2001 San Jose State Spartans football team

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2001 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2001 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

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[]

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)
Source:[1]

Schedule[]

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.SMUdagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 17–248,329
October 206:00 p.m.at UTEP
  • Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
W 40–2830,048
October 272:00 p.m.Tulsa
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 63–276,873
November 38:00 p.m.at Hawaii
KFVEL 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 State
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
L 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
  • 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]

Game Summaries[]

at USC[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Trojans 0

at Colorado[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Buffaloes 0

at Arizona State[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Sun Devils 0

at Louisiana Tech[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Bulldogs 0

SMU[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0
Spartans 0

at UTEP[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Miners 0

Tulsa[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 0
Spartans 0

at Hawaii[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Warriors 0

Nevada[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack 0
Spartans 0

at Boise State[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Broncos 0

at No. 23 Fresno State[]

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

No. 12 Stanford[]

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

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. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "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.
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