2001 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
American college football season
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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 | |
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Gator Bowl, L 17–30 vs. Florida State | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 18 |
| AP | No. 18 |
| Record | 8–4 (4–3 Big East) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Rickey Bustle (8th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Bud Foster (7th season) |
| Base defense | 4–4 |
| Home stadium | Lane Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Connecticut* | No. 9 | ESPN Plus | W 52–10 | 53,662 | [1] | |
| September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Western Michigan* | No. 9 |
| ESPN2 | W 31–0 | 53,662 | |
| September 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rutgers | No. 9 | ESPN Plus | W 50–0 | 27,514 | ||
| September 29 | 12:00 p.m. | UCF* | No. 8 |
| SUN | W 46–14 | 53,662 | |
| October 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at West Virginia | No. 8 | ESPN2 | W 35–0 | 63,271 | ||
| October 13 | 6:30 p.m. | Boston College | No. 6 |
| ESPN2 | W 34–20 | 53,662 | |
| October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse | No. 5 |
| ESPN Plus | L 14–22 | 53,662 | |
| November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | No. 12 | ESPN Plus | L 7–38 | 55,585 | ||
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at Temple | No. 23 | W 35–0 | 21,915 | |||
| November 17 | 3:30 p.m. | at Virginia* | No. 18 | ESPN | W 31–17 | 61,625 | ||
| December 1 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 Miami (FL) | No. 14 |
| ABC | L 24–26 | 53,662 | |
| January 1, 2002 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. No. 24 Florida State* | No. 15 | NBC | L 17–30 | 72,202 | ||
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Rankings
Games summaries
Miami (FL)
Miami (FL) at Virginia Tech
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • No. 1 Hurricanes | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| No. 14 Hokies | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
- Date: December 1
- Location: Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, VA
- Game attendance: 53,662
- TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, Lynn Swann
| 1 | 3:08 | VT | Warley 27-yard field goal | VT 3–0 |
| 2 | 13:05 | MIA | Jeremy Shockey 14-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (Todd Sievers kick) | MIA 7–3 |
| 2 | 6:11 | MIA | Clinton Portis 7-yard run (Sievers kick) | MIA 14–3 |
| 2 | 3:59 | MIA | Sievers 34-yard field goal | MIA 17–3 |
| 2 | 0:16 | MIA | Sievers 43-yard field goal | MIA 20–3 |
| 3 | 10:30 | VT | Ferguson 1-yard run (Warley kick) | MIA 20–10 |
| 3 | 4:41 | MIA | Sievers 42-yard field goal | MIA 23–10 |
| 4 | 11:32 | MIA | Sievers 39-yard field goal | MIA 26–10 |
| 4 | 8:33 | VT | Ferguson 1-yard run (Parham pass) | MIA 26–18 |
| 4 | 6:03 | VT | Manning 22-yard blocked punt return (pass failed) | MIA 26–24 |
Gator Bowl
Virginia Tech vs. Florida State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 15 Hokies | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| • No. 24 Seminoles | 0 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 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
| 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 |
Roster
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Team players in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
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| 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 |
