2001 Auburn Tigers football | |
SEC Western Division Co-Champions | |
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Peach Bowl, L 16–10 vs. North Carolina | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
West Division | |
2001 record | 7–5 (5–3 SEC) |
Head coach | Tommy Tuberville |
Offensive coordinator | Noel Mazzone |
Defensive coordinator | John Lovett |
Home stadium | Jordan–Hare Stadium (Capacity: 86,063) |
Seasons |
2001 SEC football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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#4 Tennessee x | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#3 Florida ‡ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#13 South Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#22 Georgia | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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#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 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 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 Tiger in their final top 25 rankings.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 1* | 1:30 PM | Ball State | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | PPV | W 30–0 | 82,376 | ||
September 8 | 2:30 PM | Ole Miss | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | JPS | W 27–21 | 86,063 | ||
September 22* | 6:45 PM | at Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ESPN | L 14–31 | 43,403 | ||
September 29 | 6:00 PM | at Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN | PPV | W 24-21 | 39,366 | ||
October 6 | 6:00 PM | Mississippi State | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | ESPN2 | W 16–14 | 86,063 | ||
October 13 | 6:45 PM | #1 Florida | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | ESPN | W 23–20 | 86,063 | ||
October 20*† | 1:00 PM | Louisiana Tech | #20 | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | PPV | W 48–41 OT | 86,063 | |
October 27 | 11:30 AM | at Arkansas | #17 | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | JPS | L 17–42 | 67,213 | |
November 10 | 2:30 PM | at #19 Georgia | #24 | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) | CBS | W 24–17 | 86,520 | |
November 17 | 2:30 PM | Alabama | #17 | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Iron Bowl) | CBS | L 7–31 | 86,063 | |
December 1 | 6:45 PM | at #22 LSU | #25 | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl) | ESPN | L 14–27 | 92,141 | |
December 31* | 7:30 PM | vs. North Carolina | Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl) | ESPN | L 10-16 | 71,827 | ||
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
Game notes[]
Georgia[]
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- AUB: Cadillac Williams 41 Rush, 167 Yds
References[]
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