SEC champion SEC Western Division co-champion Sugar Bowl champion
SEC Championship Game, W 31–20 vs. Tennessee
Sugar Bowl, W 47–34 vs. Illinois
Conference
Southeastern Conference
Division
Western Division
Ranking
Coaches
No. 8
AP
No. 7
Record
10–3 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Nick Saban (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator
Jimbo Fisher (2nd season)
Offensive scheme
Pro-style
Defensive coordinator
Gary Gibbs (1st season)
Base defense
4–3
Home stadium
Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 91,600)
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Southeastern Conference football standings
v
t
e
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 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Nick Saban, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LSU went 10–3 and won the SEC West and represented the division in the 2001 SEC Championship Game for the first time. After a 31–20 upset of favored Tennessee, LSU played in the 2002 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana, and defeated yet another higher ranked opponent, Illinois, 47–34.
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