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2001 Virginia Tech

8–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Big East), coached by Frank Beamer, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 2001, game by game: won vs. UConn 52–10; won vs. Western Michigan 31–0; won at Rutgers 50–0; won vs. UCF 46–14; won at West Virginia 35–0; won vs. Boston College 34–20; lost vs. Syracuse 14–22; lost at Pittsburgh 7–38; won at Temple 35–0; won at Virginia 31–17; lost vs. No. 1 Miami 24–26; lost vs. No. 24 Florida State 17–30+50−31Won 52–10 vs. UConn+42UConnWon 31–0 vs. Western Michigan+31Western MichiganWon 50–0 at Rutgers+50RutgersWon 46–14 vs. UCF+32UCFWon 35–0 at West Virginia+35West VirginiaWon 34–20 vs. Boston College+14Boston CollegeLost 14–22 vs. Syracuse-8SyracuseLost 7–38 at Pittsburgh-31PittsburghWon 35–0 at Temple+35TempleWon 31–17 at Virginia+14VirginiaLost 24–26 vs. No. 1 Miami-2No. 1 MiamiLost 17–30 vs. No. 24 Florida State-13No. 24 Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsUConnW 52–⁠1093%
Sep 8vsWestern MichiganW 31–⁠073%
Sep 22atRutgersW 50–⁠083%
Sep 29vsUCFW 46–⁠1484%
Oct 6atWest VirginiaW 35–⁠072%
Oct 13vsBoston CollegeW 34–⁠2080%
Oct 27vsSyracuseL 14–⁠2274%
Nov 3atPittsburghL 7–⁠3878%
Nov 10atTempleW 35–⁠081%
Nov 17atVirginiaW 31–⁠1775%
Dec 1vs1MiamiL 24–⁠2637%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs24Florida StateGator BowlL 17–⁠3050%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida State 30–⁠17 in the Gator Bowl; No. 18 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big East.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 9
  2. Wk 2: 9
  3. Wk 3: 9
  4. Wk 6: 8
  5. Wk 7: 8
  6. Wk 8: 6
  7. Wk 10: 5
  8. Wk 11: 12
  9. Wk 12: 23
  10. Wk 13: 18
  11. Wk 14: 16
  12. Wk 15: 14
  13. Wk 16: 15
  14. Final: 18

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
8–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Big East
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 5
Points
376–⁠177
Coach
Frank Beamer
Elo
1654 −32 this season
SP+ rating
19.2 No. 12 of 117; offense No. 38, defense No. 9
SRS
16.9 No. 6 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 16
Offensive coordinator
Rickey Bustle
Defensive coordinator
Bud Foster
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠4

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 37— allowed
Defense0.0own 29— 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

Kevin Jones RB★★★★★No. 1
Fred Lee WR★★★★No. 99
Bryan Randall DUAL★★★★No. 103

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

The 2001 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.968
Running backs15.00.999
Receivers14.00.968
Whole class34.30.978

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 2Andre’ Davis WRCleveland Browns
Rd 4Ben Taylor LBCleveland Browns
Rd 5Kevin McCadam DBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 6David Pugh DTIndianapolis Colts
Rd 6Bob Slowikowski TEDallas Cowboys
Rd 7Chad Beasley DTMinnesota Vikings
Rd 7Derrius Monroe DENew Orleans Saints
Rd 7Jarrett Ferguson RBBuffalo Bills

All-Big East

4 first team, 1 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 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami7–⁠012–⁠01
Syracuse6–⁠110–⁠314
Boston College4–⁠38–⁠421
Virginia Tech4–⁠38–⁠418
Pittsburgh4–⁠37–⁠5
Temple2–⁠54–⁠7
West Virginia1–⁠63–⁠8
Rutgers0–⁠72–⁠9

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