2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season

2001 NCAA Division I-AA season
Regular season
Duration August – November 2001
Playoff
Duration December 1 – December 21, 2001
Championship date December 21, 2001
Championship site Finley Stadium, Chattanooga, TN
Champion Montana Grizzlies
Payton Award Brian Westbrook – RB (Villanova)
Buchanan Award Derrick Lloyd – LB (James Madison)
Division I-AA football season

The 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision level, began in August 2001, and concluded with the National Championship Game of the NCAA Division I Football Championship on December 21, 2001, at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Montana Grizzlies won their second I-AA championship, defeating the Furman Paladins by a final score of 13−6[1]

Conference changes and new programs

School2000 Conference2001 Conference
Austin PeayI-AA IndependentPioneer
DavidsonI-AA IndependentPioneer
Florida AtlanticNew ProgramI-AA Independent
GeorgetownI-AA IndependentPatriot
JacksonvilleI-AA IndependentPioneer
Morehead StateI-AA IndependentPioneer
South FloridaI-AA IndependentI-A Independent
Troy StateSouthlandI-AA Independent
Western KentuckyOhio ValleyGateway

Conference standings

2001 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#11 Hofstra +^  7 –2     9 –3  
#10 Maine +^  7 –2     9 –3  
#20 Villanova +  7 –2     8 –3  
#17 William & Mary +^  7 –2     8 –4  
#21 Rhode Island  6 –3     8 –3  
Delaware  4 –5     4 –6  
Northeastern  4 –5     5 –6  
UMass  3 –6     3 –8  
Richmond  3 –6     3 –8  
New Hampshire  2 –7     4 –7  
James Madison  0 –9     2 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
2001 Big Sky football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#1 Montana $^ 7 –0 –0  15 –1 –0
#16 Northern Arizona ^ 5 –2 –0  9 –4 –0
Portland State 5 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Montana State 4 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
Eastern Washington 3 –4 –0  6 –4 –0
Weber State 2 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Idaho State 1 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Sacramento State 1 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
2001 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#4 Northern Iowa $^  6 –1     11 –3  
#12 Western Kentucky ^  5 –2     8 –4  
#15 Youngstown State  5 –2     8 –3  
Western Illinois  4 –3     5 –5  
Southwest Missouri State  3 –4     6 –5  
Indiana State  2 –5     3 –8  
Illinois State  2 –5     2 –9  
Southern Illinois  1 –6     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2001 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#19 Harvard $  7 –0     9 –0  
#24 Penn  6 –1     8 –1  
Brown  5 –2     6 –3  
Princeton  3 –4     3 –6  
Columbia  3 –4     3 –7  
Cornell  2 –5     2 –7  
Dartmouth  1 –6     1 –8  
Yale  1 –6     3 –6  
  • $ – Conference champion
2001 MAAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Duquesne $  6 –0     8 –3  
Saint Peter's  6 –1     10 –1  
Fairfield  5 –2     5 –5  
Iona  3 –3     4 –5  
La Salle  2 –4     5 –4  
Marist  2 –4     3 –6  
Siena  1 –6     1 –8  
Canisius  1 –6     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2001 MEAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#22 Florida A&M $^  7 –1     7 –4  
Hampton  6 –2     7 –4  
North Carolina A&T  5 –3     8 –3  
Bethune–Cookman  5 –3     6 –4  
South Carolina State  5 –3     6 –5  
Delaware State  3 –5     5 –6  
Norfolk State  3 –5     5 –6  
Howard  1 –7     2 –9  
Morgan State  1 –7     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2001 NEC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Sacred Heart $  8 –0     11 –0  
Robert Morris  6 –1     6 –3  
Albany  5 –2     7 –3  
Monmouth  5 –2     7 –3  
Stony Brook  3 –5     3 –6  
Wagner  3 –5     3 –6  
Central Connecticut  2 –5     2 –7  
St. John's (NY)  1 –6     1 –9  
Saint Francis (PA)  0 –7     0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2001 Ohio Valley football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#9 Eastern Illinois $^  6 –0     9 –1  
#18 Eastern Kentucky  5 –1     8 –2  
#23 Tennessee Tech  4 –2     7 –3  
#25 Tennessee State  3 –3     8 –3  
Murray State  2 –4     4 –6  
Southeast Missouri State  1 –5     4 –7  
UT Martin  0 –6     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2001 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#5 Lehigh $^  7 –0     11 –1  
Colgate  5 –1     7 –3  
Fordham  5 –2     7 –4  
Bucknell  4 –3     6 –4  
Holy Cross  3 –4     4 –6  
Towson  2 –5     3 –7  
Lafayette  1 –6     2 –8  
Georgetown  0 –6     3 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from poll=The Sports Network poll
2001 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Division
Dayton $  5 –0     9 –1  
Butler  3 –2     5 –5  
San Diego  2 –2     6 –3  
Drake  2 –3     5 –5  
Valparaiso  1 –6     3 –8  
South Division
Jacksonville  3 –1     6 –4  
Davidson  2 –2     5 –4  
Morehead State  3 –3     6 –5  
Austin Peay  1 –3     3 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2001 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#2 Furman $^  7 –1     12 –3  
#3 Georgia Southern $^  7 –1     12 –2  
#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
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
2001 Southland Football League standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#7 Sam Houston State +^ 5 –1 –0  10 –3 –0
#13 McNeese State +^ 5 –1 –0  8 –4 –0
#14 Northwestern State ^ 4 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Stephen F. Austin 4 –2 –0  6 –5 –0
Jacksonville State 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Nicholls State 1 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Southwest Texas State 0 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll
2001 SWAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
Alabama State x  6 –1     8 –4  
Jackson State  5 –2     7 –4  
Alcorn State  5 –2     6 –5  
Alabama A&M  3 –4     4 –7  
Mississippi Valley State  0 –7     0 –11  
West
#8 Grambling State x$  6 –1     10 –1  
Southern  5 –2     7 –4  
Prairie View A&M  2 –5     3 –7  
Texas Southern  2 –5     3 –7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 –6     4 –7  
Championship: Grambling State 38, Alabama State 31
December 1, 2001
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
2001 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Cal Poly  0 –0     6 –5  
Saint Mary's  0 –0     6 –5  
Samford  0 –0     5 –5  
Charleston Southern  0 –0     5 –6  
Morris Brown  0 –0     5 –6  
Florida Atlantic  0 –0     4 –6  
Liberty  0 –0     4 –7  
Cal State Northridge  0 –0     3 –7  
Savannah State  0 –0     2 –7  
Elon  0 –0     2 –9  
Southern Utah  0 –0     2 –9  

