2001 Liberty Flames football team

The 2001 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University as an independent during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Ken Karcher, the Flames compiled a record of 3–8. Liberty played home games at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia.

2001 Liberty Flames football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Ken Karcher (2nd season)
Home stadium	Williams Stadium

2001 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Cal Poly			–						6	–	5
Saint Mary's			–						6	–	5
Samford			–						5	–	5
Charleston Southern			–						5	–	6
Morris Brown			–						5	–	6
Florida Atlantic			–						4	–	6
Cal State Northridge			–						3	–	7
Liberty			–						3	–	8
Savannah State			–						2	–	7
Elon			–						2	–	9
Southern Utah			–						2	–	9

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1		at No. 5 Appalachian State*	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		L 26–46	10,331
September 8		at Eastern Kentucky*	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY		L 7–30
September 22		Delaware State*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		W 34–7
September 29		Wingate*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		W 41–13
October 13	6:00 pm	at UCF*	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL		L 0–63	17,103
October 20		at Gardner–Webb*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC		L 25–29
October 27	7:00 pm	at South Florida*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	FSNF	L 37–68	21,056
November 3		at Western Carolina*	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		L 0–63
November 10		at Charleston Southern*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC		W 45–31
November 17		No. 10 Hofstra*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	MSG Network	L 3–40
November 23		James Madison*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		L 7–14
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time