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NC State

ACC · 2001 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–5
0.583 Win %
Conference
6th
4–4 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
629–593–46
0.514 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1910
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 21
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare NC State head-to-head · History & Eras

2001 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB105–6W 35–14
5Week 5 · Sep 25SMUH2HIND WAC4–7W 26–17
6Week 6 · Oct 2North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC8–5L 9–17
7Week 7 · Oct 9Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC6–5W 17–14
8Week 8 · Oct 16Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC7–5L 37–45
9Week 9 · Oct 23Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC8–5L 17–27
10Week 10 · Oct 30Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC5–7W 24–0
11Week 11 · Nov 6Duke (DUKE)H2HACC0–11W 55–31
12Week 12 · Nov 13Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC8–4W 34–28
13Week 13 · Nov 20Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC10–2L 19–23
14Week 14 · Nov 27Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC1–10W 27–7
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 25Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND BE7–5L 19–34

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.698
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+7
-22+29
  • Florida State +8
  • Wake Forest +6
  • Indiana +5
  • Virginia +5
  • SMU +4
  • Ohio +1
  • Duke 0
  • Maryland -2
  • North Carolina -5
  • Clemson -5
  • Georgia Tech -5
  • Pittsburgh -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #49Better than 65%
Win % Place 40thBetter than 72%

0.583 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#41Regular Season Final#40Post-Season W1#52Post-Season W3#50Post-Season W4#49Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
+9
-8
+3
-8
-10
+24
+24
+6
-4
+20
-15

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#921996#491997#391998#661999#392000

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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