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2001 Florida State

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bobby Bowden, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 2001, game by game: won at Duke 55–13; won vs. UAB 29–7; lost at North Carolina 9–41; won vs. Wake Forest 48–24; lost vs. No. 2 Miami 27–49; won at Virginia 43–7; won vs. No. 10 Maryland 52–31; won at Clemson 41–27; lost vs. NC State 28–34; lost at No. 4 Florida 13–37; won vs. Georgia Tech 28–17; won vs. No. 15 Virginia Tech 30–17+42−32Won 55–13 at Duke+42DukeWon 29–7 vs. UAB+22UABLost 9–41 at North Carolina-32North CarolinaWon 48–24 vs. Wake Forest+24Wake ForestLost 27–49 vs. No. 2 Miami-22No. 2 MiamiWon 43–7 at Virginia+36VirginiaWon 52–31 vs. No. 10 Maryland+21No. 10 MarylandWon 41–27 at Clemson+14ClemsonLost 28–34 vs. NC State-6NC StateLost 13–37 at No. 4 Florida-24No. 4 FloridaWon 28–17 vs. Georgia Tech+11Georgia TechWon 30–17 vs. No. 15 Virginia Tech+13No. 15 Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atDukeW 55–⁠1387%
Sep 8vsUABW 29–⁠783%
Sep 22atNorth CarolinaL 9–⁠4179%
Sep 29vsWake ForestW 48–⁠2485%
Oct 13vs2MiamiL 27–⁠4948%
Oct 20atVirginiaW 43–⁠764%
Oct 27vs10MarylandW 52–⁠3167%
Nov 3atClemsonW 41–⁠2757%
Nov 10vsNC StateL 28–⁠3479%
Nov 17at4FloridaL 13–⁠3731%
Dec 1vsGeorgia TechW 28–⁠1765%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs15Virginia TechGator BowlW 30–⁠1750%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia Tech 30–⁠17 in the Gator Bowl; No. 15 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 6
  2. Wk 2: 6
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 6: 18
  5. Wk 7: 16
  6. Wk 8: 14
  7. Wk 10: 19
  8. Wk 11: 14
  9. Wk 12: 10
  10. Wk 13: 21
  11. Wk 16: 24
  12. Final: 15

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2001.

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 15 peak No. 6
Points
403–⁠304
Coach
Bobby Bowden
Elo
1706 −8 this season
SP+ rating
20.8 No. 8 of 117; offense No. 6, defense No. 36
SRS
16.1 No. 8 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 1
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Bowden
Defensive coordinator
Mickey Andrews
Captains
Javon Walker, Chad Maeder and Bradley Jennings
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 31— allowed
Defense-0.1own 31— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2001 class

Dominic Robinson WR★★★★★No. 16
Joe Mauer PRO★★★★★No. 17
Eric Shelton RB★★★★★No. 20
Ron Lunford OT★★★★★No. 35
Jerome Carter CB★★★★★No. 37
Craphonso Thorpe WR★★★★No. 44
Adrian McPherson DUAL★★★★No. 52
Gerard Ross CB★★★★No. 54

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2001 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks24.50.987
Running backs24.50.980
Receivers24.50.988
Offensive line15.00.986
Linebackers24.00.975
Defensive backs24.50.983
Whole class114.50.983

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2002

The 2002 draft
Rd 1Javon Walker WRGreen Bay Packers
Rd 3Chris Hope DBPittsburgh Steelers

All-ACC

4 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2001 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2001 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland7–⁠110–⁠211
Florida State6–⁠28–⁠415
North Carolina5–⁠38–⁠5
Georgia Tech4–⁠48–⁠524
Clemson4–⁠47–⁠5
NC State4–⁠47–⁠5
Wake Forest3–⁠56–⁠5
Virginia3–⁠55–⁠7
Duke0–⁠80–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.