2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season

2001 NCAA Division I-AA season
Regular season
Number of teams122
DurationAugust–November
Payton AwardBrian Westbrook (RB, Villanova)
Buchanan AwardDerrick Lloyd (LB, James Madison)
Playoff
DurationDecember 1–December 21
Championship dateDecember 21, 2001
Championship siteFinley Stadium
Chattanooga, Tennessee
ChampionMontana
NCAA Division I-AA football seasons

The 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I-AA level, began in August 2001, and concluded with the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 21, 2001, at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Montana Grizzlies won their second I-AA championship, defeating the Furman Paladins by a score of 13–6.[1]

  1. ^ "2001 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA.org. p. 3. Retrieved December 29, 2013.