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2001 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 2001 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Western Division of the Southern Conference (SEC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Jackie Sherrill, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the SEC's Western Division. Mississippi State played home games at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi.

2001 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record3–8 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSparky Woods (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Lee Dunn (6th season)
Home stadiumDavis Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Southeastern Conference football standings
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

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pmMemphis*No. 20
ESPN2W 30–1045,662
September 206:30 pmNo. 18 South CarolinaNo. 17
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
ESPNL 14–1643,579
September 292:30 pmat No. 2 FloridaNo. 21
CBSL 0–5285,579
October 66:00 pmat Auburn
ESPN2L 14–1686,063
October 131:30 pmTroy State* 
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
L 9–2126,000
October 208:00 pmLSU
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
ESPN2L 0–4245,514
November 31:30 pmKentucky
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
W 17–1441,433
November 1011:30 amat Alabama
JPSL 17–2483,818
November 171:00 pmat Arkansas
L 21–2467,314
November 226:30 pmOle Miss
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)
ESPNW 36–2851,112
December 17:00 pmNo. 10 BYU*
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
ESPN2L 38–4143,156
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the 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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