2001 Syracuse Orangemen football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2001 Syracuse Orangemen football Big East Conference Big East 14 14 10–3 6–1 Paul Pasqualoni 11th George DeLeone 13th Chris Rippon 3rd P. J. Alexander Dwight Freeney Quentin Harris Kyle Johnson Graham Manley Carrier Dome Insight.com Bowl champion Insight.com Bowl W 26–3 vs. Kansas State The 2001 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni, the Orangemen compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big East. Syracuse was invited to the Insight.com Bowl, where the Orangemen defeated Kansas State. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Schedule 2001 AP Eastern August 26 2:00 pm l y y Georgia Tech 10 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ Kickoff Classic ABC 7–13 41,517 September 1 4:00 pm l y y Tennessee 8 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN ESPN2 9–33 107,725 September 8 12:00 pm w y UCF Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN Plus 21–10 35,938 September 22 7:45 pm w y Auburn Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN 31–14 43,403 September 29 1:30 pm w y East Carolina Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 44–30 36,347 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73010658/syracuse-qb-halts-booing-with-four-td/ Star-Gazette Syracuse QB halts booing with four TD passes September 30, 2001 March 8, 2021 Newspapers.com October 6 12:00 pm w y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN Plus 24–17 17,511 October 13 12:00 pm w y Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA rivalry ESPN Plus 42–10 52,367 October 20 1:30 pm w y Temple Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 45–3 42,115 October 27 12:00 pm w y Virginia Tech 5 Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPN Plus 22–14 53,662 November 10 12:00 pm w 18 West Virginia Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY rivalry ESPN Plus 24–13 43,753 November 17 3:30 pm l y 14 Miami 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL College GameDay ABC 0–59 52,896 November 24 7:00 pm w 22 Boston College 25 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN2 39–28 45,063 December 29 5:30 pm w y y 18 Kansas State Bank One Ballpark Phoenix, AZ Insight.com Bowl ESPN 26–3 40,028 http://www.suathletics.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=16&path=football 2001 Football Schedule Roster 2001 Syracuse Orange f 1 Sr Maurice Jackson WR n 2 So Johnnie Morant WR y 5 So R.J. Anderson QB n 7 Fr Cecil Howard QB n 10 Sr Malik Campbell WR n 11 Jr Troy Nunes QB n 12 Fr Jared Jones WR n y 13 Fr Joseph Hafera QB n 14 So Jamel Riddle WR n 16 Fr Xzavier Gaines WR n 22 So Diamond Ferri RB y 23 Sr James Mungro RB y 27 Jr Barry Baker RB n 32 Sr Kyle Johnson American football FB y 34 Jr Chris Davis running back FB y 35 Fr Greg Hanoian TE n y 38 Jr George Scott FB n 39 Fr Walter Reyes RB n y 40 So Joe Donnelly TE n 41 So Lenny Cusamano TE n 43 So Keith Belton FB n 61 So Nick Romeo C n 62 Fr Brent Caldwell G n 65 Sr Joseph Burton G n 67 Fr Brad Leyenaar T n y 68 So Chris Buda C n 69 Sr P. J. Alexander T y 70 Fr Jeremy McCorkle T n y 71 Sr Giovanni DeLoatch T n 72 Fr Jason Greene G n 73 Jr Erik Kaloyanides G n 74 So Kevin Sampson American football T y 75 Fr Matt Tarullo G n y 76 Sr Sean O'Connor G n 77 Fr Tim Carignan G n 78 Jr Adam Terry T y 79 Fr Jared Pierce T n 80 Fr Andre Fontenette WR n y 81 Jr David Tyree WR y 82 Sr Kwazi Leverette WR n 83 Fr Alex Shor TE n 85 Sr Elvis Torres WR n 86 So Harold Jean-Louis RB n 87 Sr David Hohensee TE n 88 Sr Jeremie Frasier TE n 89 Sr Graham Hohensee TE n 95 So Charles Simpson G n 3 Jr Latroy Oliver CB n 4 Sr Quentin Harris FS y 6 Jr Maurice McClain FS n 8 Sr Andre Brinson CB n 9 Jr Clifton Smith CB n 15 Sr Willie Ford CB n 15 So Modibo Sidibe CB n 17 Jr William Darnell CB n 18 Fr Troy Swittenburg SS n y 21 Fr O'Neil Scott FS n y 24 Fr Jeremiah Mason CB n y 25 Fr Steve Gregory CB y 26 Sr Maurice Minter LB n 28 Jr Keeon Walker SS n 29 Fr Thomas Whitfield CB n 30 Sr Will Hunter CB y 31 Fr Kellen Pruitt LB n 33 Fr Cedric Edmonds SS n y 37 Sr Charles Burton LB n 42 Sr Rodney Wells LB n 45 Sr J.R. Johnson LB y46 Fr Cory Brooks LB n 48 Sr Sheldon King DE n 49 Fr Billy Wilson DE n 50 So Jameel Dumas LB n 51 Jr Gerald Hall LB n 52 Jr Jose Harris LB n 53 Sr Mark Holtzman DL n 54 Sr Dwight Freeney DE y 55 Fr Joseph Kowalewski LB y 56 Fr Julian Pollard DE n 57 So Rich Scanlon LB y 58 Fr James Dumervil LB n 90 Fr James Wyche DE y 91 Fr Eugene Brown DE n 92 Fr Tommy Harris DE n 93 So Christian Ferrara DT n 94 Fr Ryan LaCasse DE y 96 Fr Brian Hooper DT n y 97 So Josh Thomas Josh Thomas (defensive end) DE y 99 So Louis Gachelin DT n 19 Fr Collin Barber K n y 20 Fr Justin Sujansky K/P n 36 Jr Mike Shafer K/P n 47 Sr Brandon Bowman K n 84 Sr Ben Kozik K n https://cuse.com/roster.aspx?path=football&roster=49 *Paul Pasqualoni Jerry Azzinaro (defensive line / recruiting coordinator)2001 Football Roster - Syracuse University Athletics https://cuse.com/sports/football/roster/2001 References Syracuse Category:Syracuse Orange football seasons Category:Guaranteed Rate Bowl champion seasons Syracuse Orangemen football Category:Long stubs with short prose