2001 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

2001 Western Carolina Catamounts football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumE. J. Whitmire Stadium
2001 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Furman $^   7 1     12 3  
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^   7 1     12 2  
No. 6 Appalachian State ^   6 2     9 4  
Western Carolina   5 3     7 4  
East Tennessee State   4 4     6 5  
Wofford   3 5     4 7  
The Citadel   2 6     3 7  
Chattanooga   1 7     3 8  
VMI   1 7     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2001 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bill Bleil, the team compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SoCon.