2001 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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
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 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.