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2001 Georgia Southern Eagles football
SoCon co-champion
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 3
Record12–2 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Sewak (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorRusty Russell (5th season)
Home stadium Paulson Stadium
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 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 1 Savannah State*No. 1
W 69–623,167
September 812:00 pmNo. 15 Delaware*No. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 38–716,105
September 22 ChattanoogaNo. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 70–714,656
September 29at VMINo. 1
W 31–144,952
October 6 Western 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 pm The 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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