2001 San Jose State Spartans football team

2001 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2001 record 3–9 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach Fitz Hill (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Norman Joseph (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Ronnie Lee (1st season)
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
2001 WAC 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
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under first-year head coach Fitz Hill, the Spartans finished the season 3–9.

Personnel

NamePositionSeasons at
San Jose State
Alma Mater
Fitz HillHead coach1Ouachita Baptist (1987)
Earl BuckinghamAssistant head coach, defensive line1Arkansas (1983)
Norman JosephOffensive coordinator, quarterbacks1Mississippi State (1977)
Ronnie LeeDefensive coordinator, defensive backs1Washington State (1989)
Charles NashRunning backs1Arizona (1976)
Kyle O'QuinnTight ends1Henderson State (1986)
Tom QuinnSpecial teams, defensive assistant3Arizona (1990)
Charles RocheOffensive line1Eastern Illinois (1997)
Kenwick ThompsonLinebackers1Harding (1992)
Source:[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 3:30 p.m. at USC* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA FSW2, FSNBA L 10–21   45,568
September 8 12:30 p.m. at Colorado* Folsom Field • Boulder, CO L 15–51   40,338
September 29 7:15 p.m. at Arizona State* Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ FSAZ L 15–53   45,528
October 6 4:00 p.m. at Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA L 20–41   19,236
October 13 2:00 p.m. SMUdagger Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA L 17–24   8,329
October 20 6:00 p.m. at UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX W 40–28   30,048
October 27 2:00 p.m. Tulsa Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA W 63–27   6,873
November 3 8:00 p.m. at Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Halawa, HI KFVE L 10-34   36,566
November 10[A] 3:30 p.m. Nevada Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA W 64–45   7,882
November 17 12:00 p.m. at Boise State Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID L 6–56   24,388
November 23 1:00 p.m. at No. 23 Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (Rivalry) L 21–40   42,881
December 1[B] 2:00 p.m. No. 12 Stanford* Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA (Rivalry) L 14–41   17,745
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. All times are in Pacific Time.
  • A. ^ The game against Nevada was originally to be played on September 22 but was re-scheduled.[2]
  • B. ^ The game against Stanford was originally to be played on September 15 but was re-scheduled because of the September 11 attacks.[3]

References

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