The 2001 NAIA football season was the component of the 2001 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States. The season's playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, culminated with the championship game on December 15, at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tennessee. The Georgetown Tigers defeated the Sioux Falls Cougars, 49–27, in the title game to win the program's second consecutive and third overall NAIA championship.[1][2]
Conference standings[]
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2001 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
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Conf |
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Overall
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Team |
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W |
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L |
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W |
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L |
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No. 2 Sioux Falls +^
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7
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1
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12
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2
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No. 7 Concordia (NE) +^
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7
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1
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10
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2
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No. 18 Hastings
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6
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2
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8
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2
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Doane
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5
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3
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6
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3
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Midland Lutheran
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3
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5
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5
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5
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Northwestern (IA)
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3
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5
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5
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– |
5
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Nebraska Wesleyan
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3
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5
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5
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5
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Dana
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1
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7
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3
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7
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Dakota Wesleyan
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1
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7
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2
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8
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- + – Conference co-champions
- ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
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2001 Mid-States Football Association standings
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Conf |
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Overall
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Team |
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L |
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L |
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Mideast League
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No. 14 Saint Francis (IN) x^
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5
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1 |
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9
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2
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No. 11 Tri-State x^
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5
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1
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8
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3
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No. 20 Walsh x
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5
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1
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8
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3
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Tiffin
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3
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3
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3
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8
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Geneva
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2
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4
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4
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6
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Malone
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1
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5
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2
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8
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Urbana
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0
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6
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1
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9
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Midwest League
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No. 12 St. Ambrose x^
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7
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0
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8
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3
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No. 15 McKendree ^
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6
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1
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8
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3
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Trinity International
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4
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3
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8
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3
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No. 25 Saint Xavier
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4
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3
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7
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4
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St. Francis (IL)
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3
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4
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4
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6
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Taylor
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2
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5
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2
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8
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Olivet Nazarene
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1
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6
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2
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8
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Iowa Wesleyan
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1
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6
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1
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9
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- x – League champion/co-champions
^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
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Postseason[]
Rankings[]
References[]
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Seasons | |
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Championships | | Division I |
- 1970
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- 1981
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Division II |
- 1970
- 1971
- 1972
- 1973
- 1974
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- 1976
- 1977
- 1978
- 1979
- 1980
- 1981
- 1982
- 1983
- 1984
- 1985
- 1986
- 1987
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- 1989
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