2001 Army Black Knights football team

American college football season

2001 Army Black Knights football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	3–8 (2–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Todd Berry (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Bond (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread/option
Defensive coordinator	Dennis Therrell (2nd season)
Base defense	4–4
Captain	Clint Dodson, Brian Zickefoose
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Conference USA football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 17 Louisville $	6	–	1	11	–	2
Cincinnati	5	–	2	7	–	5
UAB	5	–	2	6	–	5
East Carolina	5	–	2	6	–	6
Southern Miss	4	–	3	6	–	5
TCU	4	–	3	6	–	6
Memphis	3	–	4	5	–	6
Army	2	–	5	3	–	8
Tulane	1	–	6	3	–	9
Houston	0	–	7	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Army Black Knights football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Todd Berry, the Black Knights compiled a 3–8 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 365 to 229.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Black Knights defeated Navy, 26–17.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	1:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 21–24	27,157
September 22	5:00 p.m.	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 3–55	25,000	^[3]
September 29	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN Plus	L 10–31	43,042
October 6	1:00 p.m.	Houston	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 28–14	32,845
October 13	12:45 p.m.	East Carolina	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	FSN	L 26–49	33,072	^[4]
October 20	3:00 p.m.	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 20–38	38,168
October 27	1:00 p.m.	Tulane	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 42–35	35,281
November 3		at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, College GameDay)		L 24–34	44,910
November 10	1:00 p.m.	Buffalo*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 19–26	26,883
November 17	2:00 p.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		L 10–42	23,268
December 1		vs. Navy*	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)		W 26–17
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

Army Black Knights vs. Navy Midshipmen

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	0	3	6	8	17
Army	13	3	7	3	26

Game information

President George W. Bush was in attendance.

2001 Army Black Knights football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	Name	Class
	Ardell Daniels	Fr
QB	Chad Jenkins	Sr
QB	Curtis Zervic	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB		Brian Zickefoose (C)	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`14`	Dan MacElroy	Sr

^ "Army Yearly Results (2000-2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
^ "2001 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
^ "Lopsided loss for Army". The Journal News. September 23, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Henry leads Pirates past Army". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 14, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	The Plain (1890–1923) Michie Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Navy: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Army Mules Black Death Award "On, Brave Old Army Team" "The Army Goes Rolling Along" 1946 "Game of the Century" West Point Salute Touchdown, Army Code Breakers
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold