2001 Georgetown Tigers football team
American college football season
| 2001 Georgetown Tigers football | |
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NAIA national champion MSC champion | |
NAIA National Championship Game, W 49–27 vs. Sioux Falls | |
| Conference | Mid-South Conference |
| Record | 14–0 (7–0 MSC) |
| Head coach |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 1 | Saint Francis (IN)* |
| W 41–7 | 1,863 | [3] | ||
| September 15 | at Pikeville | Pikeville, KY | W 56–21 | 3,000[4] | |||
| September 22 | Union (KY) |
| W 48–13 | 1,717[5] | |||
| September 29 | Virginia–Wise Cavaliers* |
| W 59–14 | 2,500[6] | |||
| October 6 | Cumberland (KY) |
| W 70–7 | 2,604[7] | |||
| October 13 | at Lambuth |
| W 31–6 | 570[8] | [9] | ||
| October 20 | Belhaven |
| W 44–6 | 3,500[10] | |||
| October 27 | at Campbellsville |
| W 49–7 | 2,500 | [11] | ||
| November 3 | Cumberland (TN) |
| W 38–28 | 2,513[12] | |||
| November 10 | at St. Joseph's (IN)* | Rensselaer, IN | W 47–14 | 1,000[13] | [14] | ||
| November 17 | Tri-State* |
| W 42–21 | 850 | [15][16] | ||
| November 24 | Campbellsville |
| W 76–9 | 1,216 | [17] | ||
| December 1 | Carroll* |
| W 31–22 | 812 | [18][19] | ||
| December 15 | at Sioux Falls* | W 49–27 | 6,789 | [20][21] | |||
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References
- ^ "2001 - Georgetown (KY)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Georgetown rolls by St. Francis in opener". The Courier-Journal. September 2, 2001. p. C12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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) - ^ "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) - ^ "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) - ^ "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) - ^ "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) - ^ Kary Booher (October 14, 2001). "Eagles fumble chances: Georgetown throws Lambuth knockout punch". The Jackson Sun. pp. 1B, 8B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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) - ^ C.L Brown (October 28, 2001). "Top-ranked Georgetown crushes Campbellsville". The Courier-Journal. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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) - ^ "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) - ^ "Eviston fires four TD passes as Georgetown romps 47-14". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 2001. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Brian Daugherty (November 18, 2001). "Georgetown starts title defense with blowout". The Courier-Journal. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Brian Daugherty (November 25, 2001). "No. 1 Georgetown breezes past Campbellsville 76-9". The Courier-Journal. pp. C1, C12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rick Balley (December 2, 2001). "No stopping Georgetown". Lexington Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Brian Daugherty (December 2, 2001). "Georgetown marches back into final". The Courier-Journal. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
