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2001 NC State

7–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Chuck Amato.

Schedule and results

NC State in 2001, game by game: won vs. Indiana 35–14; won at SMU 26–17; lost vs. North Carolina 9–17; won at Wake Forest 17–14; lost vs. No. 16 Clemson 37–45; lost at Georgia Tech 17–27; won vs. Virginia 24–0; won at Duke 55–31; won at No. 10 Florida State 34–28; lost vs. No. 10 Maryland 19–23; won vs. Ohio 27–7; lost vs. Pittsburgh 19–34+24−15Won 35–14 vs. Indiana+21IndianaWon 26–17 at SMU+9SMULost 9–17 vs. North Carolina-8North CarolinaWon 17–14 at Wake Forest+3Wake ForestLost 37–45 vs. No. 16 Clemson-8No. 16 ClemsonLost 17–27 at Georgia Tech-10Georgia TechWon 24–0 vs. Virginia+24VirginiaWon 55–31 at Duke+24DukeWon 34–28 at No. 10 Florida State+6No. 10 Florida StateLost 19–23 vs. No. 10 Maryland-4No. 10 MarylandWon 27–7 vs. Ohio+20OhioLost 19–34 vs. Pittsburgh-15Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsIndianaW 35–⁠1470%
Sep 22atSMUW 26–⁠1771%
Sep 29vsNorth CarolinaL 9–⁠1766%
Oct 6atWake ForestW 17–⁠1459%
Oct 13vs16ClemsonL 37–⁠4550%
Oct 20atGeorgia TechL 17–⁠2730%
Oct 27vsVirginiaW 24–⁠064%
Nov 3atDukeW 55–⁠3180%
Nov 10at10Florida StateW 34–⁠2821%
Nov 17vs10MarylandL 19–⁠2352%
Nov 24vsOhioW 27–⁠784%
Dec 20Bowls & playoffvsPittsburghTangerine BowlL 19–⁠3450%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 34–⁠19 in the Tangerine Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

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
7–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
319–⁠257
Coach
Chuck Amato
Elo
1543 +7 this season
SP+ rating
6.4 No. 50 of 117; offense No. 65, defense No. 40
SRS
6.8 No. 39 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 43
Offensive coordinator
Marty Galbraith
Defensive coordinator
Buddy Green

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.2own 33— allowed
Defense-0.1own 32— 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

Tramain Hall CB★★★★No. 114

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

The 2001 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive backs14.00.965

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 2Levar Fisher LBArizona Cardinals
Rd 4Brian Williams DBMinnesota Vikings

All-ACC

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Willie WrightTEAP-2
  • Ray RobinsonRBAP-2
  • Corey SmithDLAP-2

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.