2001 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

2001 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	3–8 (2–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jerry Baldwin (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Edmondson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tony Tademy (3rd season)
Home stadium	Cajun Field

2001 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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
– Conference co-champions

The 2001 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as a member of the Sun Belt Conference in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jerry Baldwin played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	Nicholls State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 20–0
September 8	at Minnesota*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	L 14–44	35,089
September 22	Southern Miss*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 10–35	14,132
September 29	Middle Tennessee	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 9–26	27,519
October 6	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 27–63	38,118
October 13	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 20-26
October 20	at Idaho	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	W 54–37	13,088
October 27	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou)	W 17–12	17,353
November 17	New Mexico State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 46–49
November 24	at UCF*	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	L 0-31	12,264
*Non-conference game