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2001 Georgia Southern Eagles football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 3
Record12–2 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Sewak (5th season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
(Capacity: 18,000)
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Furman $^   7 1     12 3  
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^   7 1     12 2  
No. 6 Appalachian State ^   6 2     9 4  
Western Carolina   5 3     7 4  
East Tennessee State   4 4     6 5  
Wofford   3 5     4 7  
The Citadel   2 6     3 7  
Chattanooga   1 7     3 8  
VMI   1 7     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2001 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season.[1] Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The team was coached by Paul Johnson, in his fifth and final year as head coach for the Eagles.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 1Savannah State*No. 1W 69–6
September 812:00 pmNo. 15 Delaware*No. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 38–716,105
September 22ChattanoogaNo. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 70–7
September 29at VMINo. 1W 31–14
October 6Western CarolinaNo. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 50–14
October 13at No. 8 Appalachian StateNo. 1W 27–18
October 201:00 pmThe CitadelNo. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 36–2018,637
October 27at East Tennessee StateNo. 1L 16–19
November 3No. 2 FurmanNo. 4
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 20–10
November 10at Elon (NC)No. 2W 27–21
November 24at WoffordNo. 2W 48–10
December 1No. 22 Florida A&M*No. 2
W 60–35
December 8No. 8 Appalachian State*No. 2
W 38–24
December 15No. 4 Furman*No. 2
L 17–24

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References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "2001 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Retrieved January 12, 2017.