American college football season
2001 Auburn Tigers football |
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SEC Western Division co-champion |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Division | Western Division |
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Record | 7–5 (5–3 SEC) |
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Head coach | - Tommy Tuberville (3rd season)
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Offensive coordinator | Noel Mazzone (3rd season) |
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Defensive coordinator | John Lovett (3rd season) |
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Home stadium | Jordan–Hare Stadium |
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Seasons |
2001 Southeastern Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | | W | | L | | | | | W | | L | |
Eastern Division |
No. 4 Tennessee x | | 7 | – | 1 | | | | | 11 | – | 2 | |
No. 3 Florida % | | 6 | – | 2 | | | | | 10 | – | 2 | |
No. 13 South Carolina | | 5 | – | 3 | | | | | 9 | – | 3 | |
No. 22 Georgia | | 5 | – | 3 | | | | | 8 | – | 4 | |
Kentucky | | 1 | – | 7 | | | | | 2 | – | 9 | |
Vanderbilt | | 0 | – | 8 | | | | | 2 | – | 9 | |
Western Division |
No. 7 LSU xy$ | | 5 | – | 3 | | | | | 10 | – | 3 | |
Auburn x | | 5 | – | 3 | | | | | 7 | – | 5 | |
Ole Miss | | 4 | – | 4 | | | | | 7 | – | 4 | |
Alabama | | 4 | – | 4 | | | | | 7 | – | 5 | |
Arkansas | | 4 | – | 4 | | | | | 7 | – | 5 | |
Mississippi State | | 2 | – | 6 | | | | | 3 | – | 8 | |
Championship: LSU 31, Tennessee 20 |
- $ – BCS representative as conference champion
- % – BCS at-large representative
- x – Division champion/co-champions
- y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2001 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. They posted a 7–5 record, including a record of 5–3 in the Southeastern Conference. The Tigers finished the season tied for first place in the SEC West Division, but did not qualify for the SEC Championship Game because of tie-breakers.
Auburn's season was highlighted by a 23–20 victory over #1-ranked Florida on October 13. On November 10, the Tigers beat rival Georgia, 24–17, led by running back Carnell Williams, who carried the ball 41 times and made several receptions, one on a long screen pass to set up his game-winning touchdown run. Auburn was scheduled to play LSU on September 15, but as a result of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the game was postponed until December 1. This was the first time that Auburn did not end its regular season schedule against arch rival Alabama in the Iron Bowl since the series was resumed in 1948 after a 41-year hiatus.
While Auburn was unranked at the end of the season in both major polls, several BCS computer rating systems such as Massey (#23),[1] Sagarin (#24)[2] and The Seattle Times (#24)[3] included the Tigers in their final top 25 rankings.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 1:30 pm | Ball State* | | | PPV | W 30–0 | 82,376 |
September 8 | 2:30 pm | Ole Miss | | - Jordan–Hare Stadium
- Auburn, Alabama (rivalry)
| JPS | W 27–21 | 86,063 |
September 22 | 6:45 pm | at Syracuse* | | | ESPN | L 14–31 | 43,403 |
September 29 | 6:00 pm | at Vanderbilt | | | PPV | W 24–21 | 39,366 |
October 6 | 6:00 pm | Mississippi State | | - Jordan–Hare Stadium
- Auburn, Alabama
| ESPN2 | W 16–14 | 86,063 |
October 13 | 6:45 pm | No. 1 Florida | | - Jordan–Hare Stadium
- Auburn, Alabama (rivalry)
| ESPN | W 23–20 | 86,063 |
October 20 | 1:00 pm | Louisiana Tech* | No. 20 | - Jordan–Hare Stadium
- Auburn, Alabama
| PPV | W 48–41 OT | 86,063 |
October 27 | 11:30 am | at Arkansas | No. 17 | | JPS | L 17–42 | 67,213 |
November 10 | 2:30 pm | at No. 19 Georgia | No. 24 | | CBS | W 24–17 | 86,520 |
November 17 | 2:30 pm | Alabama | No. 17 | - Jordan–Hare Stadium
- Auburn, Alabama (Iron Bowl)
| CBS | L 7–31 | 86,063 |
December 1 | 6:45 pm | at No. 22 LSU | No. 25 | | ESPN | L 14–27 | 92,141 |
December 31 | 7:30 pm | vs. North Carolina* | | | ESPN | L 10–16 | 71,827 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Roster
2001 Auburn Tigers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster |
Game summaries
Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Florida | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | • Auburn | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 23 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 11:24 | FLA | Chandler 45 yard field goal | FLA 3–0 | | Q1 | 9:39 | AUB | Duval 45 yard field goal | Tie 3–3 | | Q2 | 11:03 | AUB | Cobb 1 yard run (Duval kick) | AUB 10–3 | | Q2 | :21 | FLA | Chandler 32 yard field goal | AUB 10–6 | | Q3 | 7:48 | FLA | Caldwell 20 yard pass from Grossman (Chandler kick) | FLA 13–10 | | Q4 | 14:55 | AUB | Butler 2 yard run (Duval kick) | AUB 17–13 | | Q4 | 12:27 | AUB | Duval 32 yard field goal | AUB 20–13 | | Q4 | 12:09 | FLA | Gaffney 80 yard pass from Grossman (Chandler kick) | Tie 20–20 | | Q4 | :10 | AUB | Duval 44 yard field goal | AUB 23–20 | |
- Almost seven years earlier, Auburn had defeated #1 Florida and snapped their home win streak.
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Georgia
#24 Auburn at #19 Georgia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Auburn | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 | Georgia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | - Source: Sports Illustrated
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | UGA | Gibson 67 yard pass from Greene (Bennett kick) | UGA 7-0 | | 1 | | AUB | C. Williams 1 yard run (Duval kick) | Tied 7-7 | | 2 | | UGA | Edwards 56 yard pass from Greene (Bennett kick) | UGA 14-7 | | 3 | | AUB | R. Johnson 3 yard pass from Cobb (Duval kick) | Tied 14-14 | | 3 | | AUB | Duval 32 yard field goal | AUB 17-14 | | 4 | | UGA | Bennett 43 yard field goal | Tied 17-17 | | 4 | | AUB | C. Wiliams 1 yard run (Duval kick) | AUB 24-17 | |
- AUB: Cadillac Williams 41 Rush, 167 Yds
References
- ^ "Massey CF Ratings". Archived from the original on December 4, 2001. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- ^ "Jeff Sagarin Sports Ratings - USA TODAY Sports". USA Today.
- ^ "College sports news". Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- ^ USA Today. Retrieved 2014-Dec-29.
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