| Year: | 2001 |
| Team: | Furman Paladins |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Tsnrank: | 2 |
| Record: | 12–3 |
| Conf Record: | 7–1 |
| Head Coach: | Bobby Johnson |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Captain: | Louis Ivory, Chris Stewart, Will Bouton, Shelvis Smith |
| Stadium: | Paladin Stadium |
| Champion: | SoCon co-champion |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game |
| Bowl Result: | L 6–13 vs. Montana |
The 2001 Furman Paladins football team represented the Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Bobby Johnson in his eighth and final year as head coach, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 12–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the SoCon title with Georgia Southern. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Western Kentucky in the first round, Lehigh in the quarterfinals, and Georgia Southern in the semifinals before losing to Montana in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game.