2001 Southern Jaguars football team

The 2001 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Pete Richardson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished second in the SWAC West Division.

2001 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	7–4 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Pete Richardson (9th season)
Defensive coordinator	Terrence Graves (2nd season)
Home stadium	A. W. Mumford Stadium
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alabama State xy		6	–	1					8	–	4
Jackson State		5	–	2					7	–	4
Alcorn State		5	–	2					6	–	5
Alabama A&M		3	–	4					4	–	7
Mississippi Valley State		0	–	7					0	–	11
West Division
No. 8 Grambling State xy$		6	–	1					10	–	1
Southern		5	–	2					7	–	4
Prairie View A&M		2	–	5					3	–	7
Texas Southern		2	–	5					3	–	7
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	6					4	–	7
Championship: Grambling State 38, Alabama State 31
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Northwestern State*	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 21–30		[1]
September 8	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 35–14		[2]
September 22	vs. Alabama State	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (Gulf Coast Classic)	W 32–7	26,543	[3]
September 29	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 7–41	41,319	[4]
October 6	Alabama A&M	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 12–29		[5]
October 13	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 21–24		[6]
October 27	vs. Mississippi Valley State	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Port City Classic)	W 49–0		[7]
November 3	at No. 20 Florida A&M*	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 17–14 OT		[8]
November 10	at Texas Southern	Reliant Astrodome Houston, TX	W 7–6		[9]
November 17	Prairie View A&M	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 43–28		[10]
November 24	vs. No. 8 Grambling State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	L 20–30	67,435	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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