Overall: 7-3
MIAC: 6-3 (4th place)
Coach Jay Schoenebecks squad finished fourth in the MIAC with a record of 6-3. The Gusties posted wins over Hamline, Concordia, Carleton, Augsburg, St. Olaf and Macalester and suffered heartbreaking last-minute defeat to St. Thomas. Five players received all-conference honors including senior kicker/punter Curt Baldus, senior linebacker Brian Bergstrom, junior wide receiver Ryan Hoag, senior quarterback Joe Thorvig, and junior running back andy Traetow.
Other players who received weekly honors include:
7/25 Gustavus Junior Running Back/Kick Returner Andy Traetow named to the 2001 d3football.com Preseason All-America Second Team.
8/13 Gustavus Junior Running Back/Kick Returner Andy Traetow named the 2001 Football Gazette NCAA Div. III Pre-Season All-America First Team Specialist.
9/10 Gustavus Juniors Andy Traetow and Zach Zimmer named MIAC offensive and defensive players of the week.
9/12 Gustavus Juniors Andy Traetow and Zach Zimmer named Division III National Players of the Week by Football Gazette Magazine.
11/15 Joe Thorvig, Brian Bergstrom, and Andy Traetow each earn MIAC Player of the Week awards.
11/15 Brian Bergstrom, Curt Baldus, Andy Traetow, and Joe Thorvig Named to the District Five Verizon Academic Team
12/13 Brian Bergstrom named to the Verizon Academic All-America Football Team
12/13 Joe Thorvig named Gustavus Male Student-Athlete of the Month for November.
12/17 Gustavus Linebacker Brian Bergstrom Honored on Hewlett-Packard All-America Football Team
3/8 Gustavus Linebacker Brian Bergstrom awarded the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.
| Date | Opponent | Time |
| Sat, Sept. 8 | TRINITY UNIVERSITY (TX) | W 37-26 |
| Sat, Sept 15 | Hamline University | W 30-12 |
| Sat. Sept 22 | BETHEL COLLEGE | L 21-36 |
| Sat, Sept 29 | Concordia College | W 42-28 |
| Sat, Oct 6 | CARLETON COLLEGE | W 47-7 |
| Sat, Oct 13 | St. John's University | L 20-35 |
| Sat, Oct 20 | AUGSBURG COLLEGE | W 31-13 |
| Sat, Oct 27 | University of St. Thomas | L 27-28 |
| Sat, Nov 3 | MACALESTER COLLEGE | W 47-21 |
| Sat, Nov 10 | ST. OLAF COLLEGE | W 51-21 |
Home games appear in BOLD.
| No | Name | Yr | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
| 1 | Joe Arlt | SR | DB | 5-11 | 165 | Lakeville, Minn. |
| 2 | Ryan Hoag | JR | WR | 6-3 | 190 | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 3 | Jesse Erdal | FY | QB | 5-11 | 175 | Winthrop, Minn. |
| 4 | Jason Opsal | JR | LB | 5-9 | 180 | Buffalo, Minn. |
| 5 | Sean Smith | SO | QB | 6-0 | 180 | Minnetonka, Minn. |
| 6 | Scott Jensen | FY | QB | 6-1 | 183 | St. Anthony, Minn. |
| 7 | Rob Jeppson | JR | QB | 6-2 | 190 | Burnsville, Minn. |
| 8 | Aaron Halle | JR | DB | 6-0 | 190 | New Richmond Wisc. |
| 9 | Kyle Steier | SO | WR | 6-0 | 170 | Blaine, Minn. |
| 10 | Tom Hilden | JR | TE | 6-3 | 225 | Bloomington, Minn. |
