2001 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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2001 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Mississippi State Bulldogs logo.svg
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
2001 record3–8 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSparky Woods (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Lee Dunn (6th season)
Home stadiumDavis Wade Stadium (45,286)
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Southeastern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 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[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pmMemphis*No. 19
ESPN2W 30–1045,662
September 206:30 pmNo. 18 South Carolina*No. 17
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, Mississippi
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*dagger
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, Mississippi
L 9–2126,000
October 208:00 pmLSU
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, Mississippi (rivalry)
ESPN2L 0–4245,514
November 31:30 pmKentucky
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, Mississippi
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, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)
ESPNW 36–2851,112
December 17:00 pmNo. 10 BYU*
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, Mississippi
ESPN2L 38–4143,156
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released week prior to game
  • All times are in Central time

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References[]

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