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American college football season
The 2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season .
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 6:00 p.m. East Tennessee State * Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA W 31–047,919
September 8 1:30 p.m. South Florida * Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA L 26–3539,542
September 27 8:00 p.m. No. 1 Miami (FL) Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN L 21–4357,224
October 6 2:30 p.m. at Notre Dame * NBC L 7–2480,795
October 13 12:00 p.m. Syracuse Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry ) ESPN+ L 10–4252,367
October 20 12:00 p.m. at Boston College ESPN+ L 7–4541,637
October 27 12:00 p.m. at Temple Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA W 33–712,859
November 3 12:00 p.m. No. 12 Virginia Tech Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN+ W 38–755,585
November 10 1:30 p.m. at Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 42–013,520
November 24 12:00 p.m. at West Virginia ESPN W 23–1744,407
December 1 1:30 p.m. UAB * Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA W 24–640,855
December 20 7:30 p.m. vs. NC State * ESPN W 34–1928,562
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Roster [ ]
2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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 [ ]
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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 [ ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Categories :
2001 Big East Conference football season Pittsburgh Panthers football seasons Cheez-It Bowl champion seasons 2001 in sports in Pennsylvania Hidden categories:
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