2001 Baylor Bears football team

The 2001 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the South Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Kevin Steele, the Bears compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the Big 12's South Division. The team played home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas.
The final game of the season, against Southern Illinois on November 24, replaced the originally scheduled game on September 15 against Minnesota, which was cancelled due to the September 11 attacks.