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2001 McNeese State Cowboys football
2001 McNeese State Cowboys football
Southland co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 10–14 vs. Maine
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 10
Record	8–4 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach	Tommy Tate (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Matt Viator (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Scott Stoker (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cowboy Stadium
	Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Southland Football League standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 Sam Houston State +^	5	–	1	10	–	3
No. 13 McNeese State +^	5	–	1	8	–	4
No. 14 Northwestern State ^	4	–	2	8	–	4
Stephen F. Austin	4	–	2	6	–	5
Jacksonville State	2	–	4	5	–	6
Nicholls State	1	–	5	3	–	8
Southwest Texas State	0	–	6	4	–	7

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference (Southland) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Tommy Tate, the team compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as co-champion in the Southland. The Cowboys advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs and lost to Maine in the first round.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Texas A&M*	No. 8	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 24–38	70,656	^[1]
September 16	Prairie View A&M*	No. 7	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 56–0	13,151	^[2]
September 22	Alcorn State*	No. 5	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 54–14	14,529	^[3]
September 29	West Virginia Tech*	No. 5	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 51–9	12,871	^[4]
October 6	Stephen F. Austin	No. 4	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 14–26	15,054	^[5]
October 13	at No. 17 Southwest Texas State	No. 13	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	W 24–3	11,617	^[6]
October 20	at No. 10 Western Kentucky*	No. 11	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 0–21	14,000	^[7]
October 27	No. 14 Sam Houston State	No. 17	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 35–23	13,875	^[8]
November 10	No. 12 Northwestern State	No. 13	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)	W 17–10	16,200	^[9]
November 17	at Nicholls State	No. 11	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 34–27	4,107	^[10]
November 24	at Jacksonville State	No. 11	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	W 31–21	7,842	^[11]
December 1	No. 16 Maine*	No. 10	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 10–14	12,450	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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^ "McNeese St. 35, Sam Houston 23". Austin American-Statesman. October 28, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Demons fall to Cowboys, 17–10". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McNeese St. 34, Nicholls St. 27". The Daily Advertiser. November 18, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "After lightning, Cowboys strike". The Anniston Star. November 25, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maine holds on". Kennebec Journal. December 2, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.