2001 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2001
| team = Mississippi State Bulldogs
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southeastern Conference
| division = Western Division
| short_conf = SEC
| record = 3–8
| conf_record = 2–6
| head_coach = Jackie Sherrill
| hc_year = 11th
| off_coach = Sparky Woods
| oc_year = 3rd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Joe Lee Dunn
| dc_year = 6th
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Davis Wade Stadium
}}
{{2001 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
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.{{Cite web |title=2001 Southeastern Conference Year Summary |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/sec/2001.html |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}} Mississippi State played home games at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2001
| poll = AP
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 3
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 20
| opponent = Memphis
| site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 30–10
| attend = 45,662
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| time = 6:30 pm
| w/l = l
| rank = 17
| opponent = South Carolina
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| tv = ESPN
| score = 14–16
| attend = 43,579
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time = 2:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 21
| opponent = Florida
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| tv = CBS
| score = 0–52
| attend = 85,579
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Auburn
| site_stadium = Jordan-Hare Stadium
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 14–16
| attend = 86,063
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Troy State
| site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| tv =
| score = 9–21
| attend = 26,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time = 8:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = LSU
| site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 0–42
| attend = 45,514
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Kentucky
| site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| tv =
| score = 17–14
| attend = 41,433
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = 11:30 am
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Alabama
| site_stadium = Bryant–Denny Stadium
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = JPS
| score = 17–24
| attend = 83,818
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Arkansas
| site_stadium = Razorback Stadium
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR
| tv =
| score = 21–24
| attend = 67,314
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| time = 6:30 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Ole Miss
| site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename = Egg Bowl
| tv = ESPN
| score = 36–28
| attend = 51,112
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 1
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = BYU
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 38–41
| attend = 43,156
}}
}}
References
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