2001 Clemson Tigers football team

The 2001 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in NCAA Division I-A college football during the 2001 season. Clemson competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

2001 Clemson Tigers football
Humanitarian Bowl champion
Humanitarian Bowl vs Louisiana Tech, W 49–24
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2001 record	7–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Tommy Bowden (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Scott
Defensive coordinator	Reggie Herring
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (c. 81,473, grass)

2001 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 11 Maryland $		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 15 Florida State		6	–	2					8	–	4
North Carolina		5	–	3					8	–	5
Clemson		4	–	4					7	–	5
No. 24 Georgia Tech		4	–	4					8	–	5
NC State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Wake Forest		3	–	5					6	–	5
Virginia		3	–	5					5	–	7
Duke		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The team was led by head coach Tommy Bowden. Brad Scott served as the offensive coordinator, and Reggie Herring served as the defensive coordinator.

The Tigers finished the season 7–5, 4–4 in ACC play and won the Humanitarian Bowl 49–24 against Louisiana Tech.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	1:00 p.m.	UCF*	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 21–13	81,482[1]
September 8	1:00 p.m.	Wofford*	No. 20	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 38–14	79,156[1]
September 22	5:45 p.m.	Virginia	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN2	L 24–26	77,791[1]
September 29	3:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	ABC	W 47–44	41,924[1]
October 13	Noon	at NC State	No. 16	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	JPS	W 45–37	51,500[1]
October 20	Noon	North Carolina	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN2	L 3-38	84,869[1]
October 27	Noon	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	JPS	W 21–14	21,290[1]
November 3	3:30 p.m.	No. 13 Florida State		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ABC	L 27–41	85,036[1]
November 10	7:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN2	L 20–37	52,462[1]
November 17	12:30 p.m.	at No. 22 South Carolina*		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (Palmetto Bowl)	JPS	L 15–20	85,000[1]
December 1	1:00 p.m.	Duke		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 59–31	72,577[1]
December 31	12:30 p.m.	vs. Louisiana Tech*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (Humanitarian Bowl)	ESPN	W 49–24	23,472[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2001 Clemson Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OG 68 Jermyn Chester So QB 1 Woodrow Dantzler Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Tommy Bowden Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

1. "2001 Clemson Football Stats" (PDF). Clemson University.