2001 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

2001 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Gator Bowl, Florida State 30 - Virginia Tech 17
Conference	Big East
Ranking
Coaches	#18
AP	#18
2001 record	8-4 (4-3 Big East)
Head coach	Frank Beamer
Offensive coordinator	Rickey Bustle
Defensive coordinator	Bud Foster
Home stadium	Lane Stadium (Capacity: 53,662)

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 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer. Their roster on offense consists of QB#11 Grant Noel, RB#47 Wayne Briggs, WR#19 Ernest Wilford, WR#9 Terrell Parham, WR#26 Shawn Witten, TE#86 Keith Willis, RB#42 Josh Spence, RB#22 Lee Suggs, RB#32 Wayne Ward, WR#81 Chris Shreve, and TE#93 Browning Wynn.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 PM	Connecticut*	#9	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN+	W 52-10	53,662
September 8	12:00 PM	Western Michigan*	#9	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN2	W 31-0	53,662
September 22	12:00 PM	at Rutgers	#9	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN+	W 50-0	27,514
September 29	12:00 PM	UCF*	#8	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	SUN	W 46-14	53,662
October 6	12:00 PM	at West Virginia	#8	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Black Diamond Trophy)	ESPN2	W 35-0	63,271
October 13	6:30 PM	Boston College	#6	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN2	W 34-20	53,662
October 27	12:00 PM	Syracuse	#5	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN+	L 14-22	53,662
November 3	12:00 PM	at Pittsburgh	#5	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN+	L 7-38	55,585
November 10	12:00 PM	at Temple	#23	Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA		W 35-0	21,915
November 17	3:30 PM	at Virginia*	#18	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ESPN	W 31-17	61,625
December 1	1:00 PM	#1 Miami (FL)	#14	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry)	ABC	L 24-26	53,662
January 1	12:30 PM	vs. #24 Florida State*	#15	Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	NBC	L 17-30	72,202
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Notes

Virginia Tech Hokies football

Venues	Sheib Field (1894–1901) Gibboney Field (1902–1908) Miles Field (1909–1925) Miles Stadium (1926–1964) Lane Stadium (1965–present) Victory Stadium (alternate, 1942–1971)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College Georgia Tech Miami Virginia (Commonwealth Cup) West Virginia (Black Diamond Trophy) VMI (former)

Culture & lore	HokieBird "Tech Triumph" The Marching Virginians

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1892 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

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