2001 Florida State Seminoles football team

2001 Florida State Seminoles football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 30–17 vs. Virginia Tech
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 15
Record8–4 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Bowden (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (18th season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
2001 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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 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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16:00 p.m.at DukeNo. 6
PPVW 55–1323,312
September 85:30 p.m.UAB*No. 6
ESPN2W 29–779,388[1]
September 2212:00 p.m.at North CarolinaNo. 6
ABCL 9–4153,000
September 297:00 p.m.Wake ForestNo. 18
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
PPVW 48–2479,162
October 1312:00 p.m.No. 2 Miami (FL)*No. 14
ABCL 27–4982,836
October 207:45 p.m.at VirginiaNo. 21
ESPNW 43–761,383
October 273:30 p.m.No. 10 MarylandNo. 19
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 52–3182,565
November 33:30 p.m.at ClemsonNo. 14
ABCW 41–2785,036
November 103:30 p.m.NC StateNo. 10
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCL 28–3482,425
November 178:00 p.m.at No. 4 Florida*No. 21
CBSL 13–3785,732
December 13:30 p.m.Georgia Tech
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPNW 28–1782,269
January 112:00 p.m.vs. No. 15 Virginia Tech*No. 24
NBCW 30–1772,202
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Miami (FL)

Miami (FL) at Florida State
Team 1 234Total
• No. 2 Hurricanes 14 7280 49
No. 13 Seminoles 0 1377 27
Scoring summary
18:48MIAFitzgerald 5-yard blocked punt return (Sievers kick)MIA 7–0
17:16MIAAndre Johnson 27-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (Sievers kick)MIA 14–0
211:03MIAJeremy Shockey 1-yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick)MIA 21–0
26:50FSUJones 6-yard run (kick failed)MIA 21–6
20:05FSUMcCray 1-yard run (Beitia kick)MIA 21–13
313:23MIAA. Johnson 18-yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick)MIA 28–13
312:18MIAJonathan Vilma 36-yard fumble return (Sievers kick)MIA 35–13
39:56FSUGardner 57-yard pass from Chris Rix (Beitia kick)MIA 35–20
34:48MIACapshaw 7-yard run (Sievers kick)MIA 42–20
33:54MIAWillis McGahee 8-yard run (Sievers kick)MIA 49–20
46:53FSUMichael Boulware 73-yard fumble return (Beitia kick)MIA 49–27
See also: 2001 Miami Hurricanes football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry

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Virginia

See also: 2001 Virginia Cavaliers football team and Jefferson–Eppes Trophy

NC State

NC State at Florida State
Team 1 234Total
• Wolfpack 7 17010 34
No. 10 Seminoles 14 077 28
  • Date: November 10
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, FL
  • Game start: 3:35 pm EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:17
  • Game attendance: 82,425
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Mostly sunny, Wind SE 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
  • Referee: C. Mauzy
  • TV announcers (ABC): Terry Gannon, Mike Mayock
Scoring summary
112:50NCSTD. Green fumble recovery in end zone (Kiker kick)NCST 7–0
19:26FSUT. Gardner 33-yard pass from C. Rix (Beitia kick)Tied 7–7
10:59FSUJ. Walker 63-yard pass from C. Rix (Beitia kick)FSU 14–7
214:14NCSTJ. Cotchery 12-yard run (Kiker kick)Tied 14–14
29:04NCSTR. Robinson 3-yard run (Kiker kick)NCST 21–14
20:12NCSTA. Kiker 20-yard field goalNCST 24–14
37:31FSUT. Gardner 22-yard pass from C. Rix (Beitia kick)NCST 24–21
411:37NCSTR. Robinson 24-yard run (Kiker kick)NCST 31–21
410:05FSUC. Rix 3-yard run (Beitia kick)NCST 31–28
42:11NCSTA. Kiker 32-yard field goalNCST 34–28
See also: 2001 NC State Wolfpack football team

Gator Bowl

Virginia Tech vs. Florida State
Team 1 234Total
No. 15 Hokies 3 0140 17
• No. 24 Seminoles 0 10317 30
Scoring summary
110:56VTCarter Warley 36-yard field goalVT 3–0
26:32FSUChris Rix 1-yard run (Xavier Beitia kick)FSU 7–3
21:27FSUXavier Beitia 50-yard field goalFSU 10–3
310:02VTKevin Jones 5-yard run (Warley kick)Tied 10–10
31:42FSUXavier Beitia 47-yard field goalFSU 13–10
30:40VTAndre Davis 55-yard pass from Grant Noel (Warley kick)VT 17–13
414:48FSUJavon Walker 77-yard pass from Chris Rix (Beitia kick)FSU 20–17
410:13FSUXavier Beitia 35-yard field goalFSU 23–17
42:14FSUWalker 23-yard pass from Rix (Beitia kick)FSU 30–17
Main article: 2002 Gator Bowl
See also: 2001 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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Roster

2001 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 4 Anquan Boldin Jr
QB 16 Chris Rix Fr
WR 81 P. K. Sam Fr
WR 86 Jason Howard Fr
WR 80 Javon Walker Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
FS 28 Chris Hope Sr
DE 48 Alonzo Jackson Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 47 Xavier Beitia Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2001-12-17

References

  1. ^ "FSU wears out UAB". News-Press. September 9, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2001 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  3. ^ "2001 Football Schedule". Florida State University. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  4. ^ "Seminoles Fall To No. 2 Miami, 49-27". Florida State University Athletic Department. October 13, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "'Noles Capture This Gator With 30-17 Victory Over Hokies". Florida State University Athletic Department. January 1, 2002. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
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