2001 Tennessee State Tigers football team

2001 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record8–3 (3–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAdelphia Coliseum
2001 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Eastern Illinois $^  6 0   9 1  
No. 18 Eastern Kentucky  5 1   8 2  
No. 23 Tennessee Tech  4 2   7 3  
No. 25 Tennessee State  3 3   8 3  
Murray State  2 4   4 6  
Southeast Missouri State  1 5   4 7  
Tennessee–Martin  0 6   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach James Reese, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished fourth in the OVC.