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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

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.[1] Mississippi State played home games at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi.

Schedule

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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*dagger
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

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  1. ^ "2001 Southeastern Conference Year Summary". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "2001 Football News". Mississippi State Athletics. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
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