2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 2001 NCAA logo.svg 122 August–November December 1–December 21 December 21, 2001 Finley StadiumChattanooga, Tennessee Montana Brian Westbrook (RB, Villanova) Derrick Lloyd (LB, James Madison) The 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I-AA level, began in August 2001, and concluded with the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 21, 2001, at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Montana Grizzlies won their second I-AA championship, defeating the Furman Paladins by a score of 13–6.2001 NCAA Division I Football Championship http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2012/d1/2012FCSfbchamp.pdf NCAA.org December 29, 2013 3 Conference changes and new programs School 2000 Conference 2001 Conference Austin Peay I-AA Independent Pioneer Cal State Northridge Big Sky I-AA Independent Davidson I-AA Independent Pioneer Florida Atlantic New Program I-AA Independent Georgetown I-AA Independent Patriot Hofstra Atlantic 10 Jacksonville Pioneer Morehead State Morris Brown D-II Independent I-AA Independent Savannah State South Florida I-AA Independent I-A Independent Troy State Southland Western Kentucky Ohio Valley Gateway Conference standings Conference champions List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons Conference ChampionsAtlantic 10 Conference – Hofstra, Maine, Villanova, and William & Mary Big Sky Conference – Montana Gateway Football Conference – Northern Iowa Ivy League – Harvard Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Duquesne Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Florida A&M Northeast Conference – Sacred Heart Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Illinois Patriot League – Lehigh Pioneer Football League – Dayton Southern Conference – Furman and Georgia Southern Southland Football League – McNeese State and Sam Houston State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Grambling State Postseason NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket The top four teams in the tournament were seeded;https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27958255/griz_will_face_nwestern_state_in/ Griz will face NWestern State in playoffs AP Independent Record Helena, Montana 1B November 26, 2001 February 2, 2019 newspapers.com seeded teams were assured of hosting games in the first two rounds.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27957303/ncaa_changes_format_for_playoff_pairings/ NCAA changes format for playoff pairings Jon Kasper Missoulian Missoula, Montana D1 November 12, 2001 February 2, 2019 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/27957366/ncaa_changes_format_for_playoff/ NCAA changes format for playoff pairings (cont'd) Jon Kasper Missoulian Missoula, Montana D6 November 12, 2001 February 2, 2019 newspapers.com First RoundDecember 1Campus sites QuarterfinalsDecember 8Campus sites SemifinalsDecember 15Campus sites National Championship Game December 21Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN Montana* 28 1 Northwestern State 19 Sam Houston State* 34 Northern Arizona 31 McNeese State* 10 Maine 14 Eastern Illinois* 43 4 Northern Iowa 49 Georgia Southern* 60 2 Florida A&M 35 Appalachian State* 40 William & Mary 27 Lehigh* 27* Hofstra 24 Furman* 24 3 Western Kentucky 20 Montana* 49 1 Sam Houston State 24 Maine 28 Northern Iowa* 56 Georgia Southern* 38 2 Appalachian State 24 Lehigh 17 3 Furman* 34 Montana* 38 1 Northern Iowa 0 Georgia Southern* 17 2 3 Furman 24 Montana 13 1 3 Furman 6 * By team name denotes host institution * By score denotes overtime References