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2001 Florida

10–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Steve Spurrier, finished No. 3 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida in 2001, game by game: won vs. Marshall 49–14; won vs. UL Monroe 55–6; won at Kentucky 44–10; won vs. No. 21 Mississippi State 52–0; won at No. 18 LSU 44–15; lost at Auburn 20–23; won vs. No. 15 Georgia 24–10; won vs. Vanderbilt 71–13; won at No. 14 South Carolina 54–17; won vs. No. 21 Florida State 37–13; lost vs. No. 5 Tennessee 32–34; won vs. No. 6 Maryland 56–23+58−3Won 49–14 vs. Marshall+35MarshallWon 55–6 vs. UL Monroe+49UL MonroeWon 44–10 at Kentucky+34KentuckyWon 52–0 vs. No. 21 Mississippi State+52No. 21 Mississippi Sta…Won 44–15 at No. 18 LSU+29No. 18 LSULost 20–23 at Auburn-3AuburnWon 24–10 vs. No. 15 Georgia+14No. 15 GeorgiaWon 71–13 vs. Vanderbilt+58VanderbiltWon 54–17 at No. 14 South Carolina+37No. 14 South CarolinaWon 37–13 vs. No. 21 Florida State+24No. 21 Florida StateLost 32–34 vs. No. 5 Tennessee-2No. 5 TennesseeWon 56–23 vs. No. 6 Maryland+33No. 6 Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsMarshallW 49–⁠1467%
Sep 8vsUL MonroeW 55–⁠693%
Sep 22atKentuckyW 44–⁠1076%
Sep 29vs21Mississippi StateW 52–⁠072%
Oct 6at18LSUW 44–⁠1560%
Oct 13atAuburnL 20–⁠2363%
Oct 27vs15GeorgiaW 24–⁠1062%
Nov 3vsVanderbiltW 71–⁠1391%
Nov 10at14South CarolinaW 54–⁠1762%
Nov 17vs21Florida StateW 37–⁠1369%
Dec 1vs5TennesseeL 32–⁠3467%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs6MarylandOrange BowlW 56–⁠2368%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Maryland 56–⁠23 in the Orange Bowl; No. 3 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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.

Heisman voteRex Grossman, second

Led the nationRex Grossman: passer rating (170.8), total offense per game (354.9)

4 consensus All-AmericansRex Grossman, QB; Jabar Gaffney, WR; Mike Pearson, OT; Alex Brown, DE

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 3 peak No. 1
Points
538–⁠178
Coach
Steve Spurrier
Elo
1793 +148 this season
SP+ rating
32.3 No. 2 of 117; offense No. 1, defense No. 12
SRS
30.4 No. 2 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 47
Defensive coordinator
Jon Hoke
Captains
Andra Davis, Marquand Manuel, Robert Gillespie and Rob Roberts
Offense
Fun and gun
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 35— allowed
Defense0.0own 30— 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

Ingle Martin PRO★★★★No. 123

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

The 2001 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.962

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 1Lito Sheppard DBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 2Jabar Gaffney WRHouston Texans
Rd 2Mike Pearson OTJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 2Reche Caldwell WRSan Diego Chargers
Rd 4Jeff Chandler KSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 4Alex Brown DEChicago Bears
Rd 5Andra’ Davis LBCleveland Browns
Rd 6Marquand Manuel DBCincinnati Bengals

All-SEC

9 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tennessee7–⁠111–⁠24
Florida6–⁠210–⁠23
LSU5–⁠310–⁠37
South Carolina5–⁠39–⁠313
Georgia5–⁠38–⁠422
Auburn5–⁠37–⁠5
Ole Miss4–⁠47–⁠4
Alabama4–⁠47–⁠5
Arkansas4–⁠47–⁠5
Mississippi State2–⁠63–⁠8
Kentucky1–⁠72–⁠9
Vanderbilt0–⁠82–⁠9

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