The 2001 National Indoor Football League season was the first season of the National Indoor Football League. The league champions were the Mississippi Fire Dogs, who defeated the Wyoming Cavalry in Indoor Bowl I.
Standings[]
| Team | Overall | Conference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
| Eastern Division | ||||||
| Ohio Valley Greyhounds | 12 | 4 | 0.750 | 8 | 2 | 0.800 |
| Johnstown J Dogs | 10 | 5 | 0.667 | 6 | 3 | 0.667 |
| River Cities LocoMotives | 1 | 13 | 0.071 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 |
| Southern Division | ||||||
| Mississippi Fire Dogs | 16 | 1 | 0.941 | 9 | 1 | 0.900 |
| Lake Charles Land Sharks | 11 | 4 | 0.733 | 7 | 3 | 0.700 |
| Tupelo FireAnts | 7 | 7 | 0.500 | 7 | 5 | 0.583 |
| Mobile Seagulls | 5 | 8 | 0.385 | 4 | 6 | 0.400 |
| Louisiana Rangers | 5 | 9 | 0.357 | 4 | 7 | 0.364 |
| Louisiana Bayou Beast | 1 | 13 | 0.071 | 1 | 10 | 0.091 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Rapid City Red Dogs | 13 | 2 | 0.867 | 10 | 1 | 0.909 |
| Wyoming Cavalry | 10 | 7 | 0.588 | 6 | 4 | 0.600 |
| Sioux Falls Storm | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 5 | 6 | 0.455 |
| Billings Outlaws | 7 | 7 | 0.500 | 5 | 6 | 0.455 |
| Tri-City Diesel | 6 | 8 | 0.429 | 3 | 8 | 0.273 |
| Sioux City Bandits | 4 | 10 | 0.286 | 4 | 8 | 0.333 |
| Western Division | ||||||
| Utah Rattlers | 8 | 7 | 0.533 | 7 | 1 | 0.875 |
| Yakima Shockwave | 6 | 8 | 0.429 | 3 | 5 | 0.375 |
| Southern Oregon Heat | 1 | 12 | 0.533 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Purple indicates division champion
- Grey indicates best league record
Playoffs[]
Round 1
- Sioux Falls 40, Rapid City 25
- Wyoming 48, Utah 20
- Ohio Valley 53, Lake Charles 9
- Mississippi 42, Johnstown 27
Semifinals
- Wyoming 37, Sioux Falls 31
- Mississippi 40, Ohio Valley 35
- Mississippi 55, Wyoming 21