2001 Sun Belt Conference football season
| 2001 Sun Belt Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) |
| Sport | football |
| Duration | August 23, 2001 - December 1, 2001 |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| 2002 NFL Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Kendall Newson (Middle Tennessee) |
| Picked by | Jacksonville Jaguars, 222nd overall |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Middle Tennessee & North Texas |
| Runners-up | New Mexico State |
| Season MVP | Wes Counts |
| Top scorer | Dwone Hicks (144 points) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee + | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas + | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Lafayette | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 Sun Belt Conference football season was the 1st college football season for the Sun Belt Conference. During the 2001 season, seven schools competed in Sun Belt football: Arkansas State, Idaho, Louisiana–Lafayette, Louisiana–Monroe, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State and North Texas.
The conference title was won by Middle Tennessee and North Texas, in its first year as both a Sun Belt member.
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season
Start times for non-conference games are local for the Sun Belt team; for conference games, starting times are local for the home team. The following list are the teams in there respective time zones: Arkansas State, Louisiana–Monroe, Louisiana–Lafayette, Middle Tennessee, North Texas are located in the Central Time Zone; New Mexico State is in the Mountain Time Zone and Idaho is in the Pacific Time Zone.
Rankings reflect that of the USA Today Coaches poll for that week until week eight when the BCS poll will be used.
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In 2001, the SBC placed one team in bowl games through their tie-ins: North Texas. Middle Tennessee was also bowl-eligible but did not receive a bowl invitation.
Note: All times are local
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