2001 Georgetown Tigers football
NAIA national champion
MSC champion
ConferenceMid-South Conference
Record14–0 (7–0 MSC)
Head coach
2001 Mid-South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Georgetown (KY) $^  7 –0   14 –0  
No. 10 Campbellsville ^  5 –2   10 –3  
No. 23 Cumberland (TN)  4 –2   6 –3  
Belhaven  3 –4   4 –6  
Lambuth  3 –4   3 –6  
Union (KY)  2 –4   2 –7  
Pikeville  2 –5   3 –7  
Cumberland (KY)  1 –6   3 –6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2001 Georgetown Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown College of Georgetown, Kentucky, as a member of the Mid-South Conference (MSC) during the 2001 NAIA football season. In their sixth season under head coach Bill Cronin, the Tigers compiled a perfect 14–0 record (7–0 against conference opponents) and won the NAIA national championship, defeating Sioux Falls, 49–27, in the NAIA National Championship Game.[1]

The 2001 season was Georgetown's second consecutive undefeated season and NAIA national championship. The team was led on offense by senior quarterback Eddie Eviston.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Saint Francis (IN)*
W 41–71,863[3]
September 15at PikevillePikeville, KYW 56–213,000[4]
September 22Union (KY)
  • Rawlings Stadium
  • Georgetown, KY
W 48–131,717[5]
September 29Virginia–Wise Cavaliers*
  • Rawlings Stadium
  • Georgetown, KY
W 59–142,500[6]
October 6Cumberland (KY)
  • Rawlings Stadium
  • Georgetown, KY
W 70–72,604[7]
October 13at Lambuth
W 31–6570[8][9]
October 20Belhaven
  • Rawlings Stadium
  • Georgetown, KY
W 44–63,500[10]
October 27at Campbellsville
W 49–72,500[11]
November 3Cumberland (TN)
  • Rawlings Stadium
  • Georgetown, KY
W 38–282,513[12]
November 10at St. Joseph's (IN)*Rensselaer, INW 47–141,000[13][14]
November 17Tri-State*
  • Rawlings Stadium
  • Georgetown, KY (NAIA first round)
W 42–21850[15][16]
November 24Campbellsville
  • Rawlings Stadium
  • Georgetown, KY (NAIA quarterfinal)
W 76–91,216[17]
December 1Carroll*
  • Rawlings Stadium
  • Georgetown, KY (NAIA semifinal)
W 31–22812[18][19]
December 15at Sioux Falls*
W 49–276,789[20][21]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "2001 - Georgetown (KY)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ↑ Kary Booher (December 16, 2001). "'He's a good player': Eviston carries Georgetown to national title, again". The Jackson Sun. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Georgetown rolls by St. Francis in opener". The Courier-Journal. September 2, 2001. p. C12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "2001 Georgetown Tigers Football Cumulative Statistics". Georgetown College. Archived from the original on November 15, 2002. Retrieved April 28, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "2001 Georgetown Tigers Football Cumulative Statistics". Georgetown College. Archived from the original on November 15, 2002. Retrieved April 28, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ "2001 Georgetown Tigers Football Cumulative Statistics". Georgetown College. Archived from the original on November 15, 2002. Retrieved April 28, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ↑ "2001 Georgetown Tigers Football Cumulative Statistics". Georgetown College. Archived from the original on November 15, 2002. Retrieved April 28, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ "2001 Georgetown Tigers Football Cumulative Statistics". Georgetown College. Archived from the original on November 15, 2002. Retrieved April 28, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ↑ Kary Booher (October 14, 2001). "Eagles fumble chances: Georgetown throws Lambuth knockout punch". The Jackson Sun. pp. 1B, 8B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "2001 Georgetown Tigers Football Cumulative Statistics". Georgetown College. Archived from the original on November 15, 2002. Retrieved April 28, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ↑ C.L Brown (October 28, 2001). "Top-ranked Georgetown crushes Campbellsville". The Courier-Journal. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "2001 Georgetown Tigers Football Cumulative Statistics". Georgetown College. Archived from the original on November 15, 2002. Retrieved April 28, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. ↑ "2001 Georgetown Tigers Football Cumulative Statistics". Georgetown College. Archived from the original on November 15, 2002. Retrieved April 28, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  14. ↑ "Eviston fires four TD passes as Georgetown romps 47-14". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 2001. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ Brian Daugherty (November 18, 2001). "Georgetown starts title defense with blowout". The Courier-Journal. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ Mark Maloney (November 18, 2001). "Tigers too much for Tri-State: Eviston's 5 TDs spark 42-21 playoff-opening rout". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ Brian Daugherty (November 25, 2001). "No. 1 Georgetown breezes past Campbellsville 76-9". The Courier-Journal. pp. C1, C12 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ Rick Balley (December 2, 2001). "No stopping Georgetown". Lexington Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C9 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ↑ Brian Daugherty (December 2, 2001). "Georgetown marches back into final". The Courier-Journal. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ↑ Kary Booher (December 16, 2001). "Georgetown goes back-to-back: Tigers stay perfect, repeat as NAIA national champs (part 1)". The Jackson Sun. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ↑ Kary Booher (December 16, 2001). "Georgetown goes back-to-back: Tigers stay perfect, repeat as NAIA national champs (part 2)". The Jackson Sun. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
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