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)
Defensive coordinatorRusty Russell (5th season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
2001 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Paul Johnson in his fifth and final year as head coach, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 12–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the SoCon title with Furman. Georgia Southern advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Florida A&M in the first round and Appalachian State in the quarterfinals before falling to Furman in the semifinals. Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Savannah State*No. 1
W 69–623,167
September 812:00 pmNo. 15 Delaware*No. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 38–716,105
September 22ChattanoogaNo. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 70–714,656
September 29at VMINo. 1
W 31–144,952
October 6Western CarolinaNo. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 50–1417,804
October 13at No. 8 Appalachian StateNo. 1
W 27–1815,331[1]
October 201:00 pmThe CitadelNo. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 36–2018,637
October 27at East Tennessee StateNo. 1
L 16–195,543
November 3No. 2 FurmanNo. 4
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 20–1021,593[2]
November 10at ElonNo. 2
W 27–2110,632
November 24at WoffordNo. 2
W 48–106,685
December 1No. 22 Florida A&M*No. 2
W 60–359,884[3]
December 8No. 8 Appalachian State*No. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 38–249,352[4]
December 15No. 4 Furman*No. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
L 17–2411,827[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Peterson streak ends at 48". The Atlanta Constitution. October 14, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Back in contention, Peterson, Revere lead Eagles to SoCon win". The Atlanta Constitution. November 4, 2001. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Eagles better by half". The Atlanta Constitution. December 2, 2001. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Eagles will face Furman in semifinals". The Atlanta Constitution. December 9, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Furman snaps record Georgia So. streak". The Charlotte Observer. December 16, 2001. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "2001 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2017.


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