2001 Texas Southern Tigers football team

The 2001 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–6, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the West Division of the SWAC.

2001 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	4–6 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach	William A. Thomas (8th season)
Home stadium	Reliant Astrodome Robertson 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	Prairie View A&M	Reliant Astrodome Houston, TX (Labor Day Classic)	W 17–0		[1]
September 8	at UTEP*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 6–52	37,741	[2]
September 22	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	L 10–24		[3]
September 29	vs. Langston*	Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	W 41–12		[4]
October 6	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 22–28		[5]
October 13	Alabama State	Reliant Astrodome Houston, TX	W 24–27 (forefit win)		[6][7]
October 20	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 38–21	6,083	[8]
October 27	at No. 6 Grambling State	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	L 3–43	22,736	[9]
November 3	Morris Brown*	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	L 24–31		[10]
November 10	Southern	Reliant Astrodome Houston, TX	L 6–7		[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game