2001 Auburn Tigers football team

2001 Auburn Tigers football
SEC Western Division Co-Champions
Peach Bowl, L 16–10 vs. North Carolina
Conference	Southeastern Conference Western Division
2001 record	7–5 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Tommy Tuberville
Offensive coordinator	Noel Mazzone
Defensive coordinator	John Lovett
Home stadium	Jordan–Hare Stadium (Capacity: 86,063)

2001 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
#4 Tennessee x		7	–	1					11	–	2
#3 Florida  %		6	–	2					10	–	2
#13 South Carolina		5	–	3					9	–	3
#22 Georgia		5	–	3					8	–	4
Kentucky		1	–	7					2	–	9
Vanderbilt		0	–	8					2	–	9
Western Division
#7 LSU xy$		5	–	3					10	–	3
Auburn x		5	–	3					7	–	5
Ole Miss		4	–	4					7	–	4
Alabama		4	–	4					7	–	5
Arkansas		4	–	4					7	–	5
Mississippi State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Championship: LSU 31, Tennessee 20
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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), Sagarin (#24) and The Seattle Times (#24) included the Tigers in their final top 25 rankings.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	1:30 PM	Ball State*		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	PPV	W 30–0	82,376
September 8	2:30 PM	Ole Miss		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	JPS	W 27–21	86,063
September 22	6:45 PM	at Syracuse*		Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN	L 14–31	43,403
September 29	6:00 PM	at Vanderbilt		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	PPV	W 24-21	39,366
October 6	6:00 PM	Mississippi State		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ESPN2	W 16–14	86,063
October 13	6:45 PM	#1 Florida		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ESPN	W 23–20	86,063
October 20	1:00 PM	Louisiana Tech*	#20	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	PPV	W 48–41 OT	86,063
October 27	11:30 AM	at Arkansas	#17	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	JPS	L 17–42	67,213
November 10	2:30 PM	at #19 Georgia	#24	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	CBS	W 24–17	86,520
November 17	2:30 PM	Alabama	#17	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Iron Bowl)	CBS	L 7–31	86,063
December 1	6:45 PM	at #22 LSU	#25	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–27	92,141
December 31	7:30 PM	vs. North Carolina*		Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	L 10-16	71,827
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Game notes

Florida

1 2 3 4 Total Florida 3 3 7 7 20 • Auburn 3 7 0 13 23 Date: October 13 Location: Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL Game attendance: 86,063 Television network: ESPN

Scoring summary Q1 11:24 FLA Chandler 45 yard field goal FLA 3–0 Q1 9:39 AUB Duval 45 yard field goal Tie 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.

Georgia

#24 Auburn at #19 Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total • Auburn 7 0 10 7 24 Georgia 7 7 0 3 17 Date: November 10 Location: Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia Game attendance: 86,520 Source: Sports Illustrated

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