The 2001 Hofstra Pride football team represented Hofstra University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
It was the program's 61st season and they finished in a four-way tie as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) co-champions with Maine, Villanova, and William & Mary.
The Pride earned a berth into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but lost in the opening round to Lehigh, 24–27, in overtime.
[1] Hofstra was led by 12th-year head coach Joe Gardi and their captain was Charlie Adams.
[1] Redshirt senior quarterback Rocky Butler finished as a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, which is given annually to the most outstanding offensive player in Division I-AA (now known as Football Championship Subdivision), as chosen by a nationwide panel of media and college sports information directors.