2001 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
American college football season
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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.
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Sports NetworkNo. 3
Record12–2 (7–1 SoCon)
Headcoach
- Paul Johnson (5th season)
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SoCon co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 17–24 vs. Furman | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
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| Sports Network | No. 3 |
| Record | 12–2 (7–1 SoCon) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Sewak (5th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Triple option |
| Defensive coordinator | Rusty Russell (5th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Paulson Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | 7:00 pm | Savannah State* | No. 1 | W 69–6 | 23,167 | [1] | ||
| September 8 | 12:00 pm | No. 15 Delaware* | No. 1 |
| W 38–7 | 16,105 | [2] | |
| September 22 | 1:00 pm | Chattanooga | No. 1 |
| W 70–7 | 14,656 | [3] | |
| September 29 | 12:30 pm | at VMI | No. 1 | W 31–14 | 4,952 | [4] | ||
| October 6 | 1:00 pm | Western Carolina | No. 1 |
| W 50–14 | 17,804 | [5] | |
| October 13 | 3:30 pm | at No. 8 Appalachian State | No. 1 | W 27–18 | 15,331 | [6] | ||
| October 20 | 1:00 pm | The Citadel | No. 1 |
| W 36–20 | 18,637 | [7] | |
| October 27 | 7:00 pm | at East Tennessee State | No. 1 | L 16–19 | 5,543 | [8] | ||
| November 3 | 3:30 pm | No. 2 Furman | No. 4 |
| FSNS | W 20–10 | 21,593 | [9] |
| November 10 | 2:00 pm | at Elon* | No. 2 | W 27–21 | 10,632 | [10] | ||
| November 24 | 1:00 pm | at Wofford | No. 2 | W 48–10 | 6,685 | [11] | ||
| December 1 | 12:00 pm | No. 22 Florida A&M* | No. 2 |
| W 60–35 | 9,884 | [12] | |
| December 8 | 12:00 pm | No. 8 Appalachian State* | No. 2 |
| W 38–24 | 9,352 | [13] | |
| December 15 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 4 Furman* | No. 2 |
| CCSS | L 17–24 | 11,827 | [14] |
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