2001_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season

2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season

2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season

American college football season

The 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I-AA level, began in August 2001, and concluded with the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 21, 2001, at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Montana Grizzlies won their second I-AA championship, defeating the Furman Paladins by a score of 13–6.[1]

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Conference changes and new programs

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Conference standings

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Conference champions

See also: List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons
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Postseason

NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket

The top four teams in the tournament were seeded;[2] seeded teams were assured of hosting games in the first two rounds.[3][4]

First Round
December 1
Campus sites 		Quarterfinals
December 8
Campus sites 		Semifinals
December 15
Campus sites 		National Championship Game
December 21
Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, TN
            
1 Montana* 28
Northwestern State 19
1 Montana* 49
Sam Houston State 24
Sam Houston State* 34
Northern Arizona 31
1 Montana* 38
Northern Iowa 0
McNeese State* 10
Maine 14
Maine 28
Northern Iowa* 56
4 Eastern Illinois* 43
Northern Iowa 49
1 Montana 13
3 Furman 6
2 Georgia Southern* 60
Florida A&M 35
2 Georgia Southern* 38
Appalachian State 24
Appalachian State* 40
William & Mary 27
2 Georgia Southern* 17
3 Furman 24
Lehigh* 27*
Hofstra 24
Lehigh 17
3 Furman* 34
3 Furman* 24
Western Kentucky 20

* By team name denotes host institution
* By score denotes overtime

References

  1. [1]
    "2001 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA.org. p. 3. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Griz will face NWestern State in playoffs". Independent Record. Helena, Montana. AP. November 26, 2001. p. 1B. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  3. [3]
    Kasper, Jon (November 12, 2001). "NCAA changes format for playoff pairings". Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. p. D1. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  4. [4]
    Kasper, Jon (November 12, 2001). "NCAA changes format for playoff pairings (cont'd)". Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. p. D6. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
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