2001 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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2001 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
SHSU block logo.svg
Southland co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs Quarterfinals, L 24–49 vs. Montana
ConferenceSouthland Football League
2001 record10–3 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
(Capacity: 14,000)
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Southland Football League standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Sam Houston State +^   5 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 13 McNeese State +^   5 – 1     8 – 4  
No. 14 Northwestern State ^   4 – 2     8 – 4  
Stephen F. Austin   4 – 2     6 – 5  
Jacksonville State   2 – 4     5 – 6  
Nicholls State   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Southwest Texas State   0 – 6     4 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA college football season. The Bearkats were Southland Football League co-champions with McNeese State. Sam Houston State defeated Northern Arizona in the first round of the Division I-AA national playoffs to reach the I-AA quarterfinals, where the Bearkats lost to eventual national champion Montana.[1] The 2001 Bearkats offense scored 470 points while the defense allowed 322 points.[2] Members of the 2001 Bearkats team that went on to play in the National Football League include Keith Davis, Keith Heinrich and Josh McCown.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 1at Louisiana–Monroe*
W 20–9-
September 8Tarleton State*
W 61–10-
September 22at Northern Illinois*
L 16–41-
September 29at Mississippi Valley State*
W 68–13-
October 6No. 15 Northwestern StateNo. 25
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
W 30–14-
October 13at Nicholls StateNo. 19
W 35–32-
October 18No. 19 Stephen F. AustinNo. 15
W 24–21-
October 27at No. 17 McNeese StateNo. 12
L 23–35-
November 3Western Illinois*No. 18
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
W 49–24-
November 10Jacksonville StateNo. 18
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
W 55–30-
November 17at Southwest TexasNo. 14
W 31–13-
December 1No. 15 Northern Arizona*No. 13
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX (First Round, Division I Championship)
W 34–31-
December 8at No. 1 Montana*No. 13
L 24–4918,125

Source:[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sports Update for Oct. 6". shsu.edu. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Sam Houston State Yearly Results". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  3. ^ Hamlett, Darrell (August 29, 2002). "Trio of county players begin season tonight as part of nationally ranked Sam Houston State University football team". yourhoustonnews.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Football - 2001 Schedule". gobearkats.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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