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Virginia Tech

BE · 2001 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
3rd
4–3 in BE

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
736–491–44
0.596 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
2000, 2005
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 30
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

2001 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 52–10
3Week 3 · Sep 11Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC5–6W 31–0
5Week 5 · Sep 25Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND BE2–9W 50–0
6Week 6 · Oct 2UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 46–14
7Week 7 · Oct 9West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND BE3–8W 35–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND BE8–4W 34–20
10Week 10 · Oct 30Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND BE10–3L 14–22
11Week 11 · Nov 6Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND BE7–5L 7–38
12Week 12 · Nov 13Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND BE4–7W 35–0
13Week 13 · Nov 20Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC5–7W 31–17
14Regular Season Final · Dec 4Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND BE12–0L 24–26
18Final · Jan 8Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC8–4L 17–30

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
1.952
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+23
-12+35
  • Boston College +8
  • UCF +6
  • Western Michigan +5
  • Virginia +5
  • Temple +4
  • West Virginia +3
  • UConn +2
  • Rutgers +2
  • Miami 0
  • Syracuse -3
  • Florida State -4
  • 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 #25Better than 82%
Win % Place 25thBetter than 82%

0.667 Win % · Change -4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#21Regular Season Final#21Post-Season W1#21Post-Season W3#21Post-Season W4#25Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+42
+31
+50
+32
+35
+14
-8
-31
+35
+14
-2
-13

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

Final Rank by Season
#101996#461997#201998#61999#42000

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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