2001 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=2001
Team=South Carolina Gamecocks


Conference=Southeastern Conference
Division=Eastern
ShortConference=SEC
CoachRank=
APRank=
BCSRank=
Record=9-3
ConfRecord=5-3
HeadCoach=Lou Holtz
OffCoach=
DefCoach=
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Stadium=Williams-Brice Stadium (c. 80,250, grass)
Champion=
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BowlTourneyResult=The 2001 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference. The Gamecocks were lead 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. [ [http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2001/09/21/Sports/South.Carolina.Edges.Mississippi.State.1614-503874.shtml South Carolina edges Mississippi State, 16-14] ] On January 1, 2002, the Gamecocks defeated Ohio State in the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida, becoming the first school in state history to win back-to-back New Year's Day bowl games.

= Schedule [ [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/south_carolina/yearly_results.php?year=2000 College Football Data Warehouse] ] =

CFB Schedule Entry
date = September 1
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming = no
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Boise State
opprank =
site_stadium = Williams-Brice Stadium
site_cityst = Columbia, SC
gamename =
tv =
score = 32-13
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = September 8
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = no
homecoming = no
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Georgia
opprank =
site_stadium = Sanford Stadium
site_cityst = Athens, GA
gamename =
tv =
score = 14-9
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
date = September 20
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = no
homecoming = no
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Mississippi State
opprank =
site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium
site_cityst = Starkville, MS
gamename =
tv =
score = 16-14
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = September 29
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = no
homecoming = no
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Alabama
opprank =
site_stadium = Williams-Brice Stadium
site_cityst = Columbia, SC
gamename =
tv =
score = 37-36
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = October 6
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = no
homecoming = no
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Kentucky
opprank =
site_stadium = Williams-Brice Stadium
site_cityst = Columbia, SC
gamename =
tv =
score = 42-6
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
date = October 13
time =
w/l = l
nonconf = no
homecoming = no
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Arkansas
opprank =
site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Little Rock, AR
gamename =
tv =
score = 7-10
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = October 20
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = no
homecoming = no
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Vanderbilt
opprank =
site_stadium = Williams-Brice Stadium
site_cityst = Columbia, SC
gamename =
tv =
score = 46-14
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = October 27
time =
w/l = l
nonconf = no
homecoming = no
away = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Tennessee
opprank =
site_stadium = Neyland Stadium
site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
gamename =
tv =
score = 10-17
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = November 3
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming = no
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Wofford
opprank =
site_stadium = Williams-Brice Stadium
site_cityst = Columbia, SC
gamename =
tv =
score = 38-14
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
date = November 10
time =
w/l = l
nonconf = no
homecoming = no
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Florida
opprank =
site_stadium = Williams-Brice Stadium
site_cityst = Columbia, SC
gamename =
tv =
score = 17-54
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = November 17
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming = no
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Clemson
opprank =
site_stadium = Williams-Brice Stadium
site_cityst = Columbia, SC
gamename =
tv =
score = 20-15
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = January 1
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming = no
away =
neutral = yes
rank =
opponent = Ohio State
opprank =
site_stadium = Raymond James Stadium
site_cityst = Tampa, FL
gamename = Outback Bowl
tv =
score = 31-28
overtime =

Coaching staff

*Lou Holtz - Head Coach
* - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
* - Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
* - Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line
* - Recruiting Coordinator/Linebackers
* - Running Backs
* - Tight Ends
* - Defensive Line
* - Wide Receivers
* - Outside Linebackers
* - Defensive Video Graduate Assistant
* - Defensive Graduate Assistant
* - Offensive Graduate Assistant
* - Offensive Video Graduate Assistant

References