2001 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 2001 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Chuck Amato. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 2001 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

2001 NC State Wolfpack football
Tangerine Bowl, L 19–34 vs. Pittsburgh
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMarty Galbraith (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBuddy Green (6th season)
Home stadiumCarter–Finley Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 Maryland $ 71  102 
No. 15 Florida State 62  84 
North Carolina 53  85 
Clemson 44  75 
No. 24 Georgia Tech 44  85 
NC State 44  75 
Wake Forest 35  65 
Virginia 35  57 
Duke 08  011 
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The originally scheduled home game on September 13, 2001 against Ohio was rescheduled to November 24, 2001 in the wake of the September 11 attacks.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 67:30 pmIndiana*ESPNW 35–1451,500
September 226:30 pmat SMU*FSNW 26–1719,522
September 2912:00 pmNorth Carolina
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, North Carolina (rivalry)
JPSL 9–1751,500
October 66:30 pmat Wake ForestW 17–1427,401
October 1312:00 pmNo. 16 Clemson
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, North Carolina (Textile Bowl)
JPSL 37–4551,500
October 203:30 pmat No. 23 Georgia TechABCL 17–2741,942
October 271:30 pmVirginia
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, North Carolina
W 24–051,500
November 31:00 pmat DukeW 55–3135,206
November 103:30 pmat No. 10 Florida StateABCW 34–2882,425
November 177:45 pmNo. 10 Maryland
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, North Carolina
ESPNL 19–2351,500
November 241:00 pmOhio*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, North Carolina
W 27–738,025
December 207:30 pmvs. Pittsburgh*ESPNL 19–3428,562
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2]

Roster

2001 NC State Wolfpack football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB17Philip RiversSo
G54Sean LocklearSo
WR82Jerricho CotcherySo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
SS9Terrence HoltJr
DB36Andre MaddoxFr
LB44Levar FisherSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K21Adam KikerSo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2019-08-04

Game summaries

Indiana

[3]

SMU

[4]

North Carolina

[5]

Wake Forest

[6]

Clemson

[7]

Georgia Tech

[8]

Virginia

[9]

Duke

[10]

Florida State

NC State at Florida State
1234Total
Wolfpack71701034
No. 10 Seminoles1407728
  • Date: November 10
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, FL
  • Game start: 3:35 pm EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:17
  • Game attendance: 82,425
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Mostly sunny, Wind SE 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
  • Referee: C. Mauzy
  • Television network: ABC

[11]

Maryland

Maryland at NC State
1234Total
No. 10 Terrapins0371323
Wolfpack363719
  • Date: November 17
  • Location: Carter–Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC
  • Game start: 7:45 pm EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 51,500
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), Clear
  • Referee: Joseph Rider
  • Television network: ESPN

[12]

Ohio

[13]

Tangerine Bowl

[14]

References