2001 VMI Keydets football team

2001 VMI Keydets football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	1–10 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Cal McCombs (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Gatling (3rd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Memorial Field

2001 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Furman $^		7	–	1					12	–	3
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 6 Appalachian State ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
Western Carolina		5	–	3					7	–	4
East Tennessee State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Wofford		3	–	5					4	–	7
The Citadel		2	–	6					3	–	7
Chattanooga		1	–	7					3	–	8
VMI		1	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2001 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the Keydets' 111th year of football and third season under head coach Cal McCombs. VMI went 1–10 on the year, with the lone win coming over Chattanooga in overtime.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	at Duquesne*	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	L 18–41
September 8	No. 17 William & Mary*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)	L 0–34	5,722
September 22	at No. 4 Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 7–65	10,152
September 29	No. 1 Georgia Southern	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 14–31	4,952
October 6	at Wofford	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	L 14–59
October 13	Chattanooga	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 19–16 OT	7,622
October 27	at Western Carolina	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 17–44
November 3	No. 11 Appalachian State	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 17–27	5,353
November 10	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South)	L 7–49	18,937
November 17	Samford	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 28–46
November 22	East Tennessee State	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 23–34
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game