2001 Southern Jaguars football team

2001 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–4 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTerrence Graves (2nd season)
Home stadiumA. W. Mumford Stadium
2001 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alabama State xy  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 Division
No. 8 Grambling State xy$  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
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2001 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Pete Richardson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished second in the SWAC West Division.