2001 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The 2001 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference (Southland) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Tommy Tate, the team compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as co-champion in the Southland. The Cowboys advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs and lost to Maine in the first round.

2001 McNeese State Cowboys football
Southland co-champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 10
Record8–4 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach
  • Tommy Tate (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorScott Stoker (2nd season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
2001 Southland Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Sam Houston State +^  5 1   10 3  
No. 13 McNeese State +^  5 1   8 4  
No. 14 Northwestern State ^  4 2   8 4  
Stephen F. Austin  4 2   6 5  
Jacksonville State  2 4   5 6  
Nicholls State  1 5   3 8  
Southwest Texas State  0 6   4 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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