2001 Auburn Tigers football team

2001 Auburn Tigers football
SEC Western Division co-champion
Peach Bowl, L 10–16 vs. North Carolina
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record7–5 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNoel Mazzone (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Lovett (3rd season)
Home stadiumJordan–Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 4 Tennessee x   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 3 Florida  %   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 13 South Carolina   5 – 3     9 – 3  
No. 22 Georgia   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Kentucky   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Vanderbilt   0 – 8     2 – 9  
Western Division
No. 7 LSU xy$   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Auburn x   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Ole Miss   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Alabama   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Arkansas   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Mississippi State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Championship: LSU 31, Tennessee 20
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. They posted a 7–5 record, including a record of 5–3 in the Southeastern Conference. The Tigers finished the season tied for first place in the SEC West Division, but did not qualify for the SEC Championship Game because of tie-breakers.

Auburn's season was highlighted by a 23–20 victory over #1-ranked Florida on October 13. On November 10, the Tigers beat rival Georgia, 24–17, led by running back Carnell Williams, who carried the ball 41 times and made several receptions, one on a long screen pass to set up his game-winning touchdown run. Auburn was scheduled to play LSU on September 15, but as a result of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the game was postponed until December 1. This was the first time that Auburn did not end its regular season schedule against arch rival Alabama in the Iron Bowl since the series was resumed in 1948 after a 41-year hiatus.

While Auburn was unranked at the end of the season in both major polls, several BCS computer rating systems such as Massey (#23),[1] Sagarin (#24)[2] and The Seattle Times (#24)[3] included the Tigers in their final top 25 rankings.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 11:30 pmBall State*
PPVW 30–082,376
September 82:30 pmOle Miss
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama (rivalry)
JPSW 27–2186,063
September 226:45 pmat Syracuse*
ESPNL 14–3143,403
September 296:00 pmat Vanderbilt
PPVW 24–2139,366
October 66:00 pmMississippi State
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
ESPN2W 16–1486,063
October 136:45 pmNo. 1 Florida
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama (rivalry)
ESPNW 23–2086,063
October 201:00 pmLouisiana Tech*daggerNo. 20
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
PPVW 48–41 OT86,063
October 2711:30 amat ArkansasNo. 17
JPSL 17–4267,213
November 102:30 pmat No. 19 GeorgiaNo. 24
CBSW 24–1786,520
November 172:30 pmAlabamaNo. 17
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama (Iron Bowl)
CBSL 7–3186,063
December 16:45 pmat No. 22 LSUNo. 25
ESPNL 14–2792,141
December 317:30 pmvs. North Carolina*
ESPNL 10–1671,827
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

2001 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Tim Carter Sr
QB 17 Jason Campbell Fr
OT 73 Kendall Simmons Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 5 Travaris Robinson Jr
CB 14 Carlos Rogers Fr
LB 52 Mark Brown Jr
LB 54 Dontarrious Thomas So
DE 82 Reggie Torbor So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Florida

1 234Total
Florida 3 377 20
• Auburn 3 7013 23
Scoring summary
Q111:24FLAChandler 45 yard field goalFLA 3–0
Q19:39AUBDuval 45 yard field goalTie 3–3
Q211:03AUBCobb 1 yard run (Duval kick)AUB 10–3
Q2:21FLAChandler 32 yard field goalAUB 10–6
Q37:48FLACaldwell 20 yard pass from Grossman (Chandler kick)FLA 13–10
Q414:55AUBButler 2 yard run (Duval kick)AUB 17–13
Q412:27AUBDuval 32 yard field goalAUB 20–13
Q412:09FLAGaffney 80 yard pass from Grossman (Chandler kick)Tie 20–20
Q4:10AUBDuval 44 yard field goalAUB 23–20
  • Almost seven years earlier, Auburn had defeated #1 Florida and snapped their home win streak.

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Georgia

#24 Auburn at #19 Georgia
1 234Total
• Auburn 7 0107 24
Georgia 7 703 17
Scoring summary
1UGAGibson 67 yard pass from Greene (Bennett kick)UGA 7-0
1AUBC. Williams 1 yard run (Duval kick)Tied 7-7
2UGAEdwards 56 yard pass from Greene (Bennett kick)UGA 14-7
3AUBR. Johnson 3 yard pass from Cobb (Duval kick)Tied 14-14
3AUBDuval 32 yard field goalAUB 17-14
4UGABennett 43 yard field goalTied 17-17
4AUBC. Wiliams 1 yard run (Duval kick)AUB 24-17
  • AUB: Cadillac Williams 41 Rush, 167 Yds

References

  1. ^ "Massey CF Ratings". Archived from the original on December 4, 2001. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  2. ^ "Jeff Sagarin Sports Ratings - USA TODAY Sports". USA Today.
  3. ^ "College sports news". Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  4. ^ USA Today. Retrieved 2014-Dec-29.