2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season.

2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Tangerine Bowl champion
Tangerine Bowl, W 34–19 vs. NC State
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record7–5 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJ. D. Brookhart (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorPaul Rhoads (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumHeinz Field
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16:00 p.m.East Tennessee State*W 31–047,919
September 81:30 p.m.South Florida*
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 26–3539,542
September 278:00 p.m.No. 1 Miami (FL)
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPNL 21–4357,224
October 62:30 p.m.at Notre Dame*NBCL 7–2480,795
October 1312:00 p.m.Syracuse 
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ESPN PlusL 10–4252,367
October 2012:00 p.m.at Boston CollegeESPN PlusL 7–4541,637
October 2712:00 p.m.at TempleW 33–712,859
November 312:00 p.m.No. 12 Virginia Tech
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPN PlusW 38–755,585
November 101:30 p.m.at RutgersW 42–013,520
November 2412:00 p.m.at West VirginiaESPNW 23–1744,407
December 11:30 p.m.UAB*
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 24–640,855[1]
December 207:30 p.m.vs. NC State*ESPNW 34–1928,562
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

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2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 77 Bryan Anderson Jr
WR 80 Antonio Bryant Jr
OT 75 Matt Morgan Fr
RB 32 Lousaka Polite So
TE 83 Kris Wilson So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 5 Torrie Cox Jr
LB 51 Gerald Hayes Jr
DE 57 Bryan Knight Sr
DB 19 Shawntae Spencer So
DB 25 Ramon Walker Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 36 Andy Lee So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Coaching staff

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2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff
  • Walt Harris – Head coach
  • Bob Junko – Assistant head coach/defensive tackles
  • J. D. Brookhart – Offensive coordinator/Wide receivers
  • Paul Rhoads – Defensive coordinator/secondary
  • David Blackwell – Linebackers
  • Curtis Bray – Defensive ends
  • Bryan Deal – Recruiting coordinator/Specialists
  • Tom Freeman – Offensive line/run game coordinator
  • Bob Ligashesky – Tight ends/Special teams
  • Shawn Simms – Running backs
  Support staff
  • Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/football operations
  • Matt Williamson – Recruiting Assistant
  • Sean McGowan – Graduate assistant
  • Bob Ando – Graduate assistant
  Strength and conditioning staff
  • Buddy Morris – Strength and conditioning coach
  • Chad Hutsko – Assistant strength and conditioning coach

Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Antonio Bryant Wide receiver 2 63 Dallas Cowboys
Ramon Walker Defensive back 5 153 Houston Texans
Bryan Knight Linebacker 5 165 Chicago Bears

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Notes

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  • The December 1 game against UAB was a makeup of games that were postponed due to the 9/11 terror attacks cancelling all major sporting events for one week.

References

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  1. ^ "Surging Panthers land Tangerine Bowl bid". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 2, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2002 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.