2001 Tennessee State Tigers football team

2001 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record8–3 (3–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAdelphia Coliseum
2001 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Eastern Illinois $^   6 0     9 1  
No. 18 Eastern Kentucky   5 1     8 2  
No. 23 Tennessee Tech   4 2     7 3  
No. 25 Tennessee State   3 3     8 3  
Murray State   2 4     4 6  
Southeast Missouri State   1 5     4 7  
Tennessee–Martin   0 6     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach James Reese, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished fourth in the OVC.