2001 Syracuse
10–3 (6–1 Big East), coached by Paul Pasqualoni, finished No. 14 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 5 Virginia Tech 22–14Oct 27
Virginia Tech was ranked No. 5, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs 10Georgia Tech | L 7–13 | 41% |
| Sep 1 | at 8Tennessee | L 9–33 | 32% |
| Sep 8 | vs UCF | W 21–10 | 61% |
| Sep 22 | vs Auburn | W 31–14 | 49% |
| Sep 29 | vs East Carolina | W 44–30 | 55% |
| Oct 6 | at Rutgers | W 24–17 | 73% |
| Oct 13 | at Pittsburgh | W 42–10 | 62% |
| Oct 20 | vs Temple | W 45–3 | 82% |
| Oct 27 | at 5Virginia Tech | W 22–14 | 26% |
| Nov 10 | vs West Virginia | W 24–13 | 79% |
| Nov 17 | at 1Miami | L 0–59 | 26% |
| Nov 24 | vs 25Boston College | W 39–28 | 67% |
| Dec 29Bowls & playoff | vs Kansas StateInsight.com Bowl | W 26–3 | 54% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Kansas State 26–3 in the Insight.com Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big East.
In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 11: 19
- Wk 12: 18
- Wk 13: 14
- Wk 14: 22
- Wk 15: 18
- Wk 16: 18
- Final: 14
Players on this team
Dwight FreeneyDefensive end
Johnnie MorantReceiver
David TyreeReceiver- Kyle JohnsonRunning back
- Chris DavisRunning back
- Diamond Ferri
- Kevin SampsonOffensive tackle
- Christian FerraraDefensive tackle
- Collin BarberKicker
- Walter ReyesRunning back
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
- 10–3
- Conference
- 6–1 2nd in Big East
- AP final
- No. 14 peak No. 14
- Points
- 334–247
- Coach
- Paul Pasqualoni
- Elo
- 1702 +156 this season
- SP+ rating
- 21.9 No. 6 of 117; offense No. 35, defense No. 2
- SRS
- 15.7 No. 9 of 117 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 29
- Offensive coordinator
- George DeLeone
- Defensive coordinator
- Chris Rippon
- Captains
- P.J. Alexander, Dwight Freeney, Quentin Harris, Kyle Johnson and Graham Manley
Drives and havoc
| Points per trip inside the 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | -0.1 | own 33 | — allowed |
| Defense | -0.1 | own 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
| Cecil Howard DUAL | ★★★★★ | No. 23 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2001 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 5.0 | 0.992 |
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 1 | Dwight Freeney DE | Indianapolis Colts |
| Rd 5 | Kyle Johnson RB | Carolina Panthers |
All-Big East
3 first team, 5 second teamFirst team
Sean O’ConnorOGCoaches-1- Dwight FreeneyDLCoaches-1
- Clifton SmithLBCoaches-1
Second team
- James MungroRBCoaches-2
- P.J. AlexanderOTCoaches-2
- Willie FordCBCoaches-2
- Quentin HarrisSCoaches-2
- Mike ShaferPCoaches-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 Big East standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | 7–0 | 12–0 | 1 |
| Syracuse | 6–1 | 10–3 | 14 |
| Boston College | 4–3 | 8–4 | 21 |
| Virginia Tech | 4–3 | 8–4 | 18 |
| Pittsburgh | 4–3 | 7–5 | |
| Temple | 2–5 | 4–7 | |
| West Virginia | 1–6 | 3–8 | |
| Rutgers | 0–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.