2001 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

American college football season

2001 Georgia Southern Eagles football

SoCon co-champion

2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season#PostseasonNCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 17–24 vs. Furman

Conference| Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network| No. 3
Record| 12–2 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Paul Johnson (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Mike Sewak (5th season)
Defensive coordinator| Rusty Russell (5th season)
Home stadium| Paulson Stadium
(capacity: 18,000)

Seasons

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2002 ->

2001 Southern Conference football standings

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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  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

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.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 1| | Savannah State*| No. 1|

* Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA

| W 69–6| 23,167|
September 8| 12:00 pm| No. 15 Delaware*| No. 1|

* Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA

| W 38–7| 16,105|
September 22| | Chattanooga| No. 1|

* Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA

| W 70–7| 14,656|
September 29| | at VMI| No. 1|

* Alumni Memorial Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 31–14| 4,952|
October 6| | Western Carolina| No. 1|

* Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA

| W 50–14| 17,804|
October 13| | at No. 8 Appalachian State| No. 1|

* Kidd Brewer Stadium
* Boone, NC (rivalry)

| W 27–18| 15,331| [1]
October 20| 1:00 pm| The Citadel| No. 1|

* Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA

| W 36–20| 18,637|
October 27| | at East Tennessee State| No. 1|

* Kermit Tipton Stadium
* Johnson City, TN

| L 16–19| 5,543|
November 3| | No. 2 Furman| No. 4|

* Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA

| W 20–10| 21,593|
November 10| | at Elon| No. 2|

* Rhodes Stadium
* Elon, NC

| W 27–21| 10,632|
November 24| | at Wofford| No. 2|

* Gibbs Stadium
* Spartanburg, SC

| W 48–10| 6,685|
December 1| | No. 22 Florida A&M*| No. 2|

* Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)

| W 60–35| 9,884| [2]
December 8| | No. 8 Appalachian State*| No. 2|

* Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)

| W 38–24| 9,352| [3]
December 15| | No. 4 Furman*| No. 2|

* Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)

| L 17–24| 11,827|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "Peterson streak ends at 48". The Atlanta Constitution. October 14, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Eagles better by half". The Atlanta Constitution. December 2, 2001. Retrieved April 16, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Eagles will face Furman in semifinals". The Atlanta Constitution. December 9, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "2001 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2017.

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Georgia Southern Eagles football

Venues|

* Womack Stadium (1982–1983)
* Paulson Stadium (1984–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Appalachian State
* Georgia State

Culture & lore|

* Freedom
* GUS
* "Georgia Southern Fight Song"
* Southern Pride Marching Band

People|

* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

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* 2015
* 2016
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* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

National championship seasons in bold

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Southern Conference football champions

Pre-SEC|

* Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech & North Carolina (1922)
* Vanderbilt & Washington and Lee (1923)
* Alabama (1924)
* Alabama & Tulane (1925)
* Alabama (1926)
* Georgia Tech, Tennessee, & NC State (1927)
* Georgia Tech (1928)
* Tulane (1929)
* Alabama & Tulane (1930)
* Tulane (1931)
* Tennessee & Auburn & LSU (1932)

Pre-ACC|

* Duke (1933)
* Washington and Lee (1934)
* Duke (1935)
* Duke (1936)
* Maryland (1937)
* Duke (1938)
* Duke (1939)
* Clemson (1940)
* Duke (1941)
* William & Mary (1942)
* Duke (1943)
* Duke (1944)
* Duke (1945)
* North Carolina (1946)
* William & Mary (1947)
* Clemson (1948)
* North Carolina (1949)
* Washington and Lee (1950)
* Maryland & VMI (1951)
* Duke (1952)

Post-ACC|

* West Virginia (1953)
* West Virginia (1954)
* West Virginia (1955)
* West Virginia (1956)
* VMI (1957)
* West Virginia (1958)
* VMI (1959)
* VMI (1960)
* The Citadel (1961)
* VMI (1962)
* VPI (1963)
* West Virginia (1964)
* West Virginia (1965)
* East Carolina & William & Mary (1966)
* West Virginia (1967)
* Richmond (1968)
* Davidson & Richmond (1969)
* William & Mary (1970)
* Richmond (1971)
* East Carolina (1972)
* East Carolina (1973)
* VMI (1974)
* Richmond (1975)
* East Carolina (1976)
* Chattanooga & VMI (1977)
* Chattanooga & Furman (1978)
* Chattanooga (1979)
* Furman (1980)
* Furman (1981)

I-AA/FCS|

* Furman (1982)
* Furman (1983)
* Chattanooga (1984)
* Furman (1985)
* Appalachian State (1986)
* Appalachian State (1987)
* Furman & Marshall (1988)
* Furman (1989)
* Furman (1990)
* Appalachian State (1991)
* The Citadel (1992)
* Georgia Southern (1993)
* Marshall (1994)
* Appalachian State (1995)
* Marshall (1996)
* Georgia Southern (1997)
* Georgia Southern (1998)
* Appalachian State, Furman, & Georgia Southern (1999)
* Georgia Southern (2000)
* Furman & Georgia Southern (2001)
* Georgia Southern (2002)
* Wofford (2003)
* Furman & Georgia Southern (2004)
* Appalachian State (2005)
* Appalachian State (2006)
* Appalachian State & Wofford (2007)
* Appalachian State (2008)
* Appalachian State (2009)
* Appalachian State & Wofford (2010)
* Georgia Southern (2011)
* Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, & Wofford (2012)
* Chattanooga, Furman, & Samford (2013)
* Chattanooga (2014)
* Chattanooga & The Citadel (2015)
* The Citadel (2016)
* Wofford (2017)
* East Tennessee State, Furman, & Wofford (2018)
* Wofford (2019)
* VMI (2020)
* East Tennessee State (2021)
* Samford (2022)

National championships in bold

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2001 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

* Appalachian State
* Eastern Illinois
* Florida A&M
* Furman
* Georgia Southern
* Hofstra
* Lehigh
* Maine
* McNeese State
* Montana
* Northern Arizona
* Northern Iowa
* Northwestern State
* Sam Houston State
* Western Kentucky
* William & Mary

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