2001 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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.

2001 Georgia Southern Eagles football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 3
Record12–2 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Paul Johnson (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorMike Sewak (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorRusty Russell (5th season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
2001 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
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