2001 LSU Tigers football team

The 2001 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Nick Saban, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LSU went 10–3 and won the SEC West and represented the division in the 2001 SEC Championship Game for the first time. After a 31–20 upset of favored Tennessee, LSU played in the 2002 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana, and defeated yet another higher ranked opponent, Illinois, 47–34.

2001 LSU Tigers football
SEC champion
SEC Western Division co-champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 47–34 vs. Illinois
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 7
Record10–3 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
  • Nick Saban (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorJimbo Fisher (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorGary Gibbs (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
(Capacity: 91,600)
2001 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 4 Tennessee x  7 1   11 2  
No. 3 Florida  %  6 2   10 2  
No. 13 South Carolina  5 3   9 3  
No. 22 Georgia  5 3   8 4  
Kentucky  1 7   2 9  
Vanderbilt  0 8   2 9  
Western Division
No. 7 LSU xy$  5 3   10 3  
Auburn x  5 3   7 5  
Ole Miss  4 4   7 4  
Alabama  4 4   7 5  
Arkansas  4 4   7 5  
Mississippi State  2 6   3 8  
Championship: LSU 31, Tennessee 20
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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