2001 in football

American football

 * Super Bowl XXXV – In their first Super Bowl appearance, the Baltimore Ravens won 34-7 over the New York Giants.
 * MVP – Ray Lewis (LB)
 * XFL is founded by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, but the league folded that same year, after the Los Angeles Xtreme won the league's only championship.
 * Orange Bowl (2000 season):
 * The Oklahoma Sooners won 13-2 over the Florida State Seminoles in the BCS National Championship Game
 * Memorial Stadium, former home of the Baltimore Colts and Baltimore Ravens is demolished
 * INVESCO Field at Mile High opens up on September 10, 2001 as the Denver Broncos defeated the New York Giants 31-20.