American college football season
The 2001 Fresno State football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season , and competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference . Led by head coach Pat Hill , the Bulldogs played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California .
They were quarterbacked by future #1 overall NFL Draft selection David Carr .
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 26 5:00 pm at Colorado * ESPN2 W 24–2247,762
September 2 6:30 pm No. 10 Oregon State * ESPN2 W 44–2442,410
September 8 9:00 am at No. 23 Wisconsin * No. 19 ESPN W 32–2078,506
September 22 11:30 am at Tulsa No. 11 BSN W 37–1831,087
September 29 7:00 pm Louisiana Tech No. 10 Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA BSN W 38–2842,881
October 13 7:00 pm at Colorado State * No. 8 ESPN2 W 25–2231,580
October 19 5:00 pm Boise State No. 8 Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (Battle for the Milk Can ) ESPN L 30–3542,881
October 26 7:05 pm at Hawaii No. 18 ESPN L 34–3835,074
November 3 4:00 pm Rice Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA BSN W 52–2442,881
November 10 12:00 pm at SMU BSN W 38–1316,731
November 17 12:05 pm at Nevada BSN W 61–1418,412
November 23 1:00 pm San Jose State No. 23 Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry ) W 40–2142,881
December 1 12:00 pm Utah State * No. 21 Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA W 70–2142,881
December 31 12:00 pm vs. Michigan State * No. 20 FSN L 35–4430,456
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
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Roster [ ]
2001 Fresno State Bulldogs football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Game summaries [ ]
at Colorado [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
14
7
0
3
24
Buffaloes
0
13
3
6
22
No. 10 Oregon State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 10 Beavers
0
10
0
14
24
Bulldogs
10
7
14
13
44
at No. 23 Wisconsin [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 19 Bulldogs
10
0
19
3
32
No. 23 Badgers
14
6
0
0
20
at Tulsa [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 11 Bulldogs
7
10
14
6
37
Golden Hurricane
3
0
0
15
18
Louisiana Tech [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
LA Tech Bulldogs
7
14
0
7
28
No. 10 Fresno State Bulldogs
0
21
10
7
38
at Colorado State [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
No. 8 Bulldogs
7
0
6
9 3
25
Rams
7
0
7
8 0
22
Boise State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Broncos
7
7
14
7
35
No. 8 Bulldogs
14
6
8
2
30
at Hawaii [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 18 Bulldogs
10
10
7
7
34
Warriors
3
10
3
22
38
Rice [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
10
7
0
7
24
Bulldogs
17
14
21
0
52
at SMU [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
14
10
14
38
Mustangs
10
3
0
0
13
at Nevada [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
10
16
21
14
61
Wolf Pack
14
0
0
0
14
San Jose State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Spartans
14
0
0
7
21
No. 23 Bulldogs
7
9
10
14
40
Utah State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
7
7
7
0
21
No. 21 Bulldogs
28
28
7
7
70
vs. Michigan State (Silicon Valley Classic) [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Spartans
17
20
0
7
44
No. 20 Bulldogs
14
7
7
7
35
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Final
AP
RV
RV
19
11 (1)
10 (1)
10 (1)
8 (1)
8
18
RV
RV
RV
23
21
19
20
RV
Coaches Poll
RV
RV
RV
15 (1)
13 (1)
11 (1)
10
10
19
RV
RV
25
22
21
21
21
RV
BCS
Not released
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Not released
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