2001 Auburn Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 football 2001 Auburn Tigers Auburn Tigers logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference Western Division 7–5 5–3 SEC Tommy Tuberville 3rd Noel Mazzone 3rd Pro-style John Lovett 3rd Multiple 4–3 Jordan–Hare Stadium SEC Western Division co-champion Peach Bowl L Lost 10–16 vs. North Carolina The 2001 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. They posted a 7–5 record, including a record of 5–3 in the Southeastern Conference. The Tigers finished the season tied for first place in the SEC West Division, but did not qualify for the SEC Championship Game because of tie-breakers.2001 Southeastern Conference Year Summary https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/sec/2001.html 2025-01-11 College Football at Sports-Reference.com en Auburn's season was highlighted by a 23–20 victory over #1-ranked Florida on October 13. On November 10, the Tigers beat rival Georgia, 24–17, led by running back Carnell Williams, who carried the ball 41 times and made several receptions, one on a long screen pass to set up his game-winning touchdown run. Auburn was scheduled to play LSU on September 15, but as a result of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the game was postponed until December 1. This was the first time that Auburn did not end its regular season schedule against arch rival Alabama in the Iron Bowl since the series was resumed in 1948 after a 41-year hiatus. While Auburn was unranked at the end of the season in both major polls, several BCS computer rating systems such as Massey (#23),http://www.masseyratings.com/rate/cf-bcs.htm Massey CF Ratings 2008-10-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20011204200056/http://www.masseyratings.com/rate/cf-bcs.htm 2001-12-04 dead Sagarin (#24)https://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt01.htm Jeff Sagarin Sports Ratings - USA TODAY Sports USA Today and The Seattle Times (#24)http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/sports/collegefb/STpoll.html College sports news 2008-10-07 2008-05-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20080512204902/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/sports/collegefb/STpoll.html dead included the Tigers in their final top 25 rankings. Schedule 2003 AP Central September 1 1:30 pm w y Ball State Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama PPV 30–0 82,376 September 8 2:30 pm w Ole Miss rivalry Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama JPS 27–21 86,063 September 22 6:45 pm l y y Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York ESPN 14–31 43,403 September 29 6:00 pm w y Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tennessee PPV 24–21 39,366 October 6 6:00 pm w Mississippi State Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama ESPN2 16–14 86,063 October 13 6:45 pm w Florida 1 rivalry Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama ESPN 23–20 86,063 October 20 1:00 pm w y y 20 Louisiana Tech Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama PPV 48–41 OT 86,063 October 27 11:30 am l y 17 Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, Arkansas JPS 17–42 67,213 November 10 2:30 pm w y 24 Georgia 19 Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia CBS 24–17 86,520 November 17 2:30 pm l 17 Alabama Iron Bowl Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama CBS 7–31 86,063 December 1 6:45 pm l y 25 LSU 22 Tiger Bowl Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana ESPN 14–27 92,141 December 31 7:30 pm l y y North Carolina Peach Bowl Georgia Dome Atlanta ESPN 10–16 71,827 Roster 2001 Auburn Tigers f 2 Sr Tim Carter Tim Carter (wide receiver) WR y 17 Fr Jason Campbell QB y 73 Sr Kendall Simmons T y 5 Jr Travaris Robinson DB y 14 Fr Carlos Rogers Carlos Rogers (American football) CB y 52 Jr Mark Brown Mark Brown (linebacker, born 1980) LB y 54 So Dontarrious Thomas LB y 82 So Reggie Torbor DE y https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/roster/2001 *Tommy Tuberville Game summaries Florida Florida 3 3 7 7 Auburn 3 7 0 13 October 13 Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama 86,063 ESPN yes Q1 11:24 FLA Chandler 45 yard field goal FLA 3–0 Q1 9:39 AUB Duval 45 yard field goal Tie 3–3 Q2 11:03 AUB Cobb 1 yard run (Duval kick) AUB 10–3 Q2 :21 FLA Chandler 32 yard field goal AUB 10–6 Q3 7:48 FLA Caldwell 20 yard pass from Grossman (Chandler kick) FLA 13–10 Q4 14:55 AUB Butler 2 yard run (Duval kick) AUB 17–13 Q4 12:27 AUB Duval 32 yard field goal AUB 20–13 Q4 12:09 FLA Gaffney 80 yard pass from Grossman (Chandler kick) Tie 20–20 Q4 :10 AUB Duval 44 yard field goal AUB 23–20 yes Almost seven years earlier, Auburn had defeated #1 Florida and snapped their home win streak. USA Today. Retrieved 2014-Dec-29. Georgia #24 Auburn at #19 Georgia Auburn 7 0 10 7 Georgia 7 7 0 3 November 10 Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia 86,520 Source: Sports Illustrated yes 1 UGA Gibson 67 yard pass from Greene (Bennett kick) UGA 7-0 1 AUB C. Williams 1 yard run (Duval kick) Tied 7-7 2 UGA Edwards 56 yard pass from Greene (Bennett kick) UGA 14-7 3 AUB R. Johnson 3 yard pass from Cobb (Duval kick) Tied 14-14 3 AUB Duval 32 yard field goal AUB 17-14 4 UGA Bennett 43 yard field goal Tied 17-17 4 AUB C. Wiliams 1 yard run (Duval kick) AUB 24-17 yes AUB: Cadillac Williams 41 Rush, 167 Yds References Auburn Category:Auburn Tigers football seasons Auburn Tigers football