2001 Virginia Cavaliers football team

2001 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Musgrave (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorAl Golden (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Captains
Home stadiumScott Stadium
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 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Al Groh, the Cavaliers compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the ACC. The team played home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

On December 30, 2000, Al Groh was named the head coach of the Cavaliers football team, succeeding George Welsh.