2001 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 2001 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season.

2001 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Sun Belt co-champion
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	8–3 (5–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Andy McCollum (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Fedora (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Davis (1st season)
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Texas +		5	–	1					5	–	7
Middle Tennessee +		5	–	1					8	–	3
New Mexico State		4	–	2					5	–	7
Louisiana–Lafayette		2	–	4					3	–	8
Arkansas State		2	–	4					2	–	9
Louisiana–Monroe		2	–	4					2	–	9
Idaho		1	–	5					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	7:00 pm	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	W 37–28	39,885
September 8	6:00 pm	Troy State*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)	W 54–17	21,723
September 22	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 38–20	12,102
September 29	7:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 26–9	27,519
October 6	6:00 pm	Idaho	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 70–58	23,106
October 13	3:05 pm	at North Texas	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 21-24	11,621
October 20	1:00 pm	at Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 17-45	46,886
October 27	2:00 pm	New Mexico State	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 39–35	11,327
November 3	2:00 pm	Arkansas State	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 54–6	20,113
November 10	7:00 pm	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 16-30	88,249
November 17	2:00 pm	Connecticut	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 38–14	13,017	[1]
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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After the season

NFL draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the 2002 NFL draft following the season.^[3]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
7	222	Kendall Newson	Wide receiver	Jacksonville Jaguars