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2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football
2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 16–10 vs. Auburn
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	8–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	John Bunting (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Gary Tranquill (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jon Tenuta (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Ronald Curry, Quincy Monk, Jeff Reed
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e
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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 25	7:45 p.m.	at No. 3 Oklahoma*		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Hispanic College Fund Football Classic)	ESPN	L 27–41	75,423^[1]
September 1	12:00 p.m.	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ABC	L 7–23	44,080^[1]
September 8	12:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Texas*		Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	L 14–44	83,106^[1]
September 22	12:00 p.m.	No. 6 Florida State		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	W 41–9	53,000^[1]
September 29	12:00 p.m.	at NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	JPS	W 17–9	51,500^[1]
October 6	3:30 p.m.	East Carolina*		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN+	W 24–21	58,500^[1]	^[2]
October 13	1:30 p.m.	Virginia		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)		W 30–24	53,500^[1]
October 20	12:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Clemson		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN2	W 38–3	84,800^[1]
November 1	7:30 p.m.	at No. 23 Georgia Tech	No. 22	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN	L 21–28	41,893^[1]
November 10	12:00 p.m.	Wake Forest		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	JPS	L 31–32	53,000^[1]
November 17	1:30 p.m.	Duke		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)		W 52–17	52,000^[1]
December 1	1:30 p.m.	SMU*		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 19–10	45,500^[1]
December 31	7:30 p.m.	vs. Auburn*		Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	W 16–10	71,827^[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`88`	Sam Aiken	Jr
QB	`1`	Ronald Curry	Sr
QB	`4`	Darian Durant	Fr
RB	`15`	Willie Parker	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`41`	Quincy Monk	Sr
DE	`49`	Julius Peppers	Jr
DT	`87`	Ryan Sims	Sr
LB	`30`	David Thornton	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`45`	Jeff Reed	Sr

Name	Position	Seasons in Position
John Bunting	Head coach	1st
Gunter Brewer	Wide Receivers	2nd
Rod Broadway	Defensive tackles	1st
Ken Browning	Tight Ends / recruiting coordinator	8th
Jeff Connors	Strength and conditioning coordinator	1st
John Tenuta	Defensive Backs / defensive coordinator	1st
Robbie Caldwell	Offensive Line	2nd
Dave Huxtable	Linebackers	1st
Andre' Powell	Running backs	1st
Gary Tranquill	Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks	1st
James Webster, Jr.	Defensive ends	1st

North Carolina Tar Heels at No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	7	7	0	13	27
• No. 3 Sooners	31	10	0	0	41

Date: August 25
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 75,423
TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin (Play–by–play), Mike Gottfried (Color) & Adrian Karsten (Sideline)

North Carolina at Maryland

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	7	0	0	0	7
• Terrapins	7	2	0	14	23

The following players were selected in the 2002 NFL draft.