2001 Syracuse Orangemen football team

2001 Syracuse Orangemen football
Insight.com Bowl champion
Insight.com Bowl, W 26–3 vs. Kansas State
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 14
Record	10–3 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Pasqualoni (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	George DeLeone (13th as OC, 16th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Rippon (3rd as DC, 9th overall season)
Captain	P. J. Alexander Dwight Freeney Quentin Harris Kyle Johnson Graham Manley
Home stadium	Carrier Dome (Capacity: 49,550)

2001 Big East Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Miami (FL) $#		7	–	0					12	–	0
No. 14 Syracuse		6	–	1					10	–	3
No. 18 Virginia Tech		4	–	3					8	–	4
No. 21 Boston College		4	–	3					8	–	4
Pittsburgh		4	–	3					7	–	5
Temple		2	–	5					4	–	7
West Virginia		1	–	6					3	–	8
Rutgers		0	–	7					2	–	9
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orange were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	2:00 pm	vs. No. 10 Georgia Tech*		Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey (Kickoff Classic)	ABC	L 7–13	41,517
September 1	4:00 pm	at No. 8 Tennessee*		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	ESPN2	L 9–33	107,725
September 8	12:00 pm	UCF*		Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ESPN+	W 21–10	35,938
September 22	7:45 pm	Auburn*		Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ESPN	W 31–14	43,403
September 29	1:30 pm	East Carolina*		Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York		W 44–30	36,347
October 6	12:00 pm	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	W 24–17	17,511
October 13	12:00 pm	at Pittsburgh		Heinz Field Pittsburgh	ESPN+	W 42–10	52,367
October 20	1:30 pm	Temple		Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York		W 45–3	42,115
October 27	12:00 pm	at No. 5 Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, Virginia	ESPN+	W 22–14	53,662
November 10	12:00 pm	West Virginia	No. 18	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ESPN+	W 24–13	43,753
November 17	3:30 pm	at No. 1 Miami	No. 14	Miami Orange Bowl Miami (College GameDay)	ABC	L 0–59	52,896
November 24	7:00 pm	No. 25 Boston College	No. 22	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ESPN2	W 39–28	45,063
December 29	5:30 pm	vs. Kansas State*	No. 18	Bank One Ballpark Phoenix, Arizona (Insight.com Bowl)	ESPN	W 26–3	40,028
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2001 Syracuse Orange football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 78 Adam Terry Jr WR 81 David Tyree Jr WR 15 Dante Briggins Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 54 Dwight Freeney Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Paul Pasqualoni Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster