2001 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

The 2001 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Jeff Woodruff, the Eagles compiled a 2–9 record (1–6 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 356 to 197. The team's statistical leaders included Kainoa Akina with 1,504 passing yards, Chris R. Roberson with 755 rushing yards, and Kevin Walter with 748 receiving yards. Scott Russell received the team's most valuable player award.

2001 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest
Record2–9 (1–6 MAC)
Head coach
MVPScott Russell
CaptainScott Russell, Kenny Philpot, Cory Annett
Home stadiumRynearson Stadium
2001 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div  ConfOverall
Team W L    W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall x  6 0   8 0   11 2  
Miami (OH)  4 2   6 2   7 5  
Bowling Green  4 2   5 3   8 3  
Kent State  3 3   5 3   6 5  
Akron  3 3   4 4   4 7  
Buffalo  1 5   1 7   3 8  
Ohio  0 6   1 7   1 10  
West Division
No. 23 Toledo xy$  4 1   5 2   10 2  
Northern Illinois x  4 1   4 3   6 5  
Ball State x  4 1   4 3   5 6  
Western Michigan  2 3   4 4   5 6  
Central Michigan  1 4   2 6   3 8  
Eastern Michigan  0 5   1 6   2 9  
Championship: Toledo 41, Marshall 36
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.
Rankings from AP Poll
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