2001 Virginia Cavaliers football team

2001 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Musgrave (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorAl Golden (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Captains
Home stadiumScott 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 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Al Groh, the Cavaliers compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the ACC. The team played home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

On December 30, 2000, Al Groh was named the head coach of the Cavaliers football team, succeeding George Welsh.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 252:00 pmat No. 22 Wisconsin*
FSNL 17–2676,740
September 14:30 pmRichmond*
W 17–1656,591
September 225:45 pmat No. 19 Clemson
ESPN2W 26–2477,791
September 291:00 pmDuke
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 31–1054,653
October 612:00 pmat No. 25 Maryland
JPSL 24–4144,197
October 131:30 pmat North Carolina
L 24–3053,500
October 207:45 pmNo. 21 Florida State
ESPNL 7–4361,383
October 271:30 pmat NC State
L 0–2451,500
November 312:00 pmWake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
JPSL 30–3450,228
November 103:30 pmNo. 20 Georgia Tech
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 39–3852,494
November 173:30 pmNo. 18 Virginia Tech*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
ESPNL 17–3161,625
December 112:00 pmPenn State*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ESPNW 20–1457,005
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2001 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 7 Matt Schaub So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ Ratcliffe, Jerry (December 31, 2000). "N.Y. Jets' Groh chosen as next UVa coach". The Daily Progress. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.
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