2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football Big East Conference Big East 7–5 4–3 Walt Harris 5th J. D. Brookhart 2nd West Coast Paul Rhoads 2nd Multiple 4–3 Heinz Field Tangerine Bowl champion Tangerine Bowl W 34–19 vs. NC State The 2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Schedule 2001 AP Eastern September 1 6:00 p.m. w y East Tennessee State Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA 31–0 47,919 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-nervous-start-b/176505213/ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Nervous start; Bryant's ankle injury, opener at Heinz Field rattle Panthers September 2, 2001 July 12, 2025 Newspapers.com September 8 1:30 p.m. l y South Florida Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA 26–35 39,542 September 27 8:00 p.m. l Miami (FL) 1 Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN 21–43 57,224 October 6 2:30 p.m. l y y Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry NBC 7–24 80,795 October 13 12:00 p.m. l y Syracuse Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA rivalry ESPN Plus 10–42 52,367 October 20 12:00 p.m. l y Boston College Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ESPN Plus 7–45 41,637 October 27 12:00 p.m. w y Temple Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA 33–7 12,859 November 3 12:00 p.m. w Virginia Tech 12 Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN Plus 38–7 55,585 November 10 1:30 p.m. w y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ 42–0 13,520 November 24 12:00 p.m. w y West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV Backyard Brawl ESPN 23–17 44,407 December 1 1:30 p.m. w y UAB Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA 24–6 40,855 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90560983/surging-panthers-land-tangerine-bowl-bid/ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Surging Panthers land Tangerine Bowl bid December 2, 2001 December 14, 2021 Newspapers.com December 20 7:30 p.m. w y y NC State Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL Tangerine Bowl ESPN 34–19 28,562 Roster 2001 Pittsburgh Panthers f 11 Sr David Priestley QB n 12 So Rod Rutherford QB y 77 Jr Bryan Anderson Bryan Anderson (American football) OL y 80 Jr Antonio Bryant WR y 75 Fr Matt Morgan Matt Morgan (American football) T y 32 So Lousaka Polite RB y 83 So Kris Wilson Kris Wilson (American football) TE y 5 Jr Torrie Cox DB y 51 Jr Gerald Hayes LB y 57 Sr Bryan Knight DE y 19 So Shawntae Spencer DB y 25 Sr Ramon Walker DB y 36 So Andy Lee Andy Lee (American football) P y *Walt Harris 2015-12-20 Coaching staff 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 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 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2002.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071221030119/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2002.htm 2007-12-21 2002 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com Notes 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 Pittsburgh Category:Pittsburgh Panthers football seasons Category:Pop-Tarts Bowl champion seasons Pittsburgh Panthers football