Conference champions

Conference Champions

Atlantic 10 Conference – Hofstra, Maine, Villanova, and William & Mary
Big Sky Conference – Montana
Gateway Football Conference – Northern Iowa
Ivy League – Harvard
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Duquesne
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Florida A&M
Northeast Conference – Sacred Heart
Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Illinois
Patriot League – Lehigh
Pioneer Football League – Dayton
Southern Conference – Furman and Georgia Southern
Southland Football League – McNeese State and Sam Houston State
Southwestern Athletic Conference – Grambling State

Postseason

NCAA Division I-AA Playoff bracket

First Round
December 1
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
December 8
Campus Sites 		Semifinals
December 15
Campus Sites 		National Championship Game
December 21
Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, TN
        
Montana* 28
Northwestern State 19
Montana* 49
Sam Houston State 24
Sam Houston State* 34
Northern Arizona 31
Montana* 38
Northern Iowa 10
McNeese State* 10
Maine 14
Maine 28
Northern Iowa* 56
Eastern Illinois* 43
Northern Iowa 49
Montana 13
Furman 6
Georgia Southern* 60
Florida A&M 35
Georgia Southern* 38
Appalachian State 24
Appalachian State* 40
William & Mary 27
Georgia Southern* 17
Furman 24
Lehigh* 27*
Hofstra 24
Lehigh 17
Furman* 34
Furman* 24
Western Kentucky 20

* Denotes host institution

References

  1. ↑ "2001 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 16. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
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