2001 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2001 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg Big East Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 18 18 8–4 4–3 Frank Beamer 15th Rickey Bustle 8th Multiple Bud Foster 7th 4–4 Lane Stadium Gator Bowl L 17–30 vs. Florida State The 2001 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer. Schedule 2001 AP Eastern September 1 12:00 p.m. w y 9 Connecticut Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPN Plus 52–10 53,662 https://www.newspapers.com/article/suffolk-news-herald-no-9-va-tech-52-cl/178006170/ Suffolk News-Herald No. 9 Va Tech 52, clobbers Connecticut 10 September 2, 2001 August 2, 2025 Newspapers.com September 8 12:00 p.m. w y 9 Western Michigan Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPN2 31–0 53,662 September 22 12:00 p.m. w y 9 Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN Plus 50–0 27,514 September 29 12:00 p.m. w y 8 UCF Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA SUN 46–14 53,662 October 6 12:00 p.m. w y 8 West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV rivalry ESPN2 35–0 63,271 October 13 6:30 p.m. w y 6 Boston College Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA rivalry ESPN2 34–20 53,662 October 27 12:00 p.m. l 5 Syracuse Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPN Plus 14–22 53,662 November 3 12:00 p.m. l y 12 Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN Plus 7–38 55,585 November 10 12:00 p.m. w y 23 Temple Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA 35–0 21,915 November 17 3:30 p.m. w y y 18 Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA rivalry ESPN 31–17 61,625 December 1 1:00 p.m. l 14 Miami (FL) 1 Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA rivalry ABC 24–26 53,662 January 1, 2002 12:30 p.m. l y y 15 Florida State 24 Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL Gator Bowl NBC 17–30 72,202 Rankings 2001 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 9 9 9 9 8 8 6 6 5 12 23 18 16 14 15 15 18 Coaches 0 16 9 9 9 9 7 6 5 4 4 12 22 17 15 13 16 16 18 BCS 8 15 5 15 NR NR NR NR NR NR Games summaries Miami (FL) Miami (FL) at Virginia Tech No. 1 Hurricanes 0 20 3 3 No. 14 Hokies 3 0 7 14 December 1 Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, VA EST 53,662 Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, Lynn Swann ABC yes 1 3:08 VT Warley 27-yard field goal VT 3–0 2 13:05 MIA Jeremy Shockey 14-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (Todd Sievers kick) MIA 7–3 2 6:11 MIA Clinton Portis 7-yard run (Sievers kick) MIA 14–3 2 3:59 MIA Sievers 34-yard field goal MIA 17–3 2 0:16 MIA Sievers 43-yard field goal MIA 20–3 3 10:30 VT Ferguson 1-yard run (Warley kick) MIA 20–10 3 4:41 MIA Sievers 42-yard field goal MIA 23–10 4 11:32 MIA Sievers 39-yard field goal MIA 26–10 4 8:33 VT Ferguson 1-yard run (Parham pass) MIA 26–18 4 6:03 VT Manning 22-yard blocked punt return (pass failed) MIA 26–24 yes 2001 Miami Hurricanes football team Miami–Virginia Tech football rivalry Gator Bowl Virginia Tech vs. Florida State No. 15 Hokies 3 0 14 0 No. 24 Seminoles 0 10 3 17 January 1 Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, FL EDT 72,202 David Witvoet Tom Hammond, Pat Haden, and Chris Wragge NBC yes 1 10:56 VT Carter Warley 36-yard field goal VT 3–0 2 6:32 FSU Chris Rix 1-yard run (Xavier Beitia kick) FSU 7–3 2 1:27 FSU Xavier Beitia 50-yard field goal FSU 10–3 3 10:02 VT Kevin Jones 5-yard run (Warley kick) Tied 10–10 3 1:42 FSU Xavier Beitia 47-yard field goal FSU 13–10 3 0:40 VT Andre Davis 55-yard pass from Grant Noel (Warley kick) VT 17–13 4 14:48 FSU Javon Walker 77-yard pass from Chris Rix (Beitia kick) FSU 20–17 4 10:13 FSU Xavier Beitia 35-yard field goal FSU 23–17 4 2:14 FSU Walker 23-yard pass from Rix (Beitia kick) FSU 30–17 yes 2002 Gator Bowl 2001 Florida State Seminoles football team Roster 2001 Virginia Tech Hokies f 7 Fr Kevin Jones Kevin Jones (American football) TB y 9 rJr Terrell Parham FL 11 rJr Grant Noel QB y 12 rFr Richard Johnson FL 14 Fr Bryan Randall QB y 15 rFr Jason Davis QB 16 Fr Chris Clifton QB 18 Sr Emmett Johnson SE 19 rSo Ernest Wilford WR y 20 rJr Keith Burnell TB y 22 rJr Lee Suggs RB y 26 Jr Shawn Witten FL 27 rSr Jarrett Ferguson FB 43 rSo Doug Easlick FB y 57 Jr Anthony Davis Anthony Davis (offensive tackle, born 1980) OT y 64 rSo Jake Grove C y 87 rSr Bob Slowikowski TE 88 rSr Andre Davis FL y 1 So Eric Green CB 2 rJr Ronyell Whitaker CB y 3 rSo Deon Provitt LB 4 Fr DeAngelo Hall CB y 5 Sr Kevin McCadam CB y 6 rSo Vegas Robinson LB 8 rFr Vincent Fuller Vincent Fuller (American football) FS y 17 rSo Garnell Wilds CB y 21 rSo Michael Crawford S 23 rJr TJ Jackson LB 24 rSr Larry Austin CB 25 rJr Billy Hardee ROV 28 rJr Lamar Cobb DE 40 Sr Ben Taylor Ben Taylor (American football) LB y 71 rSr David Pugh David Pugh (American football) DT y 94 rSr Chad Beasley DT y 38 rFr Vinnie Burns P 49 rSo Carter Warley PK 55 rJr Ken Keister LS 89 rSo Robert Peaslee P 97 rJr Jon Mollerup PK http://archive.techsideline.com/football/2001/roster2001.htm *Frank Beamer Team players in the NFL 2 Virginia Tech Hokies Player Position Round Pick NFL club André Davis Wide receiver 2 47 Cleveland Browns Ben Taylor Linebacker 4 111 Cleveland Browns Kevin McCadam Safety 5 148 Atlanta Falcons David Pugh Defensive tackle 6 182 Indianapolis Colts Bob Slowikowski Tight end 6 211 Dallas Cowboys Chad Beasley Tackle 7 218 Minnesota Vikings Derrius Monroe Defensive end 7 224 New Orleans Saints Jarrett Ferguson Fullback 7 251 Buffalo Bills References Virginia Tech Category:Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons Virginia Tech Hokies football Category:Long stubs with short prose