American college football season
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.
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),[ 1] Sagarin (#24)[ 2] and The Seattle Times (#24)[ 3] included the Tigers in their final top 25 rankings.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 1 1:30 pm Ball State * PPV W 30–082,376 September 8 2:30 pm Ole Miss Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama (rivalry ) JPS W 27–2186,063 September 22 6:45 pm at Syracuse * ESPN L 14–3143,403 September 29 6:00 pm at Vanderbilt PPV W 24–2139,366 October 6 6:00 pm Mississippi State Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama ESPN2 W 16–1486,063 October 13 6:45 pm No. 1 Florida Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama (rivalry ) ESPN W 23–2086,063 October 20 1:00 pm Louisiana Tech * No. 20 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama PPV W 48–41 OT 86,063 October 27 11:30 am at Arkansas No. 17 JPS L 17–4267,213 November 10 2:30 pm at No. 19 Georgia No. 24 CBS W 24–1786,520 November 17 2:30 pm Alabama No. 17 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama (Iron Bowl ) CBS L 7–3186,063 December 1 6:45 pm at No. 22 LSU No. 25 ESPN L 14–2792,141 December 31 7:30 pm vs. North Carolina * ESPN L 10–1671,827 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
2001 Auburn Tigers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster
1 2 3 4 Total Florida 3 3 7 7 20 • Auburn 3 7 0 13 23
Scoring summary Q1 11:24 FLA Chandler 45 yard field goalFLA 3–0 Q1 9:39 AUB Duval 45 yard field goalTie 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
Almost seven years earlier, Auburn had defeated #1 Florida and snapped their home win streak. [ 4]
#24 Auburn at #19 Georgia 1 2 3 4 Total • Auburn 7 0 10 7 24 Georgia 7 7 0 3 17
Scoring summary 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
AUB: Cadillac Williams 41 Rush, 167 Yds
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