2001 Florida State Seminoles football team

2001 Florida State Seminoles football
2001 Florida State Seminoles football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 30–17 vs. Virginia Tech
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 15
Record	8–4 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (26th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Bowden (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews (18th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Javon Walker; Chad Maeder; Bradley Jennings;
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium
	Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 26th-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the ACC. Florida State was invited to the Gator Bowl, where the Seminoles defeated Virginia Tech. The team played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

CoachesNo. 15

APNo. 15

Record8–4 (6–2 ACC)

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2001 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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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

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	6:00 p.m.	at Duke	No. 6	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	PPV	W 55–13	23,312
September 8	5:30 p.m.	UAB*	No. 6	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN2	W 29–7	79,388	^[1]
September 22	12:00 p.m.	at North Carolina	No. 6	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	L 9–41	53,000
September 29	7:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	No. 18	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	PPV	W 48–24	79,162
October 13	12:00 p.m.	No. 2 Miami (FL)*	No. 14	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry, College GameDay)	ABC	L 27–49	82,836
October 20	7:45 p.m.	at Virginia	No. 21	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Jefferson-Eppes Trophy)	ESPN	W 43–7	61,383
October 27	3:30 p.m.	No. 10 Maryland	No. 19	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	W 52–31	82,565
November 3	3:30 p.m.	at Clemson	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ABC	W 41–27	85,036
November 10	3:30 p.m.	NC State	No. 10	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	L 28–34	82,425
November 17	8:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Florida*	No. 21	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 13–37	85,732
December 1	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN	W 28–17	82,269
January 1	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 15 Virginia Tech*	No. 24	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	NBC	W 30–17	72,202
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 2 Hurricanes	14	7	28	0	49
No. 13 Seminoles	0	13	7	7	27


1	8:48	MIA	Fitzgerald 5-yard blocked punt return (Sievers kick)	MIA 7–0

1	7:16	MIA	Andre Johnson 27-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (Sievers kick)	MIA 14–0

2	11:03	MIA	Jeremy Shockey 1-yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick)	MIA 21–0

2	6:50	FSU	Jones 6-yard run (kick failed)	MIA 21–6

2	0:05	FSU	McCray 1-yard run (Beitia kick)	MIA 21–13

3	13:23	MIA	A. Johnson 18-yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick)	MIA 28–13

3	12:18	MIA	Jonathan Vilma 36-yard fumble return (Sievers kick)	MIA 35–13

3	9:56	FSU	Gardner 57-yard pass from Chris Rix (Beitia kick)	MIA 35–20

3	4:48	MIA	Capshaw 7-yard run (Sievers kick)	MIA 42–20

3	3:54	MIA	Willis McGahee 8-yard run (Sievers kick)	MIA 49–20

4	6:53	FSU	Michael Boulware 73-yard fumble return (Beitia kick)	MIA 49–27

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wolfpack	7	17	0	10	34
No. 10 Seminoles	14	0	7	7	28


1	12:50	NCST	D. Green fumble recovery in end zone (Kiker kick)	NCST 7–0

1	9:26	FSU	T. Gardner 33-yard pass from C. Rix (Beitia kick)	Tied 7–7

1	0:59	FSU	J. Walker 63-yard pass from C. Rix (Beitia kick)	FSU 14–7

2	14:14	NCST	J. Cotchery 12-yard run (Kiker kick)	Tied 14–14

2	9:04	NCST	R. Robinson 3-yard run (Kiker kick)	NCST 21–14

2	0:12	NCST	A. Kiker 20-yard field goal	NCST 24–14

3	7:31	FSU	T. Gardner 22-yard pass from C. Rix (Beitia kick)	NCST 24–21

4	11:37	NCST	R. Robinson 24-yard run (Kiker kick)	NCST 31–21

4	10:05	FSU	C. Rix 3-yard run (Beitia kick)	NCST 31–28

4	2:11	NCST	A. Kiker 32-yard field goal	NCST 34–28

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1	10:56	VT	Carter Warley 36-yard field goal	VT 3–0

2	6:32	FSU	Chris Rix 1-yard run (Xavier Beitia kick)	FSU 7–3

2	1:27	FSU	Xavier Beitia 50-yard field goal	FSU 10–3

3	10:02	VT	Kevin Jones 5-yard run (Warley kick)	Tied 10–10

3	1:42	FSU	Xavier Beitia 47-yard field goal	FSU 13–10

3	0:40	VT	Andre Davis 55-yard pass from Grant Noel (Warley kick)	VT 17–13

4	14:48	FSU	Javon Walker 77-yard pass from Chris Rix (Beitia kick)	FSU 20–17

4	10:13	FSU	Xavier Beitia 35-yard field goal	FSU 23–17

4	2:14	FSU	Walker 23-yard pass from Rix (Beitia kick)	FSU 30–17