2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 16–10 vs. Auburn
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record8–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Gary Tranquill (1st season)
Defensive coordinator John Tenuta (1st season)
Captain Ronald Curry, Quincy Monk, Jeff Reed
Home stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  2000
2002  
2001 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach John Bunting, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 8–5 overall and 5–3 in ACC play to place third. They beat Auburn in the Peach Bowl.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 257:45 p.m.at No. 3 Oklahoma * ESPN L 27–4175,423 [1]
September 112:00 p.m.at Maryland ABC L 7–2344,080 [1]
September 812:00 p.m.at No. 4 Texas *ABCL 14–4483,106 [1]
September 2212:00 p.m.No. 6 Florida State ABCW 41–953,000 [1]
September 2912:00 p.m.at NC State JPS W 17–951,500 [1]
October 63:30 p.m. East Carolina *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ESPN+ W 24–2158,500 [1] [2]
October 131:30 p.m. Virginia
W 30–2453,500 [1]
October 2012:00 p.m.at No. 13 Clemson ESPN2 W 38–384,800 [1]
November 17:30 p.m.at No. 23 Georgia Tech No. 22ESPNL 21–2841,893 [1]
November 1012:00 p.m. Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
JPSL 31–3253,000 [1]
November 171:30 p.m. Duke
W 52–1752,000 [1]
December 11:30 p.m. SMU *
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 19–1045,500 [1]
December 317:30 p.m.vs. Auburn *
ESPNW 16–1071,827 [1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 88 Sam Aiken Jr
QB 1 Ronald Curry Sr
QB 4 Darian Durant Fr
RB 15 Willie Parker So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 41 Quincy Monk Sr
DE 49 Julius Peppers Jr
DT 87 Ryan Sims Sr
LB 30 David Thornton Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 45 Jeff Reed Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons in Position
John Bunting Head coach1st
Gunter BrewerWide Receivers2nd
Rod BroadwayDefensive tackles1st
Ken BrowningTight Ends / recruiting coordinator8th
Jeff ConnorsStrength and conditioning coordinator1st
John TenutaDefensive Backs / defensive coordinator1st
Robbie CaldwellOffensive Line2nd
Dave HuxtableLinebackers1st
Andre' PowellRunning backs1st
Gary Tranquill Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks1st
James Webster, Jr.Defensive ends1st

Game summaries

at No. 3 Oklahoma

North Carolina Tar Heels at No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners
1234Total
Tar Heels7701327
No. 3 Sooners31100041

at Maryland

North Carolina at Maryland
1234Total
Tar Heels70007
Terrapins7201423
  • Date: September 1
  • Location: Byrd Stadium, College Park, MD
  • Game start: 12:10 pm EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:50
  • Game attendance: 44,080
  • Referee: Jack Childress
  • Television network: ABC
  

Team players drafted in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 2002 NFL draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Julius Peppers Defensive end12 Carolina Panthers
Ryan Sims Defensive tackle16 Kansas City Chiefs
David Thornton Linebacker4106 Indianapolis Colts
Joey Evans Defensive end7219 Cincinnati Bengals
Ronald Curry Wide receiver7235 Oakland Raiders
Quincy Monk Linebacker7245 New York Giants

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