The 2001 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni, the Orangemen compiled an overall record of 10âÂÂ3 with a mark of 6âÂÂ1 in conference play, placing second in the Big East. Syracuse was invited to the Insight.com Bowl, where the Orangemen defeated Kansas State. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.