American college football season
The 2001 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Connecticut* | No. 9 | | ESPN+ | W 52–10 | 53,662 |
| September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Western Michigan* | No. 9 | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA
| ESPN2 | W 31–0 | 53,662 |
| September 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rutgers | No. 9 | | ESPN+ | W 50–0 | 27,514 |
| September 29 | 12:00 p.m. | UCF* | No. 8 | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA
| SUN | W 46–14 | 53,662 |
| October 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at West Virginia | No. 8 | | ESPN2 | W 35–0 | 63,271 |
| October 13 | 6:30 p.m. | Boston College | No. 6 | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
| ESPN2 | W 34–20 | 53,662 |
| October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse | No. 5 | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA
| ESPN+ | L 14–22 | 53,662 |
| November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | No. 12 | | ESPN+ | L 7–38 | 55,585 |
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at Temple | No. 23 | | | W 35–0 | 21,915 |
| November 17 | 3:30 p.m. | at Virginia* | No. 18 | | ESPN | W 31–17 | 61,625 |
| December 1 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 Miami (FL) | No. 14 | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
| ABC | L 24–26 | 53,662 |
| January 1, 2002 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. No. 24 Florida State* | No. 15 | | NBC | L 17–30 | 72,202 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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| AP | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
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| Coaches Poll | 16 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 19 |
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| BCS | Not released | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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Roster
| 2001 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
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| Players
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Coaches
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| Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
Roster
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Games summaries
Miami (FL)
Miami (FL) at Virginia Tech
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 1 Hurricanes |
0 |
20 | 3 | 3 |
26 |
| No. 14 Hokies |
3 |
0 | 7 | 14 |
24 |
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Gator Bowl
Virginia Tech vs. Florida State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 Hokies |
3 |
0 | 14 | 0 |
17 |
| • No. 24 Seminoles |
0 |
10 | 3 | 17 |
30 |
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Team players in the NFL
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