2001 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

2001 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 9
Record9–2 (6–0 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoy Wittke (12th season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Eastern Illinois $^   6 0     9 1  
No. 18 Eastern Kentucky   5 1     8 2  
No. 23 Tennessee Tech   4 2     7 3  
No. 25 Tennessee State   3 3     8 3  
Murray State   2 4     4 6  
Southeast Missouri State   1 5     4 7  
Tennessee–Martin   0 6     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Eastern Illinois Panthers represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 9–2, winning the OVC title with a conference mark of 6–1. Eastern Illinois was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Northern Iowa. The Bobcats were ranked ninth in the final Sports Network poll.