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American college football season
The 2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season .
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 1 6:00 p.m. East Tennessee State * W 31–047,919
September 8 1:30 p.m. South Florida * Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA L 26–3539,542
September 27 8:00 p.m. No. 1 Miami (FL) Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN L 21–4357,224
October 6 2:30 p.m. at Notre Dame * NBC L 7–2480,795
October 13 12:00 p.m. Syracuse Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry ) ESPN Plus L 10–4252,367
October 20 12:00 p.m. at Boston College ESPN Plus L 7–4541,637
October 27 12:00 p.m. at Temple W 33–712,859
November 3 12:00 p.m. No. 12 Virginia Tech Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN Plus W 38–755,585
November 10 1:30 p.m. at Rutgers W 42–013,520
November 24 12:00 p.m. at West Virginia ESPN W 23–1744,407
December 1 1:30 p.m. UAB * Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA W 24–640,855 [ 1]
December 20 7:30 p.m. vs. NC State * ESPN W 34–1928,562
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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 [ edit ]
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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.
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