2001 NC State Wolfpack football team

American college football season

2001 NC State Wolfpack football

Tangerine Bowl, L 19–34 vs. Pittsburgh

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Record| 7–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach|

* Chuck Amato (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Marty Galbraith (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Buddy Green (6th season)
Home stadium| Carter–Finley Stadium

Seasons

<- 2000

2002 ->

2001 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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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 2001 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Chuck Amato. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 2001 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

The originally scheduled home game on September 13, 2001 against Ohio was rescheduled to November 24, 2001 in the wake of the September 11 attacks.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 6| 7:30 pm| Indiana*|

* Carter–Finley Stadium
* Raleigh, North Carolina

| ESPN| W 35–14| 51,500
September 22| 6:30 pm| at SMU*|

* Gerald J. Ford Stadium
* Dallas

| FSN| W 26–17| 19,522
September 29| 12:00 pm| North Carolina|

* Carter–Finley Stadium
* Raleigh, North Carolina (rivalry)

| JPS| L 9–17| 51,500
October 6| 6:30 pm| at Wake Forest|

* Groves Stadium
* Winston-Salem, North Carolina (rivalry)

| | W 17–14| 27,401
October 13| 12:00 pm| No. 16 Clemson|

* Carter–Finley Stadium
* Raleigh, North Carolina (Textile Bowl)

| JPS| L 37–45| 51,500
October 20| 3:30 pm| at No. 23 Georgia Tech|

* Bobby Dodd Stadium
* Atlanta

| ABC| L 17–27| 41,942
October 27| 1:30 pm| Virginia|

* Carter–Finley Stadium
* Raleigh, North Carolina

| | W 24–0| 51,500
November 3| 1:00 pm| at Duke|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, North Carolina (rivalry)

| | W 55–31| 35,206
November 10| 3:30 pm| at No. 10 Florida State|

* Doak Campbell Stadium
* Tallahassee, Florida

| ABC| W 34–28| 82,425
November 17| 7:45 pm| No. 10 Maryland|

* Carter–Finley Stadium
* Raleigh, North Carolina

| ESPN| L 19–23| 51,500
November 24| 1:00 pm| Ohio*|

* Carter–Finley Stadium
* Raleigh, North Carolina

| | W 27–7| 38,025
December 20| 7:30 pm| vs. Pittsburgh*|

* Citrus Bowl
* Orlando, Florida (Tangerine Bowl)

| ESPN| L 19–34| 28,562

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## Roster

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2001 NC State Wolfpack football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `17` | Philip Rivers | So
G | `54` | Sean Locklear | So
WR | `82` | Jerricho Cotchery | So
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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SS | `9` | Terrence Holt | Jr
DB | `36` | Andre Maddox | Fr
LB | `44` | Levar Fisher | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `21` | Adam Kiker | So

Head coach

* Chuck Amato

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Doc Holliday - Asst. Head coach/Wide receivers
* Todd Stroud - Strength and conditioning
* Manny Diaz - Graduate assistant

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster
Last update: 2019-08-04

## Game summaries

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### Indiana

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See also: 2001 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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### SMU

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See also: 2001 SMU Mustangs football team

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### North Carolina

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See also: 2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and North Carolina–NC State football rivalry

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### Wake Forest

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See also: 2001 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and NC State–Wake Forest rivalry

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### Clemson

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See also: 2001 Clemson Tigers football team and Textile Bowl

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### Georgia Tech

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See also: 2001 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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### Virginia

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See also: 2001 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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### Duke

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See also: 2001 Duke Blue Devils football team

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### Florida State

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NC State at Florida State  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Wolfpack | 7 | 17| 0| 10 | 34
No. 10 Seminoles | 14 | 0| 7| 7 | 28

