2001 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
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| 2001 Sam Houston State Bearkats football | |
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Southland co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 24–49 vs. Montana | |
| Conference | Southland Football League |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 7 |
| Record | 10–3 (5–1 Southland) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Mike Lucas (12th season) |
| Home stadium | Bowers Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Sam Houston State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 McNeese State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Northwestern State ^ | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 0 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Football League during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Ron Randleman, the Bearkats compiled and overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the Southland title with McNeese State. Sam Houston State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Northern Arizona in the first round before losing to the eventual national champion, Montana, in the quarterfinals.[1] The 2001 Bearkats offense scored 470 points while the defense allowed 322 points.[2] Members of the 2001 Bearkats team that went on to play in the National Football League (NFL) include Keith Davis, Keith Heinrich, and Josh McCown.[3]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | at Louisiana–Monroe* | W 20–9 | 6,742 | |||
| September 8 | Tarleton State* | W 61–10 | ||||
| September 22 | at Northern Illinois* | L 16–41 | 12,463 | |||
| September 29 | at Mississippi Valley State* | W 68–13 | [4] | |||
| October 6 | No. 15 Northwestern State | No. 25 |
| W 30–14 | ||
| October 13 | at Nicholls State | No. 19 | W 35–32 | |||
| October 18 | No. 19 Stephen F. Austin | No. 15 |
| W 24–2 | ||
| October 27 | at No. 17 McNeese State | No. 14 | L 23–35 | 13,875 | [5] | |
| November 3 | Western Illinois* | No. 18 |
| W 49–24 | 2,842 | [6] |
| November 10 | Jacksonville State | No. 18 |
| W 55–30 | ||
| November 17 | at Southwest Texas State | No. 14 | W 31–13 | |||
| December 1 | No. 15 Northern Arizona* | No. 13 |
| W 34–31 | 8,134 | [7] |
| December 8 | at No. 1 Montana* | No. 13 |
| L 24–49 | 18,125 | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Sports Update for Oct. 6". shsu.edu. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
- ^ "Sam Houston State Yearly Results". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ^ Hamlett, Darrell (August 29, 2002). "Trio of county players begin season tonight as part of nationally ranked Sam Houston State University football team". yourhoustonnews.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Sam Houston smacks Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 30, 2001. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese St. 35, Sam Houston 23". Austin American-Statesman. October 28, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McCown Throws For 5 TDs". Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. Associated Press. November 4, 2001. p. 3:4. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Zack Hall (December 2, 2001). "Season slips away". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football - 2001 Schedule". gobearkats.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
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