| 2001UCF Golden Knights football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 6–5 |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Robert McFarland (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Gene Chizik (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Florida Citrus Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy State | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | – | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | – | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 0 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2001 UCF Golden Knights football team represented theUniversity of Central Florida in the2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Their head coach wasMike Kruczek, who was in his fourth season with the team. The season marked the Golden Knights last season as anindependent. In 2002, UCF joined theMid-American Conference in the East Division, the first conference for the Golden Knights since ascending to theDivision I Football Bowl Subdivision in 1996.
On opening day, UCF traveled to No. 19Clemson. The Tigers outlasted UCF, and won by the score of 21–13. UCF quarterback Ryan Schneider threw for 297 yards, but an ineffective rushing game was the difference in the game. UCF scored a touchdown with 8:09 left in regulation, but a missed extra point and a punt on their next possession allowed Clemson to run out the clock and preserve the win.[1] On October 13, UCF blew outLiberty 63–0, the largest shutout victory in school history.[2] The Golden Knights scored on their first six possessions, jumping out to a 42–0 halftime lead. In UCF's final game as an Independent school, the Golden Knights earned a 31–0 win overLouisiana–Lafayette in their second shutout of the year, and fourth blowout win since October. Finishing with a winning record of 6–5, UCF did not receive a bowl invitation.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | 1:00 pm | at No. 19Clemson | L 13–21 | 81,482 | |||
| September 8 | 12:00 pm | atSyracuse | SUN | L 10–21 | 35,938 | ||
| September 22 | 3:30 pm | atTulane | SUN | W 36–29 | 17,497 | ||
| September 29 | 12:00 pm | at No. 8Virginia Tech | SUN | L 14–46 | 53,662 | ||
| October 6 | 6:00 pm | UAB | CSS | W 24–7 | 30,820 | [3] | |
| October 13 | 6:00 pm | Liberty |
| W 63–0 | 17,103 | ||
| October 20 | 4:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe |
| W 38–6 | 23,001 | ||
| October 27 | 5:05 pm | atUtah State | L 27–30 | 16,135 | [4] | ||
| November 3 | 6:00 pm | Akron |
| W 57–17 | 15,779 | ||
| November 10 | 2:00 pm | atArkansas | L 20–27 | 61,527 | |||
| November 24 | 1:00 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| W 31–0 | 12,264 | ||
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