2001 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team

American college football season

2001 Mount Union Purple Raiders football
NCAA Division III champion OAC champion
Stagg Bowl, W 30–27 vs. Bridgewater
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	14–0 (9–0 OAC)
Head coach	Larry Kehres (16th season)
Home stadium	Mount Union Stadium
Seasons← 2000 2002 →

2001 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Mount Union $^	9	–	0	14	–	0
Ohio Northern	8	–	1	8	–	2
Capital	6	–	3	7	–	3
John Carroll	6	–	3	7	–	3
Baldwin–Wallace	5	–	4	5	–	5
Wilmington (OH)	4	–	5	5	–	5
Otterbein	3	–	6	4	–	6
Muskingum	2	–	7	3	–	7
Marietta	1	–	8	2	–	8
Heidelberg	1	–	8	1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 2001 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mount Union in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division III football season. In their 16th year under head coach Larry Kehres, the Purple Raiders compiled a perfect 14–0 record, won the OAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 582 to 155. They qualified for the NCAA Division III playoffs and advanced to the national championship team, defeating the Bridgewater Eagles, 30–27.

The team played its home games at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance, Ohio.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	Allegheny*	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 52–7	4,832
September 15	Otterbein	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 48–10	4,132
September 22	at John Carroll	Bedford High School Stadium Bedford, OH	W 33–30	8,800
September 29	Ohio Northern	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 31–3	5,023
October 6	at Marietta	Don Drumm Stadium Marietta, Ohio	W 47–0
October 13	at Wilmington (OH)	Williams Stadium Wilmington, OH	W 54–6
October 20	Capital	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 52–13	4,089
October 27	at Muskingum	McConagha Stadium New Concord, OH	W 48–7
November 3	Baldwin–Wallace	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 17–3	6,783
November 10	at Heidelberg	Frost-Kalnow Stadium Tiffin, OH	W 54–7
November 24	Augustana*	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III first round)	W 32–7	3,362
December 1	Wittenberg*	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III second round)	W 49–21	5,893
December 8	St. John's (MN)*	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III semifinal)	W 35–14	4,654
December 15	vs. Bridgewater*	Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA (Stagg Bowl)	W 30–27	7,992
*Non-conference game

References

"2001 Football". University of Mount Union. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
"PURPLE RAIDERS DEFEAT GATORS IN OPENER". Mount Union. Archived from the original on January 15, 2002.
"RAIDERS OPEN OAC SEASON WITH WIN OVER OTTERBEIN". Mount Union. Archived from the original on January 16, 2002.
"RAIDERS WIN THRILLER". Mount Union. Archived from the original on January 16, 2002.
"Mount Union Takes Sole Possession of First Place in OAC with Win Over Ohio Northern". Mount Union. Archived from the original on January 16, 2002.
"CHUCK MOORE SETS CAREER RUSHING RECORD IN WIN AT MARIETTA". Mount Union. Archived from the original on January 16, 2002.
"RAIDERS POST ROAD WIN AT WILMINGTON". Mount Union. Archived from the original on June 29, 2002.
"PURPLE RAIDERS MOVE TO 7-0 ON THE SEASON". Mount Union. Archived from the original on January 16, 2002.
"Raiders Win At Muskingum". Mount Union. Archived from the original on August 30, 2002.
"Mount Union Clinches Share of 10th Consecutive OAC Championship". Mount Union. Archived from the original on November 10, 2001.
"Raiders Post Seventh Consecutive Undefeated Regular Season". Mount Union. Archived from the original on November 17, 2001.
"Mount Union Advances to Division III Football Playoff Quarterfinals With Win Over Augustana". Mount Union. Archived from the original on November 26, 2001.
"Mount Union Reaches Division III Football Semi-Final". Mount Union. Archived from the original on June 22, 2002.
"Mount Union powers past Wittenberg to reach semifinals". Dayton Daily News. December 2, 2001. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.
"MOUNT UNION EARNS STAGG BOWL APPEARANCE WITH WIN OVER SAINT JOHN'S". Mount Union. Archived from the original on June 25, 2002.
"Mount Union wins again". Daily Press. December 16, 2001. p. B12 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e 2001 Mount Union Purple Raiders football—NCAA Division III national champions
Zac Bruney Matt Campbell Jason Candle Matt Caponi Alex Grinch Chris Kern Tom Manning Nick Sirianni Head coach Larry Kehres Assistant coaches: Vince Kehres

2001 Mount Union Purple Raiders football—NCAA Division III national champions

Head coach: Larry Kehres

Assistant coaches: Vince Kehres

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Venues	Mount Union Stadium (1913–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e NCAA Division III football champions
Wittenberg (1973) Central (IA) (1974) Wittenberg (1975) Saint John's (MN) (1976) Widener (1977) Baldwin–Wallace (1978) Ithaca (1979) Dayton (1980) Widener (1981) West Georgia (1982) Augustana (IL) (1983) Augustana (IL) (1984) Augustana (IL) (1985) Augustana (IL) (1986) Wagner (1987) Ithaca (1988) Dayton (1989) Allegheny (1990) Ithaca (1991) Wisconsin–La Crosse (1992) Mount Union (1993) Albion (1994) Wisconsin–La Crosse (1995) Mount Union (1996) Mount Union (1997) Mount Union (1998) Pacific Lutheran (1999) Mount Union (2000) Mount Union (2001) Mount Union (2002) Saint John's (MN) (2003) Linfield (2004) Mount Union (2005) Mount Union (2006) Wisconsin–Whitewater (2007) Mount Union (2008) Wisconsin–Whitewater (2009) Wisconsin–Whitewater (2010) Wisconsin–Whitewater (2011) Mount Union (2012) Wisconsin–Whitewater (2013) Wisconsin–Whitewater (2014) Mount Union (2015) Mary Hardin–Baylor (2016; vacated) Mount Union (2017) Mary Hardin–Baylor (2018) North Central (IL) (2019) No champion (2020) Mary Hardin–Baylor (2021) North Central (IL) (2022) Cortland (2023) North Central (IL) (2024)

NCAA Division III football champions

Wittenberg (1973)
Central (IA) (1974)
Wittenberg (1975)
Saint John's (MN) (1976)
Widener (1977)
Baldwin–Wallace (1978)
Ithaca (1979)
Dayton (1980)
Widener (1981)
West Georgia (1982)
Augustana (IL) (1983)
Augustana (IL) (1984)
Augustana (IL) (1985)
Augustana (IL) (1986)
Wagner (1987)
Ithaca (1988)
Dayton (1989)
Allegheny (1990)
Ithaca (1991)
Wisconsin–La Crosse (1992)
Mount Union (1993)
Albion (1994)
Wisconsin–La Crosse (1995)
Mount Union (1996)
Mount Union (1997)
Mount Union (1998)
Pacific Lutheran (1999)
Mount Union (2000)
Mount Union (2001)
Mount Union (2002)
Saint John's (MN) (2003)
Linfield (2004)
Mount Union (2005)
Mount Union (2006)
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2007)
Mount Union (2008)
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2009)
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2010)
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2011)
Mount Union (2012)
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2013)
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2014)
Mount Union (2015)
Mary Hardin–Baylor (2016; vacated)
Mount Union (2017)
Mary Hardin–Baylor (2018)
North Central (IL) (2019)
No champion (2020)
Mary Hardin–Baylor (2021)
North Central (IL) (2022)
Cortland (2023)
North Central (IL) (2024)

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