2001 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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2001 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Sun Belt co-champion
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	8–3 (5–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Andy McCollum (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Fedora (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Davis (1st season)
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 pm	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	W 37–28	39,885
September 8	6:00 pm	Troy State*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)	W 54–17	21,723
September 22	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 38–20	12,102
September 29	7:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 26–9	27,519
October 6	6:00 pm	Idaho	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 70–58	23,106
October 13	3:05 pm	at North Texas	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 21-24	11,621
October 20	1:00 pm	at Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 17-45	46,886
October 27	2:00 pm	New Mexico State	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 39–35	11,327
November 3	2:00 pm	Arkansas State	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 54–6	20,113
November 10	7:00 pm	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 16-30	88,249
November 17	2:00 pm	Connecticut	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 38–14	13,017
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

The following Blue Raider was selected in the 2002 NFL draft following the season.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
7	222	Kendall Newson	Wide receiver	Jacksonville Jaguars

"Middle Tennessee State University 2001 Football Schedule". www.goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
"2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

v t e Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Venues	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (1933–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Troy: Battle for the Palladium Western Kentucky: 100 Miles of Hate
Culture & lore	Lightning "MTSU Fight Songs" Band of Blue
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Sun Belt Conference football champions
Middle Tennessee & North Texas (2001) North Texas (2002) North Texas (2003) North Texas (2004) Arkansas State, Louisiana–Lafayette, & Louisiana–Monroe (2005) Middle Tennessee & Troy (2006) Florida Atlantic & Troy (2007) Troy (2008) Troy (2009) FIU & Troy (2010) Arkansas State (2011) Arkansas State (2012) Arkansas State & Louisiana–Lafayette (2013) Georgia Southern (2014) Arkansas State (2015) Appalachian State & Arkansas State (2016) Appalachian State & Troy (2017) Appalachian State (2018) Appalachian State (2019) Coastal Carolina & Louisiana (2020) Louisiana (2021) Troy (2022) Troy (2023) Marshall (2024)

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