2001 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–10
Head coach	Charlie Weatherbie (7th season; first 7 games) Rick Lantz (interim; final 3 games)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Hudspeth (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Rick Lantz (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Ed Malinowski
Captains	Ed Malinowski Jake Bowen
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Charlie Weatherbie for most of the year. He was replaced by Rick Lantz for the last three games of the season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	7:00 p.m.	at Temple	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA		L 26–45	26,191
September 8	12:00 p.m.	No. 10 Georgia Tech	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	FSN	L 7–70	30,602
September 15		at Northwestern*	Ryan Field Evanston, IL		Canceled		[1]
September 22	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 21–38	30,064
October 6		vs. Air Force	FedExField Landover, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		L 18–24	36,251
October 13	12:00 p.m.	Rice	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 13–21	29,106
October 20	3:30 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN+	L 17–23	29,101
October 27	7:00 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		L 20–21	36,852
November 10	12:00 p.m.	Tulane	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 28–42	31,456
November 17	1:00 p.m.	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 16–34	80,795
December 1	12:00 p.m.	vs. Army	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)		L 17–26
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time