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{{Infobox college football game
| name = 
| year_game_played           = 2001
| title_sponsor              = Chick-fil-A
| game_name                  = Peach Bowl
| football_season            = 2001
| subheader                  = 34th Peach Bowl
| image              = File:1996 Georgia Dome (cropped).JPEG
| caption            = The [[Georgia Dome]] in [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]], hosted the Peach Bowl.
| visitor_name_short         = North Carolina 
| visitor_nickname           = Tar Heels
| visitor_school             = University of North Carolina
| home_name_short            = Auburn 
| home_nickname              = Tigers
| home_school                = Auburn University
| visitor_record             = 7&ndash;5
| visitor_conference         = [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
| home_record                = 7&ndash;4
| home_conference            = [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
| visitor_coach              = [[John Bunting (coach)|John Bunting]]
| home_coach                 = [[Tommy Tuberville]]
| visitor_1q                 = 7
| visitor_2q                 = 3
| visitor_3q                 = 6
| visitor_4q                 = 0
| home_1q                    = 0
| home_2q                    = 0
| home_3q                    = 0
| home_4q                    = 10
| date_game_played           = December 31
| stadium                    = [[Georgia Dome]]
| city                       = [[Atlanta, Georgia]]
| referee                    = Jon Bible ([[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]])
| us_network                 = ESPN
| us_announcers_link         = List of announcers of major college bowl games
| us_announcers              = Ron Franklin and [[John Madden]]
}}

The '''2001 [[Peach Bowl]]''' featured the [[2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|North Carolina Tar Heels]] and [[2001 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]].<ref name="Peach">{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores101/101365/101365329.htm|title=North Carolina vs. Auburn|publisher=USA Today|date=December 31, 2001|access-date=March 22, 2019}}</ref>

==Background==
North Carolina, in the first season under new head coach John Bunting, started their season by losing the first three games of the year. However, they rebounded with five wins in a row (which included wins over #6 Florida State and #13 Clemson). This was followed by losses to #23 Georgia Tech (while ranked) and Wake Forest before closing out the regular season with two straight wins. This was the first bowl appearance for North Carolina in three years along with their fifth appearance in the Peach Bowl. The Tigers won six of their first seven games, which included a win over #1 ranked Florida. However, after being ranked #17, they would lose three of their next four games, with a December loss to LSU costing them the chance to a second straight SEC Championship Game. This was their third ever appearance in the Peach Bowl.

==Game summary==
North Carolina scored on a 10-yard [[Willie Parker]] touchdown run, as UNC led 7–0 after one quarter of play. In the second quarter, [[Jeff Reed (American football)|Jeff Reed]] kicked a 22-yard field goal, extending North Carolina's lead to 10–0. In the third quarter, quarterback [[Ronald Curry]] scored on a 62-yard touchdown run giving North Carolina a 16–0 lead. In the fourth quarter, [[Damon Duval]] kicked a 34-yard field goal, and Daniel Cobb threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Lorenzo Diamond, as Auburn made the final score 16–10.<ref name="Peach" />

==Statistical leaders==
'''Passing'''
* North Carolina: [[Darian Durant]]: 7-of-14, 76 yards, one interception
* Auburn: [[Jason Campbell]]: 12-of-18, 74 yards

'''Rushing'''
* North Carolina: [[Willie Parker]]: 19 carries, 131 rush yds
* Auburn: [[Ronnie Brown]]: 6 carries, 28 yards

==References==
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