2001 Big East Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Miami (FL) $# 7–0  12–0 
No. 14 Syracuse 6–1  10–3 
No. 18 Virginia Tech 4–3  8–4 
No. 21 Boston College 4–3  8–4 
Pittsburgh 4–3  7–5 
Temple 2–5  4–7 
West Virginia 1–6  3–8 
Rutgers 0–7  2–9 
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16:00 p.m.East Tennessee State*
W 31–047,919[1]
September 81:30 p.m.South Florida*
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 26–3539,542
September 278:00 p.m.No. 1 Miami (FL)
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPNL 21–4357,224
October 62:30 p.m.at Notre Dame*
NBCL 7–2480,795
October 1312:00 p.m.Syracusedagger
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ESPN PlusL 10–4252,367
October 2012:00 p.m.at Boston College
ESPN PlusL 7–4541,637
October 2712:00 p.m.at Temple
W 33–712,859
November 312:00 p.m.No. 12 Virginia Tech
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPN PlusW 38–755,585
November 101:30 p.m.at Rutgers
W 42–013,520
November 2412:00 p.m.at West Virginia
ESPNW 23–1744,407
December 11:30 p.m.UAB*
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 24–640,855[2]
December 207:30 p.m.vs. NC State*
ESPNW 34–1928,562
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 11 David Priestley Sr
QB 12 Rod Rutherford So
OL 77 Bryan Anderson Jr
WR 80 Antonio Bryant Jr
OT 75 Matt Morgan Fr
RB 32 Lousaka Polite So
TE 83 Kris Wilson So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 5 Torrie Cox Jr
LB 51 Gerald Hayes Jr
DE 57 Bryan Knight Sr
DB 19 Shawntae Spencer So
DB 25 Ramon Walker Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 36 Andy Lee So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt 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

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Antonio BryantWide receiver263Dallas Cowboys
Ramon WalkerDefensive back5153Houston Texans
Bryan KnightLinebacker5165Chicago Bears

[3]

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

  1. ↑ "Nervous start; Bryant's ankle injury, opener at Heinz Field rattle Panthers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 2, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Surging Panthers land Tangerine Bowl bid". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 2, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "2002 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team