2001 NAIA football national championship

2001 NAIA Football Championship

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Sioux Falls (SD) 7 6 7 7 27 Georgetown (KY) 7 21 14 7 49
Date	December 12, 2001
Stadium	Jim Carroll Stadium
City	Savannah, Tennessee
MOP (Offense)	Eddie Eviston, Georgetown
MOP (Defense)	B.J. Mattingly, Georgetown
Officials	Jim Ryan
Attendance	6,789
NAIA Football National Championship < 2000 2002 >

The 2001 NAIA football championship series concluded on December 15, 2001 with the championship game played at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tennessee. The game was won by the Georgetown Tigers over the Sioux Falls Cougars by a score of 49–27. The win was the second consecutive championship for the Tigers.

Scoring Summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Sioux Falls Cougars Georgetown (KY) Tigers 1 8:57 7 48 2:20 Georgetown (KY) Tigers Ryan Payne 13-yard touchdown run, Kevin Davis kick Good 0 7 1 4:56 10 66 4:01 Sioux Falls Cougars Zach Rutten 20-yard touchdown reception from Dax Michelena, Matt Kuiper kick Good 7 7 2 12:28 8 38 2:46 Georgetown (KY) Tigers Ryan Payne 2-yard touchdown run, Kevin Davis kick Good 7 14 2 9:01 7 80 3:27 Sioux Falls Cougars Dax Michelena 1-yard touchdown run, Matt Kuiper kick Failed 13 14 2 3:15 13 78 5:46 Georgetown (KY) Tigers Jason Tenkman 1-yard touchdown run, Kevin Davis kick Failed 13 20 2 0:24 7 48 1:39 Georgetown (KY) Tigers Brandon Midkiff 35-yard touchdown reception from Eddie Eviston, 2-point Eddie Eviston Rush Good 13 28 3 13:29 1 51 0:12 Georgetown (KY) Tigers Derrick White 51-yard touchdown run, Kevin Davis kick Good 13 35 3 9:44 3 35 1:08 Sioux Falls Cougars Nick Kortan 2-yard touchdown run, Matt Kuiper kick Good 20 35 3 5:49 9 61 3:55 Georgetown (KY) Tigers Nick Ayers 1-yard touchdown run, Kevin Davis kick Good 20 42 4 10:39 6 60 2:15 Georgetown (KY) Tigers Michael Caba 18-yard touchdown reception from Eddie Eviston, Kevin Davis kick Good 20 49 4 7:55 14 76 2:44 Sioux Falls Cougars Nick Kortan 37-yard touchdown reception from Dax Michelena, Matt Kuiper kick Good 27 49 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. Sioux Falls Cougars Georgetown (KY) Tigers

Tournament bracket

	1st Round November 17					Quarterfinals November 24					Semifinals December 1					Championship December 15
	1	Georgetown (KY)	42
	10	Tri-State (IN)	21
						1	Georgetown (KY)	76
						15	Campbellsville (KY)	9
	9	Saint Francis (IN)	21
	15	Campbellsville (KY)	42
											1	Georgetown (KY)	31
											4	Carroll (MT)	22
	4	Carroll (MT)	45
	12	Valley City State	27
						4	Carroll (MT)	16
						7	Southern Oregon	12
	7	Southern Oregon	54
	16	McKendree (IL)	10
																1	Georgetown (KY)	49
																5	Sioux Falls (SD)	27
	2	Mary (ND)	21
	5	Sioux Falls (SD)	27*
						5	Sioux Falls (SD)	34
						8	Concordia (NE)	0
	8	Concordia (NE)	31
	13	Saint Ambrose (IA)	26
											5	Sioux Falls (SD)	40
											6	Benedictine (KS)	6
	3	Evangel (MO)	48
	14	Kansas Wesleyan	0
						3	Evangel (MO)	30
						6	Benedictine (KS)	34
	6	Benedictine (KS)	29
	11	Northwestern Oklahoma State	27

•  * denotes OT.

See also

• 2001 NAIA football rankings