2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 16–10 vs. Auburn
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Tranquill (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Tenuta (1st season)
CaptainRonald Curry, Quincy Monk, Jeff Reed
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
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 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[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 257:45 p.m.at No. 3 Oklahoma*
ESPNL 27–4175,423[1]
September 112:00 p.m.at Maryland
ABCL 7–2344,080[1]
September 812:00 p.m.at No. 4 Texas*
ABCL 14–4483,106[1]
September 2212:00 p.m.No. 6 Florida State
ABCW 41–953,000[1]
September 2912:00 p.m.at NC State
JPSW 17–951,500[1]
October 63:30 p.m.East Carolina*dagger
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ESPN+W 24–2158,500[1][2]
October 131:30 p.m.Virginia
W 30–2453,500[1]
October 2012:00 p.m.at No. 13 Clemson
ESPN2W 38–384,800[1]
November 17:30 p.m.at No. 23 Georgia TechNo. 22
ESPNL 21–2841,893[1]
November 1012:00 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
JPSL 31–3253,000[1]
November 171:30 p.m.Duke
W 52–1752,000[1]
December 11:30 p.m.SMU*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 19–1045,500[1]
December 317:30 p.m.vs. Auburn*
ESPNW 16–1071,827[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster[edit]

2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 88 Sam Aiken Jr
QB 1 Ronald Curry Sr
QB 4 Darian Durant Fr
RB 15 Willie Parker So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 41 Quincy Monk Sr
DE 49 Julius Peppers Jr
DT 87 Ryan Sims Sr
LB 30 David Thornton Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 45 Jeff Reed Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Coaching staff[edit]

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[edit]

at No. 3 Oklahoma[edit]

See also: 2001 Oklahoma Sooners football team
North Carolina Tar Heels at No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners
1 234Total
Tar Heels 7 7013 27
• No. 3 Sooners 31 1000 41

at Maryland[edit]

North Carolina at Maryland
1 234Total
Tar Heels 7 000 7
• Terrapins 7 2014 23
  • Date: September 1
  • Location: Byrd Stadium, College Park, MD
  • Game start: 12:10 pm EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:50
  • Game attendance: 44,080
  • Referee: Jack Childress
  • Television network: ABC
  
Scoring summary
113:12UNCWillie Parker 77-yard run (J. Reed kick)UNC 7–0
6:33MDJ. Williams 20-yard pass from S. Hill (N. Novak kick)Tied 7–7
211:43MDSafety, T. StewartMD 9–7
413:19MDS. Monroe 5-yard pass from S. Hill (N. Novak kick)MD 16–7
6:35MDM. Riley 1-yard run (N. Novak kick)MD 23–7
See also: 2001 Maryland Terrapins football team

Team players drafted in the NFL[edit]

The following players were selected in the 2002 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Julius Peppers Defensive end 1 2 Carolina Panthers
Ryan Sims Defensive tackle 1 6 Kansas City Chiefs
David Thornton Linebacker 4 106 Indianapolis Colts
Joey Evans Defensive end 7 219 Cincinnati Bengals
Ronald Curry Wide receiver 7 235 Oakland Raiders
Quincy Monk Linebacker 7 245 New York Giants

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Carolina Football". 2002.
  2. ^ "Tar Heels hold off East Carolina". The Miami Herald. October 7, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "2002 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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