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]

Schedule

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]

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. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
3. "San Jose State-Stanford Football Game Postponed to December 1". San Jose State Spartans. September 11, 2001. Retrieved June 6, 2014.