* Date: November 10
* Location: Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, FL
* Game start: 3:35 pm EDT
* Elapsed time: 3:17
* Game attendance: 82,425
* Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Mostly sunny, Wind SE 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
* Referee: C. Mauzy
* Television network: ABC

| Scoring summary

1| 12:50| NCST| D. Green fumble recovery in end zone (Kiker kick)| NCST 7–0
1| 9:26| FSU| T. Gardner 33-yard pass from C. Rix (Beitia kick)| Tied 7–7
1| 0:59| FSU| J. Walker 63-yard pass from C. Rix (Beitia kick)| FSU 14–7
2| 14:14| NCST| J. Cotchery 12-yard run (Kiker kick)| Tied 14–14
2| 9:04| NCST| R. Robinson 3-yard run (Kiker kick)| NCST 21–14
2| 0:12| NCST| A. Kiker 20-yard field goal| NCST 24–14
3| 7:31| FSU| T. Gardner 22-yard pass from C. Rix (Beitia kick)| NCST 24–21
4| 11:37| NCST| R. Robinson 24-yard run (Kiker kick)| NCST 31–21
4| 10:05| FSU| C. Rix 3-yard run (Beitia kick)| NCST 31–28
4| 2:11| NCST| A. Kiker 32-yard field goal| NCST 34–28

See also: 2001 Florida State Seminoles football team

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### Maryland

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Maryland at NC State  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• No. 10 Terrapins | 0 | 3| 7| 13 | 23
Wolfpack | 3 | 6| 3| 7 | 19

* Date: November 17
* Location: Carter–Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC
* Game start: 7:45 pm EDT
* Elapsed time: 3:25
* Game attendance: 51,500
* Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), Clear
* Referee: Joseph Rider
* Television network: ESPN

| Scoring summary

1| 3:50| NCST| A. Kiker 33-yard field goal| NCST 3–0
2| 10:40| NCST| A. Kiker 23-yard field goal| NCST 6–0
2| 1:38| NCST| A. Kiker 41-yard field goal| NCST 9–0
2| 0:05| MD| Nick Novak 25-yard field goal| NCST 9–3
3| 8:51| MD| Guilian Gary 5-yard pass from Shaun Hill (Novak kick)| MD 10–9
3| 3:45| NCST| A. Kiker 27-yard field goal| NCST 12–10
4| 9:32| MD| Shaun Hill 6-yard run (pass failed)| MD 16–12
4| 3:59| NCST| C. Jackson 1-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Kiker kick)| NCST 19–16
4| 0:41| MD| Guilian Gary 8-yard pass from Shaun Hill (Novak kick)| MD 23–19

See also: 2001 Maryland Terrapins football team

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### Ohio

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See also: 2001 Ohio Bobcats football team

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### Tangerine Bowl

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Main article: 2001 Tangerine Bowl

See also: 2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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## References

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1. ^ "Gary's Game Notes, Part I - NC State University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
2. ^ "NC State University Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
3. ^ "Pack Pounds Indiana, 35-14". North Carolina State University Athletic Department. September 6, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
4. ^ "Wolfpack Rallies Past SMU, 26-17". North Carolina State University Athletic Department. September 22, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
5. ^ "UNC Stops Wolfpack, 17-9". North Carolina State University Athletic Department. September 29, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
6. ^ "Wolfpack Chase Deacons Away With 17-14 Win Over Wake Forest". North Carolina State University Athletic Department. October 6, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
7. ^ "No. 16 Clemson Outlasts Wolfpack, 45-37". North Carolina State University Athletic Department. October 13, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
8. ^ "Wolfpack Come Up Short Against Yellow Jackets, 27-17". North Carolina State University Athletic Department. October 20, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
9. ^ "Robinson Helps Wolfpack Pitch Shutout Against Cavs, 24-0". North Carolina State University Athletic Department. October 27, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
10. ^ "Wolfpack Rolls Over Duke, 55-31". North Carolina State University Athletic Department. November 3, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
11. ^ "Robinson, Wolfpack Rumble Past Seminoles, 34-28". North Carolina State University Athletic Department. November 10, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
12. ^ "Wolfpack Lose A Tight One, 23-19". North Carolina State University Athletic Department. November 17, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
13. ^ "Wolfpack Beats Ohio University, 27-7". North Carolina State University Athletic Department. November 24, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
14. ^ "NC State Falls In Tangerine Bowl, 34-19". North Carolina State University Athletic Department. December 20, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2019.

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* Riddick Stadium (1907–1965)
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