| 11 | Tim Nesvig | SO | QB | 6-2 | 160 | Gaylord, Minn. |
| 12 | Eric Jenson | SO | DB | 6-2 | 175 | St. Anthony, Minn. |
| 13 | Jeff West | SO | DB | 6-0 | 175 | Cleveland, Minn. |
| 14 | Zach Zimmer | JR | DB | 6-0 | 195 | Milaca, Minn. |
| 15 | Joe Thorvig | SR | QB | 6-2 | 190 | Stacy, Minn. |
| 16 | Tim Horn | FY | QB | 6-2 | 187 | Fargo, ND |
| 17 | Ryan Watkins | JR | WR | 6-4 | 210 | Buffalo, Minn. |
| 18 | Adam Britz | JR | RB | 6-0 | 205 | St. Peter, Minn. |
| 19 | Casey Hoehn | SO | WR | 6-0 | 175 | Milaca, Minn. |
| 21 | Seth Midura | SO | WR | 6-1 | 185 | Wayzata, Minn. |
| 22 | Lane Swansson | JR | WR | 5-9 | 170 | Woodbury, Minn. |
| 23 | Kurt Bauerly | SO | WR | 6-2 | 180 | Milaca, Minn. |
| 24 | Robert Handler | SO | DB | 6-0 | 190 | Shellsburg, Iowa |
| 25 | Stephen Handler | SO | WR | 5-11 | 180 | Shellsburg, Iowa |
| 26 | Brian Campbell | JR | DB | 6-0 | 190 | St. Peter, Minn |
| 27 | Dan Brandt | SO | DB | 5-10 | 170 | Cloquet, Minn. |
| 28 | Nate Novak | SO | WR | 6-1 | 165 | Prior Lake, Minn. |
| 29 | Curt Baldus | SR | LB/P | 5-10 | 185 | Victoria, Minn. |
| 29 | Matt Miller | FY | WR | 6-0 | 160 | Maple Grove, Minn. |
| 30 | Greg Baldus | SO | DB / P | 5-11 | 185 | Victoria, Minn. |
| 31 | Tom Ramy | JR | K | 6-3 | 220 | Bloomington, Minn. |
| 32 | Matt Dierks | SO | DB | 5-10 | 180 | Red Wing, Minn. |
| 33 | Kevin Firkus | SR | DB | 6-1 | 195 | Woodbury, Minn. |
| 34 | Mark Jensen | FY | RB | 5-10 | 200 | Larchwood, IA |
| 35 | Tony Schlaak | FY | DB | 5-10 | 175 | New Richland, Minn. |
| 36 | Luke Magnuson | JR | DB | 6-0 | 175 | Burnsville, Minn. |
| 37 | Jeff Pelant | JR | FB | 5-11 | 210 | Burnsville, Minn. |
| 38 | Ben Spilseth | JR | LB | 6-2 | 220 | Willmar, Minn. |
| 38 | Brett Pederson | FY | WR | 5-11 | 165 | Watertwon, SD |
| 39 | Shawn Naber | SO | RB | 6-0 | 175 | Houston, Minn. |
| 40 | Mitch Hofer | FY | RB | 6-2 | 192 | Yankton, SD |
| 41 | Tim Bruns | SO | DB | 5-10 | 183 | Alden, Minn. |
| 42 | Andy Traetow | JR | RB | 5-10 | 200 | Jackson, Minn. |
| 43 | Phil Stewart | JR | LB | 5-9 | 195 | Hector, Minn. |
| 44 | Eric Schmidt | SR | RB | 6-1 | 200 | Mankato, Minn. |
| 44 | Steve Chismar | FY | LB | 5-10 | 190 | Crystal, Minn. |
| 45 | Adam Nelson | JR | RB | 5-11 | 194 | Welch, Minn. |
| 46 | Brad Arndt | JR | DB | 5-11 | 200 | Woodbury, Minn. |
| 47 | Jacob Hirschey | FY | LB | 5-10 | 175 | Crystal, Minn. |
| 48 | Stephen Stock | FY | DB | 5-10 | 163 | Leesburg, FL |
| 49 | Tyler Vrieze | SO | LB | 5-10 | 185 | Richfield, Minn. |
| 50 | Scott Fritz | SO | LB | 5-10 | 170 | Avon, Minn. |
| 51 | Erik Johnson | SR | OL | 6-1 | 280 | Lake Crystal, Minn. |
| 52 | Brian Bergstrom | SR | LB | 6-1 | 205 | Burnsville, Minn. |
| 53 | Adam Haugerud | SR | OL | 5-11 | 250 | Montevideo, Minn. |
| 54 | Chris Kampa | SR | DT | 6-3 | 254 | Isanti, Minn. |
