The 2001 Auburn Tigers football team represented

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in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. They posted a 7–5 record, including a record of 5–3 in the

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. The Tigers finished the season tied for first place in the SEC West Division, but did not qualify for the

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because of tie-breakers. Auburn's season was highlighted by a 23–20 victory over #1-ranked

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on October 13. On November 10, the Tigers beat rival

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, 24–17, led by

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, who carried the ball 41 times and made several receptions, one on a long screen pass to set up his game-winning touchdown run. Auburn was scheduled to play

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on September 15, but as a result of the

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, the game was postponed until December 1. This was the first time that Auburn did not end its regular season schedule against arch rival

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in the

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since the series was resumed in 1948 after a 41-year hiatus. While Auburn was unranked at the end of the season in both major polls, several BCS computer rating systems such as Massey (#23), Sagarin (#24) and ''

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'' (#24) included the Tigers in their final top 25 rankings.

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

Florida

*Almost seven years earlier, Auburn had defeated #1

and snapped their home win streak. USA Today
Retrieved 2014-Dec-29.

Georgia

*Source:''
Sports Illustrated
*AUB: Cadillac Williams 41 Rush, 167 Yds

References

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