2001 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 2001 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

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)
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (18th season)
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
(Capacity: 82,000)
2001 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at DukeNo. 6
PPVW 55–1323,312
September 85:30 p.m.UAB*No. 6
ESPN2W 29–779,388
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 StatedaggerNo. 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster
2001 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
FS 28 Chris Hope Sr
DE 48 Alonzo Jackson Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 47 Xavier Beitia Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2001-12-17

Game summaries

Miami (FL)
Miami (FL) at Florida State
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

Maryland
Maryland at Florida State
1 234Total
No. 10 Terrapins 7 10140 31
• No. 19 Seminoles 0 211021 52
Scoring summary
1MDJames Lynch 65-yard run (Novak kick)MD 7–0
2MDMarc Riley 1-yard run (Novak kick)MD 14–0
2FSUTalman Gardner 16-yard pass from Chris Rix (Beitia kick)MD 14–7
2FSUMichael Boulware 23-yard interception return (Beitia kick)Tied 14–14
2FSUGardner 9-yard pass from Rix (Beitia kick)FSU 21–14
20:00MDNick Novak 51-yard field goalFSU 21–17
3MDBruce Perry 8-yard run (Novak kick)MD 24–21
3FSUXavier Beitia 31-yard field goalTied 24–24
36:50FSUGreg Jones 4-yard run (Beitia kick)FSU 31–24
31:53MDShaun Hill 2-yard run (Novak kick)Tied 31–31
412:28FSUGardner 28-yard pass from Rix (Beitia kick)FSU 38–31
411:17FSUJavon Walker 22-yard pass from Rix (Beitia kick)FSU 45–31
46:58FSUAtrews Bell 32-yard pass from Rix (Beitia kick)FSU 52–31
See also: 2001 Maryland Terrapins football team

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NC State
NC State at Florida State
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
  • Television network: ABC
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
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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References
  1. "Seminoles Fall To No. 2 Miami, 49-27". Florida State University Athletic Department. October 13, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  2. "Five Of A Kind For Rix In 52-31 Win Over Maryland". Florida State University Athletic Department. October 27, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  3. "'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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