2001 Clemson Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 2001 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Tommy Bowden, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the ACC. Clemson was invited to the Humanitarian Bowl, where the Tigers defeated Louisiana Tech. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
- Tommy Bowden (3rd season)
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Humanitarian Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (4–4 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Brad Scott (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro set |
| Defensive coordinator | Reggie Herring (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brad Scott served as Clemson's offensive coordinator, and Reggie Herring was as the team's defensive coordinator. On December 1, against Duke, in a game that had been rescheduled due to the September 11 attacks, Clemson quarterback Woodrow Dantzler became the first player in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) history to pass for at least 2,000 yards and rush for at least 1,000 yards in a season.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | 1:00 p.m. | UCF* | No. 19 | W 21–13 | 81,482 | |||
| September 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Wofford* | No. 20 |
| W 38–14 | 79,156 | [1] | |
| September 22 | 5:45 p.m. | Virginia | No. 19 |
| ESPN2 | L 24–26 | 77,791 | |
| September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 9 Georgia Tech | ABC | W 47–44 OT | 41,924 | |||
| October 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at NC State | No. 16 | JPS | W 45–37 | 51,500 | ||
| October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | North Carolina | No. 13 |
| ESPN2 | L 3–38 | 84,869 | |
| October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | JPS | W 21–14 | 21,290 | |||
| November 3 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 14 Florida State |
| ABC | L 27–41 | 85,036 | ||
| November 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Maryland | ESPN2 | L 20–37 | 52,462 | |||
| November 17 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 22 South Carolina* | JPS | L 15–20 | 85,000 | |||
| December 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Duke |
| W 59–31 | 72,577 | |||
| December 31 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. Louisiana Tech* | ESPN | W 49–24 | 23,472 | |||
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Roster
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