2001 LSU Tigers football team

The 2001 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Nick Saban, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LSU went 10–3 and won the SEC West and represented the division in the 2001 SEC Championship Game for the first time. After a 31–20 upset of favored Tennessee, LSU played in the 2002 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana, and defeated yet another higher ranked opponent, Illinois, 47–34.

2001 LSU Tigers football
SEC champion SEC Western Division co-champion Sugar Bowl champion
SEC Championship Game, W 31–20 vs. Tennessee
Sugar Bowl, W 47–34 vs. Illinois
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 7
Record	10–3 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Nick Saban (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jimbo Fisher (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Gary Gibbs (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 91,600)

2001 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 4 Tennessee x		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 3 Florida  %		6	–	2					10	–	2
No. 13 South Carolina		5	–	3					9	–	3
No. 22 Georgia		5	–	3					8	–	4
Kentucky		1	–	7					2	–	9
Vanderbilt		0	–	8					2	–	9
Western Division
No. 7 LSU xy$		5	–	3					10	–	3
Auburn x		5	–	3					7	–	5
Ole Miss		4	–	4					7	–	4
Alabama		4	–	4					7	–	5
Arkansas		4	–	4					7	–	5
Mississippi State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Championship: LSU 31, Tennessee 20
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Tulane*	No. 14	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	PPV	W 48–17	91,782
September 8	7:00 p.m.	Utah State*	No. 13	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 31–14	87,756
September 29	7:45 p.m.	at No. 7 Tennessee	No. 14	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPN	L 18–26	108,472
October 6	2:30 p.m.	No. 2 Florida	No. 18	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	CBS	L 15–44	92,010
October 13	6:00 p.m.	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	PPV	W 29–25	52,471
October 20	8:00 p.m.	at Mississippi State		Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 42–0	45,514
October 27	8:00 p.m.	Ole Miss		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	ESPN2	L 24–35	91,941
November 3	2:30 p.m.	at Alabama		Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	CBS	W 35–21	83,818
November 10	7:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 30–14	88,249
November 23	1:30 p.m.	No. 24 Arkansas		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Golden Boot)	CBS	W 41–38	89,560
December 1	6:45 p.m.	No. 25 Auburn	No. 22	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl)	ESPN	W 27–14	92,141
December 8	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Tennessee	No. 21	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game)	CBS	W 31–20	74,843
January 1, 2002	7:30 p.m.	vs. No. 7 Illinois*	No. 12	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	W 47–34	77,688
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster and Coaches

2001 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 6 Rohan Davey Sr RB 22 LaBrandon Toefield Jr WR 25 Josh Reed Sr RB 31 Domanick Davis Jr TE 47 Eric Edwards So G 73 Rob Sale  Jr TE 86 Robert Royal Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 2 Ryan Clark Sr LB 7 Trev Faulk Sr DT 95 Howard Green Sr DE 59 Jarvis Green Sr LB 11 Bradie James Jr CB 13 Corey Webster Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Nick Saban Coordinators/assistant coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Jimbo Fisher Running backs/special teams coordinator – Michael Haywood Offensive line – George Yarno Wide receivers – Stan Hixon Tight ends – Derek Dooley Defensive coordinator – Gary Gibbs Linebackers – Will Muschamp Defensive line – Pete Jenkins Defensive backs – Charlie Harbison Graduate assistant – Adam Gase Graduate assistant – Scott Cochran Offensive graduate assistant – Jay Rodgers Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

LSU Tigers in the 2002 National Football League Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Overall	NFL team
Josh Reed	Wide Receiver	2	4	36	Buffalo Bills
Rohan Davey	Quarterback	4	19	117	New England Patriots
Jarvis Green	Defensive End	4	28	126	New England Patriots
Robert Royal	Tight end	5	25	160	Washington Redskins
Howard Green	Defensive tackle	6	18	190	Houston Texans

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2002.htm