| 2001 NCAA Division III football season | ||
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| Regular season | August – November 2001 | |
| Playoffs | November – December 2001 | |
| Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA | ||
| Champion | Mount Union (6) | |
| Gagliardi Trophy | Chuck Moore (RB), Mount Union | |
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The 2001 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 2001, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2001 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their sixth, and second consecutive, Division III championship by defeating the Bridgewater (VA) Eagles, 30−27.
The Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Chuck Moore, running back from Mount Union.[1]