2001 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

2001 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Outback Bowl Champions
Outback Bowl vs. Ohio State, W 31–28
Conference Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches #13
AP #13
2001 record 9–3 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach Lou Holtz
Home stadium Williams-Brice Stadium (c. 80,250, grass)
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 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference. The Gamecocks were led by Lou Holtz in his third season as USC head coach, and played their home games in Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, SC.

Carolina followed up one of the biggest turnarounds in college football history in 2000 with another successful season in 2001. The season was also notable in that the USC–Mississippi State game on September 20 was the first Division I-A game played following the September 11 terrorist attacks.[1] On January 1, 2002, the Gamecocks defeated Ohio State in the 2002 Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida, and finished the season ranked #13 in both the AP and Coaches' Polls.

Schedule

The November 10 game played host to ESPN's College Gameday, a first for the program.

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 7:00 PM Boise State* #21 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC W 32–13   83,019[2]
September 8 7:45 PM at #25 Georgia #21 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA ESPN W 14–9   86,520[2]
September 20 7:30 PM at #17 Mississippi State #18 Scott Field • Starkville, MS ESPN W 16–14   43,579[2]
September 29 12:30 PM Alabama #15 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC JPS W 37–36   84,100[2]
October 6 1:00 PM Kentucky #13 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC PPV W 42–6   80,250[2]
October 13 3:30 PM at Arkansas #9 War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR CBS L 7–10   53,514[2]
October 20 1:00 PM Vanderbilt #16 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC W 46–14   83,104[2]
October 27 6:00 PM at #9 Tennessee #12 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN ESPN2 L 10–17   107,530[2]
November 3 1:00 PM Wofford* #17 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC W 38–14   77,922[2]
November 10 7:45 PM #4 Florida #14 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC ESPN L 17–54   84,900[2]
November 17 12:30 PM Clemson* #22 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State) JPS W 20–15   85,000[2]
January 1 11:00 AM vs. #22 Ohio State* #14 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl) ESPN W 31–28   66,249[2]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Coaching staff

References

  1. ↑ South Carolina edges Mississippi State, 16–14
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of South Carolina.
  3. ↑ College Football Data Warehouse