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2001 Georgia Tech

8–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by George O’Leary, then Mac McWhorter (bowl game), finished No. 24 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 2001, game by game: won vs. Syracuse 13–7; won vs. The Citadel 35–7; won at Navy 70–7; lost vs. Clemson 44–47; won at Duke 37–10; lost vs. No. 22 Maryland 17–20; won vs. NC State 27–17; won vs. No. 22 North Carolina 28–21; lost at Virginia 38–39; won at Wake Forest 38–33; lost vs. No. 19 Georgia 17–31; lost at Florida State 17–28; won vs. No. 11 Stanford 24–14+63−14Won 13–7 vs. Syracuse+6SyracuseWon 35–7 vs. The Citadel+28The CitadelWon 70–7 at Navy+63NavyLost 44–47 vs. Clemson-3ClemsonWon 37–10 at Duke+27DukeLost 17–20 vs. No. 22 Maryland-3No. 22 MarylandWon 27–17 vs. NC State+10NC StateWon 28–21 vs. No. 22 North Carolina+7No. 22 North CarolinaLost 38–39 at Virginia-1VirginiaWon 38–33 at Wake Forest+5Wake ForestLost 17–31 vs. No. 19 Georgia-14No. 19 GeorgiaLost 17–28 at Florida State-11Florida StateWon 24–14 vs. No. 11 Stanford+10No. 11 Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 26vsSyracuseW 13–⁠759%
Sep 1vsThe CitadelW 35–⁠791%
Sep 8atNavyW 70–⁠780%
Sep 29vsClemsonL 44–⁠4766%
Oct 6atDukeW 37–⁠1083%
Oct 11vs22MarylandL 17–⁠2065%
Oct 20vsNC StateW 27–⁠1770%
Nov 1vs22North CarolinaW 28–⁠2160%
Nov 10atVirginiaL 38–⁠3972%
Nov 17atWake ForestW 38–⁠3369%
Nov 24vs19GeorgiaL 17–⁠3161%
Dec 1atFlorida StateL 17–⁠2835%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvs11StanfordSeattle BowlW 24–⁠1442%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Stanford 24–⁠14 in the Seattle Bowl; No. 24 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 11
  3. Wk 3: 10
  4. Wk 6: 9
  5. Wk 7: 17
  6. Wk 8: 15
  7. Wk 10: 21
  8. Wk 11: 23
  9. Wk 12: 20
  10. Wk 14: 21
  11. Final: 24

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
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 24 peak No. 9
Points
405–⁠281
Coach
George O’Leary, then Mac McWhorter (bowl game)
Elo
1623 +14 this season
SP+ rating
11.0 No. 37 of 117; offense No. 32, defense No. 45
SRS
10.4 No. 26 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 51
Offensive coordinator
Bill O’Brien
Defensive coordinator
Ted Roof
Offense
Shotgun & Ace

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 35— allowed
Defense-0.1own 28— 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.

Drafted in 2002

The 2002 draft
Rd 6Nick Rogers DEMinnesota Vikings
Rd 7Chris Young DBDenver Broncos

All-ACC

6 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Kelly CampbellWRAP-1
  • Nat DorseyOTAP-1
  • Joe BurnsRBAP-1
  • Greg GathersDLAP-1
  • Luke MangetKAP-1
  • Kelley RhinoRSAP-1

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.