2001 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

2001 Clemson Tigers football

Humanitarian Bowl champion
Humanitarian Bowl vs Louisiana Tech, W 49–24
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Tommy Bowden (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Scott (1st as OC, 3rd overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Reggie Herring (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (c. 81,473, grass)
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

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

The 2001 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in NCAA Division I-A college football during the 2001 season. Clemson competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

The team was led by head coach Tommy Bowden. Brad Scott served as the offensive coordinator, and Reggie Herring served as the defensive coordinator.

The Tigers finished the season 7–5, 4–4 in ACC play and won the Humanitarian Bowl 49–24 against Louisiana Tech.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	1:00 p.m.	UCF*	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 21–13	81,482
September 8	1:00 p.m.	Wofford*	No. 20	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 38–14	79,156
September 22	5:45 p.m.	Virginia	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN2	L 24–26	77,791
September 29	3:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	ABC	W 47–44 ^OT	41,924
October 13	12:00 p.m.	at NC State	No. 16	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	JPS	W 45–37	51,500
October 20	12:00 p.m.	North Carolina	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN2	L 3–38	84,869
October 27	12:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	JPS	W 21–14	21,290
November 3	3:30 p.m.	No. 13 Florida State		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ABC	L 27–41	85,036
November 10	7:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN2	L 20–37	52,462
November 17	12:30 p.m.	at No. 22 South Carolina*		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	JPS	L 15–20	85,000
December 1	1:00 p.m.	Duke		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 59–31	72,577
December 31	12:30 p.m.	vs. Louisiana Tech*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (Humanitarian Bowl)	ESPN	W 49–24	23,472
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2001 Clemson Tigers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G	`68`	Jermyn Chester	So
QB	`1`	Woodrow Dantzler	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Roster

^ "2001 Clemson Football Stats" (PDF). Clemson University. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2011.

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