2001 San Jose State Spartans football team

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.

2001 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2001 record3–9 (3–5 WAC)
Head coachFitz Hill (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorNorman Joseph (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRonnie Lee (1st season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
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

Personnel

NamePositionSeasons at
San Jose State
Alma Mater
Fitz HillHead coach1Ouachita Baptist (1987)
Earl BuckinghamAssistant head coach, defensive line1Arkansas (1983)
Norman JosephOffensive coordinator, quarterbacks1Mississippi State (1977)
Ronnie LeeDefensive coordinator, defensive backs1Washington State (1989)
Charles NashRunning backs1Arizona (1976)
Kyle O'QuinnTight ends1Henderson State (1986)
Tom QuinnSpecial teams, defensive assistant3Arizona (1990)
Charles RocheOffensive line1Eastern Illinois (1997)
Kenwick ThompsonLinebackers1Harding (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.SMU
  • 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
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time
  • 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
Overall record Last meeting Result
0-2 2000 34-24, USC

at Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Buffaloes 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
0-3 1999 63-35, COLO

at Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Sun Devils 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
11-17 1989 28-21, ASU

at Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Bulldogs 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
2-0 1994 27-6, SJSU

SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0
Spartans 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
1-0 2000 35-10, SJSU

at UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Miners 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
2-4 2000 47-30, UTEP

Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 0
Spartans 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
1-1 2000 28-17, TULSA

at Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Warriors 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
15-8-1 2000 57-48, SJSU

Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack 0
Spartans 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
6-7-2 2000 49-30, SJSU

at Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Broncos 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
0-1 1978 30-15, BSU

at No. 23 Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
No. 23 Bulldogs 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
32-30-3 2000 37-6, FRES

No. 12 Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Cardinal 0
Spartans 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
13-42-1 2000 40-27, SJSU
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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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