2001 Florida State Seminoles football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2001 Florida State Seminoles football Florida State Seminoles old logo.svg 150 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 15 15 8–4 6–2 Bobby Bowden 26th Jeff Bowden 1st Pro-style Mickey Andrews 18th 4–3 Javon Walker Chad Maeder Bradley Jennings Doak Campbell Stadium Gator Bowl champion Gator Bowl W Won 30–17 vs. Virginia Tech The 2001 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 26th-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the ACC. Florida State was invited to the Gator Bowl, where the Seminoles defeated Virginia Tech. The team played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. Schedule 2001 AP Eastern September 1 6:00 p.m. w y 6 Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC PPV 55–13 23,312 September 8 5:30 p.m. w y 6 UAB Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPN2 29–7 79,388 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90560068/fsu-wears-out-uab/ News-Press FSU wears out UAB September 9, 2001 December 14, 2021 Newspapers.com September 22 12:00 p.m. l y 6 North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ABC 9–41 53,000 September 29 7:00 p.m. w 18 Wake Forest Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL PPV 48–24 79,162 October 13 12:00 p.m. l y 14 Miami (FL) 2 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL rivalry, College GameDay ABC 27–49 82,836 October 20 7:45 p.m. w y 21 Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA Jefferson-Eppes Trophy ESPN 43–7 61,383 October 27 3:30 p.m. w 19 Maryland 10 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ABC 52–31 82,565 November 3 3:30 p.m. w y 14 Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC rivalry ABC 41–27 85,036 November 10 3:30 p.m. l y 10 NC State Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ABC 28–34 82,425 November 17 8:00 p.m. l y y 21 Florida 4 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL rivalry CBS 13–37 85,732 December 1 3:30 p.m. w Georgia Tech Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPN 28–17 82,269 January 1 12:00 p.m. w y y 24 Virginia Tech 15 Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL Gator Bowl NBC 30–17 72,202 2001 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/florida-state/2001-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference September 5, 2025 2001 Football Schedule https://seminoles.com/sports/football/schedule/2001 Florida State University September 5, 2025 Game summaries Miami (FL) Miami (FL) at Florida State No. 2 Hurricanes 14 7 28 0 No. 13 Seminoles 0 13 7 7 October 13 Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, FL 12:00 EDT 82,836 Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, Lynn Swann ABC yes 1 8:48 MIA Fitzgerald 5-yard blocked punt return (Sievers kick) MIA 7–0 1 7:16 MIA Andre Johnson 27-yard pass from Ken Dorsey (Sievers kick) MIA 14–0 2 11:03 MIA Jeremy Shockey 1-yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick) MIA 21–0 2 6:50 FSU Jones 6-yard run (kick failed) MIA 21–6 2 0:05 FSU McCray 1-yard run (Beitia kick) MIA 21–13 3 13:23 MIA A. Johnson 18-yard pass from Dorsey (Sievers kick) MIA 28–13 3 12:18 MIA Jonathan Vilma 36-yard fumble return (Sievers kick) MIA 35–13 3 9:56 FSU Gardner 57-yard pass from Chris Rix (Beitia kick) MIA 35–20 3 4:48 MIA Capshaw 7-yard run (Sievers kick) MIA 42–20 3 3:54 MIA Willis McGahee 8-yard run (Sievers kick) MIA 49–20 4 6:53 FSU Michael Boulware 73-yard fumble return (Beitia kick) MIA 49–27 yes 2001 Miami Hurricanes football team Florida State–Miami football rivalry Seminoles Fall To No. 2 Miami, 49-27 https://seminoles.com/seminoles-fall-to-no-2-miami-49-27/ Florida State University Athletic Department October 13, 2001 August 4, 2019 Virginia 2001 Virginia Cavaliers football team Jefferson–Eppes Trophy NC State NC State at Florida State Wolfpack 7 17 0 10 No. 10 Seminoles 14 0 7 7 November 10 Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, FL 3:35 pm EDT 3:17 82,425 79 F, Mostly sunny, Wind SE 4 mph on C. Mauzy Terry Gannon, Mike Mayock ABC yes 1 12:50 NCST D. Green fumble recovery in end zone (Kiker kick) NCST 7–0 1 9:26 FSU T. Gardner 33-yard pass from C. Rix (Beitia kick) Tied 7–7 1 0:59 FSU J. Walker 63-yard pass from C. Rix (Beitia kick) FSU 14–7 2 14:14 NCST J. Cotchery 12-yard run (Kiker kick) Tied 14–14 2 9:04 NCST R. Robinson 3-yard run (Kiker kick) NCST 21–14 2 0:12 NCST A. Kiker 20-yard field goal NCST 24–14 3 7:31 FSU T. Gardner 22-yard pass from C. Rix (Beitia kick) NCST 24–21 4 11:37 NCST R. Robinson 24-yard run (Kiker kick) NCST 31–21 4 10:05 FSU C. Rix 3-yard run (Beitia kick) NCST 31–28 4 2:11 NCST A. Kiker 32-yard field goal NCST 34–28 yes 2001 NC State Wolfpack football team 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 Virginia Tech Hokies football team 'Noles Capture This Gator With 30-17 Victory Over Hokies https://seminoles.com/noles-capture-this-gator-with-30-17-victory-over-hokies/ Florida State University Athletic Department January 1, 2002 August 4, 2019 Roster 2001 Florida State Seminoles f 4 Jr Anquan Boldin WR y 16 Fr Chris Rix QB y 81 Fr P. K. Sam WR y 86 Fr Jason Howard WR n 80 Sr Javon Walker WR y 28 Sr Chris Hope Chris Hope (American football) FS y 48 Jr Alonzo Jackson DE y 47 Fr Xavier Beitia K y https://web.archive.org/web/20011217072313/http://seminoles.fansonly.com:80/sports/m-footbl/mtt/fsu-m-footbl-mtt.html *Bobby Bowden 2001-12-17 References Florida State Category:Florida State Seminoles football seasons Category:Gator Bowl champion seasons Florida State Seminoles football Category:Long stubs with short prose