2001 Alabama State Hornets football team

The 2001 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach L. C. Cole, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, finished as SWAC East Division champion, and lost to Grambling State in the SWAC Championship Game. In December 2009, the NCAA ruled Alabama State to forfeit all victories from the 2001 season and this resulted in an official record of 0–12.

2001 Alabama State Hornets football
SWAC East Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, L 31–38 vs. Grambling State
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record0–12, 8 wins forfeited (0–7 SWAC, 6 wins forfeited)
Head coach
Home stadiumCramton Bowl
2001 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
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