2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and was led by head coach John Bunting.

2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 1610 vs. Auburn
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2001 record85 (53 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Tranquill (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Tenuta (1st season)
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,000)
2001 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 11 Maryland $  7 1     10 2  
No. 15 Florida State  6 2     8 4  
North Carolina  5 3     8 5  
Clemson  4 4     7 5  
No. 24 Georgia Tech  4 4     8 5  
NC State  4 4     7 5  
Wake Forest  3 5     6 5  
Virginia  3 5     5 7  
Duke  0 8     0 11  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 88 Sam Aiken Jr
QB 1 Ronald Curry Sr
QB 4 Darian Durant Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 41 Quincy Monk Sr
DE 49 Julius Peppers Jr
DT 87 Ryan Sims Sr
LB 30 David Thornton Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 45 Jeff Reed Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Coaching staff

Name Position

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Seasons in Position
John Bunting Head Coach 1st
Gunter Brewer Wide Receivers 2nd
Rod Broadway Defensive tackles 1st
Ken Browning Tight Ends / Recruiting Coordinator 8th
Jeff Connors Strength and Conditioning Coordinator 1st
John Tenuta Defensive Backs / Defensive Coordinator 1st
Robbie Caldwell Offensive Line 2nd
Dave Huxtable Linebackers 1st
Andre' Powell Running Backs 1st
Gary Tranquill Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks 1st
James Webster, Jr. Defensive Ends 1st

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 257:45 p.m.at No. 3 Oklahoma*ESPNL 27–4175,423
September 112:00 p.m.at MarylandABCL 7–2344,080
September 812:00 p.m.at No. 4 Texas*ABCL 14–4483,106
September 2212:00 p.m.No. 6 Florida StateABCW 41–953,000
September 2912:00 p.m.at NC StateJPSW 17–951,500
October 63:30 p.m.East Carolina*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ESPN+W 24–2158,500
October 131:30 p.m.Virginia
W 30–2453,500
October 2012:00 p.m.at No. 13 ClemsonESPN2W 38–384,869
November 17:30 p.m.at No. 23 Georgia TechNo. 22ESPNL 21–2841,893
November 1012:00 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
JPSL 31–3253,000
November 171:30 p.m.Duke
W 52–1752,000
December 11:30 p.m.SMU*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 19–1045,500
December 317:30 p.m.vs. Auburn*ESPNW 16–1071,827
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Team Players drafted in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 2002 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Julius PeppersDefensive end12Carolina Panthers
Ryan SimsDefensive tackle16Kansas City Chiefs
David ThorntonLinebacker4106Indianapolis Colts
Joey EvansDefensive end7219Cincinnati Bengals
Ronald CurryWide receiver7235Oakland Raiders
Quincy MonkLinebacker7245New York Giants

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References

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