swann

Gator Bowl

Virginia Tech vs. Florida State
Team 1 234Total
No. 15 Hokies 3 0140 17
No. 24 Seminoles 0 10317 30
  • Date: January 1
  • Location: Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, FL
  • Game attendance: 72,202
  • Referee: David Witvoet
  • TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond, Pat Haden, and Chris Wragge


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
TE 87 Bob Slowikowski Sr
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
  • Frank Beamer
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster

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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