2001 San Jose State Spartans football team

2001 San Jose State Spartans football

Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2001 record	3–9 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach	Fitz Hill (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Norman Joseph (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Ronnie Lee (1st year)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium

2001 WAC 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 Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:30 p.m.	at USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	FSW2, FSNBA	L 10–21	45,568
September 8	12:30 p.m.	at Colorado*	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		L 15–51	40,338
September 29	7:15 p.m.	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	FSAZ	L 15–53	45,528
October 6	4:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA		L 20–41	19,236
October 13	2:00 p.m.	SMU	Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA		L 17–24	8,329
October 20	6:00 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX		W 40–28	30,048
October 27	2:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA		W 63–27	6,873
November 3	8:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium • Halawa, HI	KFVE	L 10-34	36,566
November 10^[A]	3:30 p.m.	Nevada	Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA		W 64–45	7,882
November 17	12:00 p.m.	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID		L 6–56	24,388
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (Rivalry)		L 21–40	42,881
December 1^[B]	2:00 p.m.	No. 12 Stanford*	Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA (Rivalry)		L 14–41	17,745
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. 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]

↑ "Official Website of the San Jose State Spartans". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on February 9, 2002. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
↑ "San Jose State-Nevada Football Game Rescheduled for November 10". San Jose State Spartans. September 17, 2001. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
↑ "San Jose State-Stanford Football Game Postponed to December 1". San Jose State Spartans. September 11, 2001. Retrieved June 6, 2014.

San Jose State Spartans football

Venues	Spartan Stadium (1933–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Fresno State (Valley Trophy) Stanford (Bill Walsh Legacy Game)

Culture & lore	Sammy Spartan San Jose State Spartan Marching Band Read-2-Lead Classic

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1892 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

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