2001 Boston College Eagles football team

2001 Boston College Eagles football
Music City Bowl Champions
Music City Bowl, W 20–16 vs. Georgia
Conference	Big East
Ranking
Coaches	#23
AP	#21
2001 record	8–4 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach	Tom O'Brien
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 44,500)

2001 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#1 Miami (FL) $#		7	–	0		12	–	0
#14 Syracuse		6	–	1		10	–	3
#21 Boston College		4	–	3		8	–	4
#18 Virginia Tech		4	–	3		8	–	4
Pittsburgh		4	–	3		7	–	5
Temple		2	–	5		4	–	7
West Virginia		1	–	6		3	–	8
Rutgers		0	–	7		2	–	9

# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Boston College was a member of the Big East Conference. The Eagles played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, which has been their home stadium since 1957. Their roster on offense consists of QB#2 Brian St.Pierre, TE#89 Sean Ryan, WR#12 Keith Hemmings, WR#5 Grant Adams, RB#16 Greg Toal, RB#31 William Green, RB#20 Derrick Knight, QB#15 Quinton Porter, RB#25 Kevin Dykes, WR#84 Jamal Burke, WR#11 Dedrick Dewalt, and WR#14 Ryan Read.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 PM	West Virginia		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC	W 34–10	42,482
September 8	10:00 PM	Stanford*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	FSN	L 22–38	41,250
September 22	12:00 PM	at Navy*		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD		W 38–21	30,064
September 29	12:00 PM	Army		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN+	W 31–10	43,042
October 6	3:30 PM	Temple		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN+	W 33–10	38,724
October 13	6:30 PM	at #6 Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry)	ESPN2	L 20–34	53,662
October 20	12:00 PM	Pittsburgh		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN+	W 45–7	41,637
October 27	7:45 PM	Notre Dame*		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)	ESPN	W 21–17	44,500
November 10	12:00 PM	#1 Miami		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC	L 7–18	44,500
November 17	12:00 PM	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN+	W 38–7	13,012
November 24	7:00 PM	at #22 Syracuse	#25	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)	ESPN2	L 28–39	45,063
December 28	5:30 PM	vs. #16 Georgia*		Adelphia Coliseum • Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)	ESPN	W 20–16	46,125
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ "2001 Archive". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2012.

Boston College Eagles football

Venues	Alumni Field (1915–1957) Braves Field (1920–1930, 1944, 1946–1952, alternate) Fenway Park (1929–1930, 1936–1945, 1953–1956, alternate) Alumni Stadium (1957–present) South End Grounds (alternate) Foxboro Stadium (alternate)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston University (Green Line Rivalry) Clemson (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy) Holy Cross Notre Dame: Holy War (Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl; Ireland Trophy) Syracuse UMass Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	Baldwin the Eagle "For Boston" Marching band Scanlan Award Hail Flutie

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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