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Peach Bowl champion | |
Peach Bowl, W 16–10 vs. Auburn | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 8–5 (5–3 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Gary Tranquill (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | John Tenuta (1st season) |
| Captain | Ronald Curry, Quincy Monk, Jeff Reed |
| Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach John Bunting, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 8–5 overall and 5–3 in ACC play to place third. They beat Auburn in the Peach Bowl.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 25 | 7:45 p.m. | at No. 3 Oklahoma* | ESPN | L 27–41 | 75,423[1] | |||
| September 1 | 12:00 p.m. | at Maryland | ABC | L 7–23 | 44,080[1] | |||
| September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Texas* | ABC | L 14–44 | 83,106[1] | |||
| September 22 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 6 Florida State | ABC | W 41–9 | 53,000[1] | |||
| September 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at NC State | JPS | W 17–9 | 51,500[1] | |||
| October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | East Carolina* |
| ESPN+ | W 24–21 | 58,500[1] | [2] | |
| October 13 | 1:30 p.m. | Virginia |
| W 30–24 | 53,500[1] | |||
| October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Clemson | ESPN2 | W 38–3 | 84,800[1] | |||
| November 1 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 23 Georgia Tech | No. 22 | ESPN | L 21–28 | 41,893[1] | ||
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Wake Forest |
| JPS | L 31–32 | 53,000[1] | ||
| November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Duke |
| W 52–17 | 52,000[1] | |||
| December 1 | 1:30 p.m. | SMU* |
| W 19–10 | 45,500[1] | |||
| December 31 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. Auburn* |
| ESPN | W 16–10 | 71,827[1] | ||
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Roster
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Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Seasons in Position |
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| 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 |
Game summaries
at No. 3 Oklahoma
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Team players drafted in the NFL
The following players were selected in the 2002 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Julius Peppers | Defensive end | 1 | 2 | Carolina Panthers |
| Ryan Sims | Defensive tackle | 1 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| David Thornton | Linebacker | 4 | 106 | Indianapolis Colts |
| Joey Evans | Defensive end | 7 | 219 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Ronald Curry | Wide receiver | 7 | 235 | Oakland Raiders |
| Quincy Monk | Linebacker | 7 | 245 | New York Giants |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Carolina Football". 2002.
- ↑ "Tar Heels hold off East Carolina". The Miami Herald. October 7, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "2002 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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