2001 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

American college football season

2001 Mississippi State Bulldogs football

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Division| Western Division
Record| 3–8 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach|

* Jackie Sherrill (11th season)

Offensive coordinator| Sparky Woods (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator| Joe Lee Dunn (6th season)
Home stadium| Davis Wade Stadium (45,286)

Seasons

<- 2000

2002 ->

2001 Southeastern Conference football standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall
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

The 2001 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Jackie Sherrill. The Bulldogs played their home games in 2001 at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi.

## Schedule[edit]

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

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September 3| 6:00 pm| Memphis*| No. 19|

* Davis Wade Stadium
* Starkville, Mississippi

| ESPN2| W 30–10| 45,662
September 20| 6:30 pm| No. 18 South Carolina*| No. 17|

* Davis Wade Stadium
* Starkville, Mississippi

| ESPN| L 14–16| 43,579
September 29| 2:30 pm| at No. 2 Florida| No. 21|

* Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
* Gainesville, Florida

| CBS| L 0–52| 85,579
October 6| 6:00 pm| at Auburn| |

* Jordan–Hare Stadium
* Auburn, Alabama

| ESPN2| L 14–16| 86,063
October 13| 1:30 pm| Troy State*| |

* Davis Wade Stadium
* Starkville, Mississippi

| | L 9–21| 26,000
October 20| 8:00 pm| LSU| |

* Davis Wade Stadium
* Starkville, Mississippi (rivalry)

| ESPN2| L 0–42| 45,514
November 3| 1:30 pm| Kentucky| |

* Davis Wade Stadium
* Starkville, Mississippi

| | W 17–14| 41,433
November 10| 11:30 am| at Alabama| |

* Bryant–Denny Stadium
* Tuscaloosa, Alabama (rivalry)

| JPS| L 17–24| 83,818
November 17| 1:00 pm| at Arkansas| |

* Razorback Stadium
* Fayetteville, Arkansas

| | L 21–24| 67,314
November 22| 6:30 pm| Ole Miss| |

* Davis Wade Stadium
* Starkville, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)

| ESPN| W 36–28| 51,112
December 1| 7:00 pm| No. 10 BYU*| |

* Davis Wade Stadium
* Starkville, Mississippi

| ESPN2| L 38–41| 43,156

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released week prior to game
* All times are in Central time

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "2001 Football News". Mississippi State Athletics. Retrieved September 17, 2012.

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Mississippi State Bulldogs football

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* Davis Wade Stadium (1914–present)
* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1953–1991)

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