The 2001 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni, the Orangemen compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big East. Syracuse was invited to the Insight.com Bowl, where the Orangemen defeated Kansas State. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 26 | 2:00 pm | vs. No. 10 Georgia Tech* | | | ABC | L 7–13 | 41,517 | |
| September 1 | 4:00 pm | at No. 8 Tennessee* | | | ESPN2 | L 9–33 | 107,725 | |
| September 8 | 12:00 pm | UCF* | | | ESPN Plus | W 21–10 | 35,938 | |
| September 22 | 7:45 pm | Auburn* | | | ESPN | W 31–14 | 43,403 | |
| September 29 | 1:30 pm | East Carolina* | | | | W 44–30 | 36,347 | [1] |
| October 6 | 12:00 pm | at Rutgers | | | ESPN Plus | W 24–17 | 17,511 | |
| October 13 | 12:00 pm | at Pittsburgh | | | ESPN Plus | W 42–10 | 52,367 | |
| October 20 | 1:30 pm | Temple | | | | W 45–3 | 42,115 | |
| October 27 | 12:00 pm | at No. 5 Virginia Tech | | | ESPN Plus | W 22–14 | 53,662 | |
| November 10 | 12:00 pm | West Virginia | No. 18 | | ESPN Plus | W 24–13 | 43,753 | |
| November 17 | 3:30 pm | at No. 1 Miami | No. 14 | | ABC | L 0–59 | 52,896 | |
| November 24 | 7:00 pm | No. 25 Boston College | No. 22 | | ESPN2 | W 39–28 | 45,063 | |
| December 29 | 5:30 pm | vs. Kansas State* | No. 18 | | ESPN | W 26–3 | 40,028 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Roster
| 2001 Syracuse Orange football team roster
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| Players
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Coaches
|
Offense
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| WR
|
1
|
Maurice Jackson
|
Sr
|
| WR
|
2
|
Johnnie Morant
|
So
|
| QB
|
5
|
R.J. Anderson
|
So
|
| QB
|
7
|
Cecil Howard
|
Fr
|
| WR
|
10
|
Malik Campbell
|
Sr
|
| QB
|
11
|
Troy Nunes
|
Jr
|
| WR
|
12
|
Jared Jones
|
Fr
|
| QB
|
13
|
Joseph Hafera
|
Fr
|
| WR
|
14
|
Jamel Riddle
|
So
|
| WR
|
16
|
Xzavier Gaines
|
Fr
|
| RB
|
22
|
Diamond Ferri
|
So
|
| RB
|
23
|
James Mungro
|
Sr
|
| RB
|
27
|
Barry Baker
|
Jr
|
| FB
|
32
|
Kyle Johnson
|
Sr
|
| FB
|
34
|
Chris Davis
|
Jr
|
| TE
|
35
|
Greg Hanoian
|
Fr
|
| FB
|
38
|
George Scott
|
Jr
|
| RB
|
39
|
Walter Reyes
|
Fr
|
| TE
|
40
|
Joe Donnelly
|
So
|
| TE
|
41
|
Lenny Cusamano
|
So
|
| FB
|
43
|
Keith Belton
|
So
|
| C
|
61
|
Nick Romeo
|
So
|
| G
|
62
|
Brent Caldwell
|
Fr
|
| G
|
65
|
Joseph Burton
|
Sr
|
| OT
|
67
|
Brad Leyenaar
|
Fr
|
| C
|
68
|
Chris Buda
|
So
|
| OT
|
69
|
Patrick Alexander
|
Sr
|
| OT
|
70
|
Jeremy McCorkle
|
Fr
|
| OT
|
71
|
Giovanni DeLoatch
|
Sr
|
| G
|
72
|
Jason Greene
|
Fr
|
| G
|
73
|
Erik Kaloyanides
|
Jr
|
| OT
|
74
|
Kevin Sampson
|
So
|
| G
|
75
|
Matt Tarullo
|
Fr
|
| G
|
76
|
Sean O'Connor
|
Sr
|
| G
|
77
|
Tim Carignan
|
Fr
|
| OT
|
78
|
Adam Terry
|
Jr
|
| OT
|
79
|
Jared Pierce
|
Fr
|
| WR
|
80
|
Andre Fontenette
|
Fr
|
| WR
|
81
|
David Tyree
|
Jr
|
| WR
|
82
|
Kwazi Leverette
|
Sr
|
| TE
|
83
|
Alex Shor
|
Fr
|
| WR
|
85
|
Elvis Torres
|
Sr
|
| RB
|
86
|
Harold Jean-Louis
|
So
|
| TE
|
87
|
David Hohensee
|
Sr
|
| TE
|
88
|
Jeremie Frasier
|
Sr
|
| TE
|
89
|
Graham Hohensee
|
Sr
|
| G
|
95
|
Charles Simpson
|
So
|
|
Defense
|
Special teams
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| K
|
19
|
Collin Barber
|
Fr
|
| K/P
|
20
|
Justin Sujansky
|
Fr
|
| K/P
|
36
|
Mike Shafer
|
Jr
|
| K
|
47
|
Brandon Bowman
|
Sr
|
| K
|
84
|
Ben Kozik
|
Sr
|
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster
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