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2001 Hofstra Pride football
A-10 co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 24–27 at Lehigh
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
Record9–3 (7–2 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Brock (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Gigantino (9th season)
CaptainCharlie Adams
Home stadiumJames M. Shuart Stadium
Seasons← 20002002 →
2001 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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. 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. Hofstra was led by 12th-year head coach Joe Gardi and their captain was Charlie Adams.

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1NortheasternNo. 7Fox Sports NYW 45–215,086
September 8at No. 19 Rhode IslandNo. 4L 26–354,309
September 226:00 p.m.MaineNo. 14
  • James M. Shuart Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
MSG NetworkW 51–443,109
September 296:00 p.m.UMassNo. 12
  • James M. Shuart Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
Fox Sports NYW 36–62,995
October 61:00 p.m.at No. 20 William & MaryNo. 12Fox Sports NYW 34–283,250
October 1312:00 p.m.at DelawareNo. 9Fox Sports NYW 39–1420,866
October 2012:00 p.m.Elon*No. 8
  • James M. Shuart Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
MSG NetworkW 42–216,271
October 271:30 p.m.New HampshireNo. 7
  • James M. Shuart Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
Fox Sports NYW 35–202,177
November 312:00 p.m.at RichmondNo. 5MSG NetworkW 35–217,836
November 1012:00 p.m.at No. 23 VillanovaNo. 3
  • James M. Shuart Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
Metro TVL 34–545,341
November 171:30 p.m.at Liberty*No. 10MSG NetworkW 40–37,437
December 1at No. 5 Lehigh*No. 9Metro TVL 24–27 10,131

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

  1. ^ "2001 Hofstra Pride football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  2. "2007 Hofstra Pride Football Media Guide: All-Time Results" (PDF). Hofstra.edu. Hofstra University. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  3. "Walter Payton Award". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on April 4, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  4. Groller, Keith (December 2, 2001). "It Takes OT, but Lehigh Finds a Way". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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