2001 Florida Gators football team

2001 Florida Gators football

Orange Bowl champions
Orange Bowl, W 56–23 vs. Maryland
Conference	Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	#3
AP	#3
2001 record	10–2 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Steve Spurrier
Defensive coordinator	Jon Hoke
Captain	Andra Davis Marquand Manuel Robert Gillespie Rob Roberts
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

2001 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#4 Tennessee x		7	–	1		11	–	2
#3 Florida %		6	–	2		10	–	2
#13 South Carolina		5	–	3		9	–	3
#22 Georgia		5	–	3		8	–	4
Kentucky		1	–	7		2	–	9
Vanderbilt		0	–	8		2	–	9
Western Division
#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 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2001 college football season. The Gators competed in Division I-A of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They were coached by Steve Spurrier, who led the Gators to a 56–23 Orange Bowl victory over the Maryland Terrapins, and an overall win-loss record of 10–2 (.833). The season was the team's twelfth and last under Spurrier before his departure to the NFL. Qurterback Rex Grossman was Heisman Trophy runner-up. Grossman, receiver Jabar Gaffney and defensive end Alex Brown were consensus All-American. Brown's 33 sacks is still a school record for a career.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
9–1–2001	Marshall*	#1	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	ESPN2	W 49–14	85,445
9–8–2001	Louisiana–Monroe*	#2	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	PPV	W 55–6	85,011
9–22–2001	Kentucky	#2	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	JPS	W 44–10	66,126
9–29–2001	#21 Mississippi State	#2	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	CBS	W 52–0	85,579
10–6–2001	#18 Louisiana State	#2	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	CBS	W 44–15	92,010
10–13–2001	Auburn	#1	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ESPN	L 20–23	86,063
10–27–2001	#15 Georgia	#6	Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	CBS	W 24–10	84,401
11–3–2001	Vanderbilt	#4	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (HC)	JPS	W 71–13	85,052
11–10–2001	#14 South Carolina	#4	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN	W 54–17	84,900
11–17–2001	#20 Florida State*	#4	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	CBS	W 37–13	85,732
12–1–2001	#5 Tennessee	#2	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	CBS	L 32–34	85,771
1–2–2002	#6 Maryland*	#5	Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl)	ABC	W 56–23	73,640
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide,^[1] and GatorZone.com.^[2]

September 11 impact The annual rivalry game with Tennessee scheduled for September 15th, was rescheduled to the final week of the regular season as a result of the tragic events of September 11, 2001.

Coaching staff

Steve Spurrier - Head Coach
Jim Collins - Special Teams Coordinator, Outside Linebackers, Recruiting Coordinator
Dwayne Dixon - Wide Receivers
Jon Hoke - Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator, Secondary
Lawson Holland - Running Backs
Ricky Hunley - Defensive Line
John Hunt - Offensive Tackles
Jerry Odom - Inside Linebackers
Jimmy Ray Stephens - Offensive Line, Run Game Coordinator
Buddy Teevens - Assistant Offensive Coordinator, Tight Ends
Rob Glass - Director of Strength and Conditioning

Season summary

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Marshall	0	0	6	8	14
• Florida	21	14	0	14	49

Date: September 1
Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Game start: 7:15 p.m. EST
Television network: ESPN2

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Louisiana-Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
La.-Monroe	6	0	0	0	6
• Florida	7	31	14	3	55

Date: September 8
Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Game start: 6:00 p.m. EST
Television network: PPV

^[4]

Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Florida	7	9	14	14	44
Kentucky	0	3	7	0	10

Date: September 22
Location: Commonwealth Stadium
Game start: 12:30 p.m. EST
Television network: JP

^[5]

Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miss St	0	0	0	0	0
• Florida	21	14	7	10	52

Date: September 29
Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST
Television network: CBS

^[6]

LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Florida	21	6	3	14	44
LSU	3	6	0	6	15

Date: October 6
Location: Tiger Stadium
Game start: 2:30 p.m. EST
Television network: CBS

^[7]

Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida	3	3	7	7	20
• Auburn	3	7	0	13	23

Date: October 13
Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium
Game start: 6:45 p.m. EST
Television network: ESPN

^[8]

Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgia	3	7	0	0	10
• Florida	10	7	0	7	24

Date: October 27
Location: ALLTEL Stadium
Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST
Television network: CBS

^[9]

Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vanderbilt	0	0	0	13	13
• Florida	24	13	28	6	71

Date: November 3
Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Game start: 12:30 p.m. EST
Television network: JP

^[10]

South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Florida	10	17	13	14	54
South Carolina	10	0	0	7	17

Date: November 10
Location: Williams–Brice Stadium
Game start: 7:45 p.m. EST
Television network: ESPN

^[11]

Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida St	0	3	3	7	13
• Florida	7	13	7	10	37

Date: November 17
Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST
Television network: CBS

^[12]

Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Tennessee	14	0	7	13	34
Florida	0	20	3	9	32

Date: December 1
Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Game start: 4:30 p.m. EST
Television network: CBS

^[13]

Orange Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Florida	14	14	21	7	56
Maryland	7	3	0	13	23

Date: January 2
Location: Pro Player Stadium
Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 73,640
Referee: James Sprenger
Television network: ABC

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Statistics

QB Rex Grossman: 279/423 (66.0%) for 4,144 yards (9.80 YPA) with 38 TD vs. 12 INT (2.84%)
QB Brock Berlin: 47/79 (59.5%) for 679 yards (8.59 YPA) with 10 TD vs. 3 INT (3.80%)
RB Earnest Graham: 141 carries for 799 yards (5.67 YPC) with 11 TD. 12 catches for 129 yards (10.75 YPC) with 0 TD.
RB Robert Gillespie: 98 carries for 458 yards (4.67 YPC) with 2 TD. 45 catches for 474 yards (10.53 YPC) with 2 TD.
WR Jabar Gaffney: 74 catches for 1,309 yards (17.69 YPC) with 15 TD.
WR Reche Caldwell: 69 catches for 1,106 yards (16.03 YPC) with 10 TD.
WR Taylor Jacobs: 48 catches for 882 yards (18.38 YPC) with 9 TD.
K Jeff Chandler: 19 FGM and 54 XPM.

References

↑ 2012 Florida Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 113 & 116 (2012). Retrieved September 16, 2012.
↑ GatorZone.com, Football, History, Florida Football 2001. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
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Bibliography

2009 Southeastern Conference Football Media Guide, Florida Year-by-Year Records, Southeastern Conference, Birmingham, Alabama, p. 60 (2009).
2012 Florida Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 107–116 (2012).
Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.
Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). ISBN 0-9650782-1-3.
Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). ISBN 1-58261-514-4.

External links

College Football Data Warehouse, Florida Yearly Results: 2000–2004. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
CollegeFootballPoll.com, Polls 1936–Present. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
GatorZone.com, Florida Gators football schedule. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
GatorZone.com, Florida Gators 2001 Coaching Staff. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
SportsIllustrated.com, 2001 Florida Gators football statistics. Retrieved September 16, 2012.

Florida Gators football

Venues	University Athletic Field / Fleming Field (1906–30) Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (1930–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn Florida State (Florida Cup) Georgia LSU Miami (Florida Cup) Tennessee

Culture & lore	Albert and Alberta Gator "The Orange and Blue" "We are the Boys from old Florida" The Pride of the Sunshine Gator Chomp Gatorade Mr. Two Bits

People	Head coaches Ring of Honor All-Americans UF Athletic Hall of Fame Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders NFL players Mick Hubert

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