The 2001 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led Joe Hollis in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Indians compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the Sun Belt.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	1:00 p.m.	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	PPV	L 17–45	86,520
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at Baylor*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		L 3–24	28,953
September 22		Jacksonville State*	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR		L 28–31
October 6		Ole Miss*	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR		L 17–35
October 13		Louisiana–Lafayette	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR		W 26–20
October 20		at North Texas	Fouts Field Denton, TX		L 0–45
October 27		Idaho	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR		W 34–31
November 3	2:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN		L 6–54	20,113
November 10		at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM		L 17–28
November 17		Louisiana–Monroe	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR		L 7–16	8,188
November 22		Nicholls State*	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR		L 22–28
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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