American college football season
The 2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season . Led by first-year head coach John Bunting , the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina . North Carolina finished the season 8–5 overall and 5–3 in ACC play to place third. They beat Auburn in the Peach Bowl .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source August 25 7:45 p.m. at No. 3 Oklahoma * ESPN L 27–4175,423[ 1]
September 1 12:00 p.m. at Maryland ABC L 7–2344,080[ 1]
September 8 12:00 p.m. at No. 4 Texas * ABC L 14–4483,106[ 1]
September 22 12:00 p.m. No. 6 Florida State ABC W 41–953,000[ 1]
September 29 12:00 p.m. at NC State JPS W 17–951,500[ 1]
October 6 3:30 p.m. East Carolina * Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPN+ W 24–2158,500[ 1] [ 2]
October 13 1:30 p.m. Virginia W 30–2453,500[ 1]
October 20 12:00 p.m. at No. 13 Clemson ESPN2 W 38–384,800[ 1]
November 1 7:30 p.m. at No. 23 Georgia Tech No. 22 ESPN L 21–2841,893[ 1]
November 10 12:00 p.m. Wake Forest Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry ) JPS L 31–3253,000[ 1]
November 17 1:30 p.m. Duke W 52–1752,000[ 1]
December 1 1:30 p.m. SMU * Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC W 19–1045,500[ 1]
December 31 7:30 p.m. vs. Auburn * ESPN W 16–1071,827[ 1]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Roster
2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Coaching staff
Name
Position
Seasons in Position
John Bunting
Head coach
1st
Gunter Brewer
Wide Receivers
2nd
Rod Broadway
Defensive tackles
1st
Ken Browning
Tight Ends / recruiting coordinator
8th
Jeff Connors
Strength and conditioning coordinator
1st
John Tenuta
Defensive Backs / defensive coordinator
1st
Robbie Caldwell
Offensive Line
2nd
Dave Huxtable
Linebackers
1st
Andre' Powell
Running backs
1st
Gary Tranquill
Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks
1st
James Webster, Jr.
Defensive ends
1st
Game summaries
at No. 3 Oklahoma
North Carolina Tar Heels at No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners
1
2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels
7
7 0 13
27
• No. 3 Sooners
31
10 0 0
41
at Maryland
North Carolina at Maryland
1
2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels
7
0 0 0
7
• Terrapins
7
2 0 14
23
Date: September 1Location: Byrd Stadium , College Park, MD Game start: 12:10 pm EDT Elapsed time: 2:50Game attendance: 44,080Referee: Jack ChildressTelevision network: ABC
Scoring summary 1 13:12 UNC Willie Parker 77-yard run (J. Reed kick)UNC 7–0
6:33 MD J. Williams 20-yard pass from S. Hill (N. Novak kick) Tied 7–7
2 11:43 MD Safety, T. Stewart MD 9–7
4 13:19 MD S. Monroe 5-yard pass from S. Hill (N. Novak kick) MD 16–7
6:35 MD M. Riley 1-yard run (N. Novak kick) MD 23–7
Team players drafted in the NFL
The following players were selected in the 2002 NFL draft .
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References
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