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2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
American college football season
The 2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Quick Facts Pittsburgh Panthers football, Tangerine Bowl champion ...
| 2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football | |
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Tangerine Bowl champion | |
Tangerine Bowl, W 34–19 vs. NC State | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (4–3 Big East) |
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| Offensive coordinator | J. D. Brookhart (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Paul Rhoads (2nd season) |
| Base defense | Multiple 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Heinz Field |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| No. 1 Miami (FL) $# | 7 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Syracuse | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Boston College | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State* | W 31–0 | 47,919 | |||
| September 8 | 1:30 p.m. | South Florida* |
| L 26–35 | 39,542 | ||
| September 27 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 1 Miami (FL) |
| ESPN | L 21–43 | 57,224 | |
| October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | at Notre Dame* | NBC | L 7–24 | 80,795 | ||
| October 13 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse |
| ESPN Plus | L 10–42 | 52,367 | |
| October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | ESPN Plus | L 7–45 | 41,637 | ||
| October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Temple | W 33–7 | 12,859 | |||
| November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 12 Virginia Tech |
| ESPN Plus | W 38–7 | 55,585 | |
| November 10 | 1:30 p.m. | at Rutgers | W 42–0 | 13,520 | |||
| November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at West Virginia | ESPN | W 23–17 | 44,407 | ||
| December 1 | 1:30 p.m. | UAB* |
| W 24–6 | 40,855 | [1] | |
| December 20 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. NC State* | ESPN | W 34–19 | 28,562 | ||
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Antonio Bryant | Wide receiver | 2 | 63 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Ramon Walker | Defensive back | 5 | 153 | Houston Texans |
| Bryan Knight | Linebacker | 5 | 165 | Chicago Bears |
- The December 1 game against UAB was a makeup of games that were postponed due to the 9/11 terror attacks cancelling all major sporting events for one week.
- "Surging Panthers land Tangerine Bowl bid". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 2, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "2002 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.