2001 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 2001 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Fitz Hill, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the WAC. San Jose State played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California.

2001 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–9 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNorman Joseph (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRonnie Lee (1st season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Louisiana Tech $   7 1     7 5  
Fresno State   6 2     11 3  
Boise State   6 2     8 4  
Hawaii   5 3     9 3  
Rice   5 3     8 4  
SMU   4 4     4 7  
Nevada   3 5     3 8  
San Jose State   3 5     3 9  
UTEP   1 7     2 9  
Tulsa   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 13:30 p.m.at USC*FSW2, FSNBAL 10–2145,568
September 812:30 p.m.at Colorado*L 15–5140,338
September 297:15 p.m.at Arizona State*FSAZL 15–5345,528
October 64:00 p.m.at Louisiana TechL 20–4119,236
October 132:00 p.m.SMU L 17–248,329
October 206:00 p.m.at UTEPW 40–2830,048
October 272:00 p.m.Tulsa
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 63–276,873
November 38:00 p.m.at HawaiiKFVEL 10-3436,566
November 10[A]3:30 p.m.Nevada
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 64–457,882
November 1712:00 p.m.at Boise StateL 6–5624,388
November 231:00 p.m.at No. 23 Fresno StateL 21–4042,881
December 1[B]2:00 p.m.No. 12 Stanford*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
L 14–4117,745
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time
  • A. ^ The game against Nevada was originally to be played on September 22 but was rescheduled.[1]
  • B. ^ The game against Stanford was originally to be played on September 15 but was rescheduled because of the September 11 attacks.[2]

Game summaries edit

At USC edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Trojans 0

At Colorado edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Buffaloes 0

At Arizona State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Sun Devils 0

At Louisiana Tech edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Bulldogs 0

SMU edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0
Spartans 0

At UTEP edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Miners 0

Tulsa edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 0
Spartans 0

At Hawaii edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Warriors 0

Nevada edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack 0
Spartans 0

At Boise State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Broncos 0

At No. 23 Fresno State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
No. 23 Bulldogs 0

No. 12 Stanford edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Cardinal 0
Spartans 0

Coaching staff edit

Name Position Seasons at
San Jose State
Alma Mater
Fitz Hill Head coach 1 Ouachita Baptist (1987)
Earl Buckingham Assistant head coach, defensive line 1 Arkansas (1983)
Norman Joseph Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks 1 Mississippi State (1977)
Ronnie Lee Defensive coordinator, defensive backs 1 Washington State (1989)
Charles Nash Running backs 1 Arizona (1976)
Kyle O'Quinn Tight ends 1 Henderson State (1986)
Tom Quinn Special teams, defensive assistant 3 Arizona (1990)
Charles Roche Offensive line 1 Eastern Illinois (1997)
Kenwick Thompson Linebackers 1 Harding (1992)
Keith Williams Wide receivers 1 San Diego State (1996)
Source:[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "San Jose State-Nevada Football Game Rescheduled for November 10". San Jose State Spartans. September 17, 2001. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  2. ^ "San Jose State-Stanford Football Game Postponed to December 1". San Jose State Spartans. September 11, 2001. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "Official Website of the San Jose State Spartans". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on February 9, 2002. Retrieved June 7, 2014.