2001 Illinois State Redbirds football team

The 2001 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Denver Johnson and played their home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois. The Redbirds finished the season with an overall record of 2–9 and a record of 2–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Gateway.

2001 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record2–9 (2–5 Gateway)
Head coach
MVPBoomer Grigsby, Willie Watts
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
2001 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^  6 1   11 3  
No. 12 Western Kentucky ^  5 2   8 4  
No. 15 Youngstown State  5 2   8 3  
Western Illinois  4 3   5 5  
Southwest Missouri State  3 4   6 5  
Indiana State  2 5   3 8  
Illinois State  2 5   2 9  
Southern Illinois  1 6   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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