| 55 | Dirk Erickson | JR | LB | 6-0 | 220 | Rochester, Minn. |
| 56 | Kyle Tollefson | JR | LB | 6-0 | 186 | Mabel, Minn. |
| 57 | Kent Schindler | JR | DL | 6-2 | 210 | Moorhead, Minn. |
| 58 | Josh Omang | JR | DT | 6-0 | 240 | Calloway, Minn. |
| 59 | Mitch Winieki | FY | LB | 6-0 | 205 | Blaine, Minn. |
| 60 | Jeff Stewart | FY | DL | 5-10 | 190 | Hector, Minn. |
| 61 | Adam Stubbendick | SO | OL | 6-0 | 228 | Waverly, NE |
| 62 | Jonathan Larson | FY | OL | 6-4 | 220 | Little Falls, Minn. |
| 63 | Brent Kath | SO | DL | 6-0 | 235 | Chaska, Minn |
| 64 | Chris Pelzel | JR | OL | 6-0 | 250 | Burnsville, Minn. |
| 65 | Dan Norgaard | SO | OL | 6-4 | 220 | Richfield, Minn. |
| 66 | Jesse Meyen | SO | DE | 6-3 | 200 | Slayton, Minn. |
| 67 | Chris Holsworth | SO | OL | 6-4 | 240 | North Branch, Minn. |
| 68 | Brett Durick | FY | DL | 6-3 | 200 | Pierre, SD |
| 69 | Steve Stauff | SR | OL | 6-2 | 250 | Cleveland, Minn. |
| 70 | Anders Haugen | FY | OL | 6-5 | 270 | Kenyon, Minn. |
| 71 | Mike Christopher | SO | OL | 6-4 | 248 | Bloomington, Minn. |
| 72 | Jeff Brown | SR | OL | 6-4 | 285 | Montevideo, Minn. |
| 73 | Mike Miller | JR | OL | 6-1 | 325 | Mankato, Minn. |
| 74 | Lance Staples | SR | OL | 6-1 | 270 | Windom, Minn. |
| 75 | Dan Myers | SO | DE | 6-3 | 220 | Cottage Grove, Minn. |
| 76 | Brian Trussell | FY | DT | 5-11 | 248 | Cottage Grove, Minn. |
| 77 | Craig Horak | JR | OL | 6-0 | 250 | Tofte, Minn. |
| 78 | Alexander Kestly | FY | OL | 6-1 | 238 | Chisholm, Minn. |
| 79 | Jeremiah Jazdzewski | JR | DL | 6-1 | 270 | Duluth, Minn. |
| 80 | Chris Greavu | SR | WR | 5-11 | 175 | Woodbury, Minn. |
| 81 | Matt Smith | SO | TE | 6-4 | 205 | Austin, Minn. |
| 82 | Brett Boese | SO | WR | 6-4 | 202 | Rochester, Minn. |
| 83 | Brady Schmidt | FY | WR | 6-0 | 160 | Tracy, Minn. |
| 84 | Mike Gahlon | SR | TE | 6-2 | 230 | Dellwood, Minn. |
| 85 | Joe Altermatt | SR | WR | 5-11 | 172 | Sanborn, Minn. |
| 86 | Mark Haukoos | SR | TE | 6-4 | 220 | St. Peter, Minn. |
| 87 | Dan Smith | FY | WR | 6-4 | 190 | Austin, Minn. |
| 88 | Sean Smith | FY | WR | 6-2 | 174 | Plymouth, Minn. |
| 89 | Nick Teigland | JR | TE | 6-6 | 240 | Chanhassen, Minn. |
| 90 | Kris Storvick | FY | DL | 6-2 | 206 | Mankato, Minn. |
| 91 | Paul Severson | JR | DL | 6-1 | 245 | St. Anthony, Minn. |
| 92 | Loren Van Patten | SO | DB | 5-10 | 210 | Maple Plain, Minn. |
| 93 | Bill Ties | JR | DT | 5-10 | 275 | Lewiston, Minn. |
| 94 | Karl Spilseth | FY | DL | 6-4 | 230 | Willmar, Minn. |
| 95 | Josh Peterson | SR | DL | 6-1 | 270 | South St. Paul, Minn. |
| 96 | Mike Van Patten | JR | DE | 5-11 | 220 | Maple Plain, Minn. |
| 97 | Aric Bethke | SO | LB | 5-9 | 205 | Buffalo, Minn. |
| 98 | Spencer Cone | SO | LB | 6-0 | 200 | Brooklyn Park, Minn. |
| 99 | Issac Sieling | FY | LB | 6-2 | 210 | Watertown, Minn. |