2001 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 2001 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach David Cutcliffe, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the SEC's Western Division. Ole Miss played home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.

2001 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Record	7–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Latina (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Don Lindsey (1st season)
Home stadium	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium

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

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	Murray State*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 49–14
September 8	at Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)		L 21–27	86,063
September 29	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		W 42–31	60,814
October 6	at Arkansas State*	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR		W 35–17
October 13	Alabama	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	JPS	W 27–24	47,110
October 20	Middle Tennessee State*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 45–17	46,886
October 27	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		W 35–24	91,941
November 3	Arkansas	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 56–58 7OT	47,464
November 17	No. 23 Georgia	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	JPS	L 15–35	47,457
November 22	at Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)	ESPN	L 28–36	51,112
December 1	Vanderbilt	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		W 38–27	39,212
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

2001 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class   Jaime Armstrong QB 10 Eli Manning So	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach David Cutcliffe Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt