2001 Boston College Eagles football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2001

| team = Boston College Eagles

| sport = football

| image = Boston College Eagles wordmark.png

| image_size =

| conference = Big East Conference

| short_conf = Big East

| CoachRank = 23

| APRank = 21

| record = 8–4

| conf_record = 4–3

| head_coach = Tom O'Brien

| hc_year = 5th

| off_coach = Dana Bible

| oc_year = 3rd

| off_scheme = Pro-style

| def_coach = Frank Spaziani

| dc_year = 3rd

| def_scheme = 4–3

| captain = Scott Bradley

| captain2 = Marc Colombo

| captain3 = Sean Guthrie[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/bc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/Records-mg-09-10.pdf 2009-10 Boston College Record Book] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115617/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/bc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/Records-mg-09-10.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }} pg. 114

| stadium = Alumni Stadium

| champion = Music City Bowl champion

| bowl = Music City Bowl

| bowl_result = W 20–16 vs. Georgia

}}

The 2001 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Boston College was a member of the Big East Conference. The Eagles played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, which has been their home stadium since 1957.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2001

| poll = AP

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 1

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = West Virginia

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| tv = ABC

| score = 34–10

| attend = 42,482

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 8

| time = 10:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Stanford

| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium

| site_cityst = Stanford, CA

| tv = FSN

| score = 22–38

| attend = 41,250

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 22

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Navy

| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| tv =

| score = 38–21

| attend = 30,064

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 29

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Army

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 31–10

| attend = 43,042

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Temple

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 33–10

| attend = 38,724

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Virginia Tech

| opprank = 6

| site_stadium = Lane Stadium

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 20–34

| attend = 53,662

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 45–7

| attend = 41,637

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| time = 7:45 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Notre Dame

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| gamename = Holy War

| tv = ESPN

| score = 21–17

| attend = 44,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Miami (FL)

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| tv = ABC

| score = 7–18

| attend = 44,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 17

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Rutgers

| site_stadium = Rutgers Stadium

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 38–7

| attend = 13,012

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 24

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 25

| opponent = Syracuse

| opprank = 22

| site_stadium = Carrier Dome

| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 28–39

| attend = 45,063

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 28

| time = 5:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Georgia

| opprank = 16

| site_stadium = Adelphia Coliseum

| site_cityst = Nashville, TN

| gamename = Music City Bowl

| tv = ESPN

| score = 20–16

| attend = 46,125

}}

{{cite web|title=2001 Archive|url=http://www.bceagles.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/bc-m-footbl-2001.html|publisher=Boston College Athletics|access-date=September 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119073448/http://www.bceagles.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/bc-m-footbl-2001.html|archive-date=2012-11-19|url-status=dead}}

Roster

{{American football roster/Header

| year = 2001

| team = Boston College Eagles

| teamcolors = f

| offensive_players =

{{American football roster/Player|num=75|class=Sr|first=Marc|last=Colombo|pos=T|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=1|class=Jr|first=William|last=Green|dab=William Green (American football)|pos=RB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=77|class=Jr|first=Dan|last=Koppen|pos=C|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=89|class=So|first=Sean|last=Ryan|dab=Sean Ryan (tight end)|pos=TE|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=76|class=So|first=Chris|last=Snee|pos=G|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=2|class=Jr|first=Brian|last=St. Pierre|pos=QB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=15|class=Fr|first=Quinton|last=Porter|pos=QB|link=y}}

| defensive_players=

{{American football roster/Player|num=40|class=Jr|first=Vinny|last=Ciurciu|pos=LB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=85|class=Sr|first=Antonio|last=Garay|pos=DE|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=9|class=Sr|first=Lenny|last=Walls|pos=CB|link=y}}

| special_teams_players=

}}

{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011003205323/http://bceagles.fansonly.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bc-m-footbl-mtt-alph.html

| head_coach = *Tom O'Brien

| asst_coach =

| accessdate=

}}

Game summaries

=Miami (FL)=

{{AFB game box start

|Title=Miami (FL) at Boston College

|Visitor=No. 1 Hurricanes

|V1=0 |V2=9 |V3=0 |V4=9

|Host=Eagles

|H1=0 |H2=0 |H3=7 |H4=0

|Date=November 10

|Location=Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, MA

|StartTime=12:15 pm

|TimeZone=EST

|ElapsedTime=3:10

|Attendance=44,500

|Weather={{convert|50|F}}, Mostly Cloudy, Wind SW {{convert|15|-|25|mph|abbr=on}}

|Referee=Tom DeJoseph

|TVAnnouncers=

|TVStation=ABC

}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter=2 |Time=14:56 |Team=MIA |Event=Todd Sievers 38-yard field goal |Score=MIA 3–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time=8:45 |Team=MIA |Event=Sievers 24-yard field goal |Score=MIA 6–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time=0:54 |Team=MIA |Event=Sievers 43-yard field goal |Score=MIA 9–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time=5:50 |Team=BC |Event=Sean Ryan 9-yard pass from Brian St. Pierre (Kevin McMyler kick) |Score=MIA 9–7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=14:50 |Team=MIA |Event=Sievers 47-yard field goal |Score=MIA 12–7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=0:13 |Team=MIA |Event=Ed Reed 80-yard interception return (kick failed) |Score=MIA 18–7 |LastEntry=yes}}

Drafted Players (2002 NFL Draft)

class="wikitable sortable"

| rowspan="2" |2002

|16

|William Green

|Cleveland Browns

|RB

|29

|Marc Colombo

|Chicago Bears

References

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