2001 Hofstra Pride football team
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.[1][2] Each team finished with identical 7–2 conference records. 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]
| 2001 Hofstra Pride football | |
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A-10 Conference Co-Champions | |
Division I-AA First Round, L 24–27, vs. #5 Lehigh | |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 11 |
| 2001 record | 9–3 (7–2 A-10) |
| Head coach | Joe Gardi (12th season) |
| Captain | Charlie Adams |
| Home stadium | James M. Shuart Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Hofstra +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Maine +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Villanova + | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 William & Mary +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Rhode Island | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | Northeastern | No. 7 | Fox Sports NY | W 45–21 | 5,086 | ||
| September 8 | at No. 19 Rhode Island | No. 4 | L 26–35 | 4,309 | |||
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Maine | No. 14 |
| MSG Network | W 51–44 | 3,109 |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | UMass | No. 12 |
| Fox Sports NY | W 36–6 | 2,995 |
| October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 20 William & Mary | No. 12 | Fox Sports NY | W 34–28 | 3,250 | |
| October 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at Delaware | No. 9 | Fox Sports NY | W 39–14 | 20,866 | |
| October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | Elon* | No. 8 |
| MSG Network | W 42–21 | 6,271 |
| October 27 | 1:30 p.m. | New Hampshire | No. 7 |
| Fox Sports NY | W 35–20 | 2,177 |
| November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Richmond | No. 5 | MSG Network | W 35–21 | 7,836 | |
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Villanova | No. 3 | Metro TV | L 34–54 | 5,341 | |
| November 17 | at Liberty* | No. 10 | MSG Network | W 40–3 | |||
| December 1 | No. 5 Lehigh* | No. 9 | Metro TV | L 24–27 OT | 10,131 | ||
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Awards and honors
- First Team All-America – Rocky Butler (Walter Camp, The Sports Network, Associated Press); Dan Zorger (Walter Camp, The Sports Network); Ryan Fletcher (Walter Camp, The Sports Network); Kahmal Roy (Walter Camp, Associated Press)
- Second Team All-America – Rocky Butler (The Football Gazette); Dan Zorger (Associated Press); Ryan Fletcher (Associated Press); Kahmal Roy (The Sports Network, The Football Gazette)
- Third Team All-America – Dan Zorger (The Football Gazette); Doug Shanahan (The Sports Network, Associated Press)
- Honorable Mention All-America – Ryan Fletcher (The Football Gazette); Doug Shanahan (The Football Gazette); Michael Brigandi (The Football Gazette)
- First Team All-Atlantic 10 – Rocky Butler, Dan Zorger, Kahmal Roy, Michael Brigandi, Ryan Fletcher, Doug Shanahan
- Second Team All-Atlantic 10 – Charlie Adams, Rich Holzer, Todd DeLamielleure
- Third Team All-Atlantic 10 – Trevor Dimmie
- First Team All-ECAC – Rocky Butler, Dan Zorger, Kahmal Roy
References
- "2001 Hofstra Pride football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- "2007 Hofstra Pride Football Media Guide: All-Time Results" (PDF). Hofstra.edu. Hofstra University. 2007. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- "Walter Payton Award". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on April 4, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2019.