2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 16–10 vs. Auburn
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Tranquill (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJon Tenuta (1st season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainRonald Curry, Quincy Monk, Jeff Reed
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Maryland $   7 1     10 2  
No. 15 Florida State   6 2     8 4  
North Carolina   5 3     8 5  
Clemson   4 4     7 5  
No. 24 Georgia Tech   4 4     8 5  
NC State   4 4     7 5  
Wake Forest   3 5     6 5  
Virginia   3 5     5 7  
Duke   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach John Bunting, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 8–5 overall and 5–3 in ACC play to place third. They beat Auburn in the Peach Bowl.