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2001 South Carolina

9–⁠3 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Lou Holtz, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 2001, game by game: won vs. Boise State 32–13; won at No. 25 Georgia 14–9; won at Mississippi State 16–14; won vs. Alabama 37–36; won vs. Kentucky 42–6; lost at Arkansas 7–10; won vs. Vanderbilt 46–14; lost at No. 9 Tennessee 10–17; won vs. Wofford 38–14; lost vs. No. 4 Florida 17–54; won vs. Clemson 20–15; won vs. No. 22 Ohio State 31–28+36−37Won 32–13 vs. Boise State+19Boise StateWon 14–9 at No. 25 Georgia+5No. 25 GeorgiaWon 16–14 at Mississippi State+2Mississippi Sta…Won 37–36 vs. Alabama+1AlabamaWon 42–6 vs. Kentucky+36KentuckyLost 7–10 at Arkansas-3ArkansasWon 46–14 vs. Vanderbilt+32VanderbiltLost 10–17 at No. 9 Tennessee-7No. 9 TennesseeWon 38–14 vs. Wofford+24WoffordLost 17–54 vs. No. 4 Florida-37No. 4 FloridaWon 20–15 vs. Clemson+5ClemsonWon 31–28 vs. No. 22 Ohio State+3No. 22 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsBoise StateW 32–⁠1350%
Sep 8at25GeorgiaW 14–⁠938%
Sep 20atMississippi StateW 16–⁠1442%
Sep 29vsAlabamaW 37–⁠3667%
Oct 6vsKentuckyW 42–⁠683%
Oct 13atArkansasL 7–⁠1063%
Oct 20vsVanderbiltW 46–⁠1483%
Oct 27at9TennesseeL 10–⁠1735%
Nov 3vsWoffordW 38–⁠1490%
Nov 10vs4FloridaL 17–⁠5438%
Nov 17vsClemsonW 20–⁠1562%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs22Ohio StateOutback BowlW 31–⁠2844%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ohio State 31–⁠28 in the Outback Bowl; No. 13 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 21
  2. Wk 2: 21
  3. Wk 3: 21
  4. Wk 6: 15
  5. Wk 7: 13
  6. Wk 8: 9
  7. Wk 10: 12
  8. Wk 11: 17
  9. Wk 12: 14
  10. Wk 13: 22
  11. Wk 14: 18
  12. Wk 15: 15
  13. Wk 16: 14
  14. Final: 13

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
9–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 9
Points
310–⁠230
Coach
Lou Holtz
Elo
1606 +68 this season
SP+ rating
17.5 No. 14 of 117; offense No. 46, defense No. 7
SRS
13.0 No. 16 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 25
Offensive coordinator
Skip Holtz
Defensive coordinator
Charlie Strong
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 32— 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

George Gause SDE★★★★No. 63
Thez Robinson RB★★★★No. 118

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

The 2001 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.964
Defensive line14.00.978
Whole class24.00.971

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 2Kalimba Edwards DEDetroit Lions
Rd 2Sheldon Brown DBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 3Andre Goodman DBDetroit Lions
Rd 3Willie Offord DBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 6John Stamper DETampa Bay Buccaneers

All-SEC

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Shane HallOGCoaches-2
  • Melvin PaigeOTAP-2; Coaches-2
  • Rashad FaisonSAP-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 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.