2001 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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2001 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Fresno State Wordmark.gif
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record11–3 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig (4th season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinatorDan Brown (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Bulldog Stadium
Seasons
  2000
2002  
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

The 2001 Fresno State football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season, and competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. Led by head coach Pat Hill, the Bulldogs played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.

Contents

They were quarterbacked by 2002 #1 overall NFL Draft selection David Carr.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 265:00 pmat Colorado *
ESPN2 W 24–2247,762
September 26:30 pmNo. 10 Oregon State *ESPN2W 44–2442,410
September 89:00 amat No. 23 Wisconsin *No. 19 ESPN W 32–2078,506
September 2211:30 amat Tulsa No. 11 BSN W 37–1831,087
September 297:00 pm Louisiana Tech Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 10
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
BSNW 38–2842,881
October 137:00 pmat Colorado State *No. 8ESPN2W 25–22 OT31,580
October 195:00 pm Boise State No. 8
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
ESPNL 30–3542,881
October 267:05 pmat Hawaii No. 18ESPNL 34–3835,074
November 34:00 pm Rice
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
BSNW 52–2442,881
November 1012:00 pmat SMU BSNW 38–1316,731
November 1712:05 pmat Nevada BSNW 61–1418,412
November 231:00 pm San Jose State No. 23
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 40–2142,881
December 112:00 pm Utah State *No. 21
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 70–2142,881
December 3112:00 pmvs. Michigan State *No. 20 FSN L 35–4430,456
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP RVRV1911 (1)10 (1)10 (1)8 (1)818RVRVRV23211920RV
Coaches RVRVRV15 (1)13 (1)11 (1)101019RVRV2522212121RV
BCS Not releasedNot released

Game summaries

At Colorado

1234Total
Bulldogs1470324
Buffaloes0133622

No. 10 Oregon State

1234Total
No. 10 Beavers01001424
Bulldogs107141344

At No. 23 Wisconsin

1234Total
No. 19 Bulldogs10019332
No. 23 Badgers1460020

At Tulsa

1234Total
No. 11 Bulldogs71014637
Golden Hurricane3001518

Louisiana Tech

1234Total
LA Tech Bulldogs7140728
No. 10 Fresno State Bulldogs02110738

At Colorado State

1234OTTotal
No. 8 Bulldogs7069325
Rams7078022

Boise State

1234Total
Broncos7714735
No. 8 Bulldogs1468230

At Hawaii

1234Total
No. 18 Bulldogs10107734
Warriors31032238

Rice

1234Total
Owls1070724
Bulldogs171421052

At SMU

1234Total
Bulldogs014101438
Mustangs1030013

At Nevada

1234Total
Bulldogs1016211461
Wolf Pack1400014

San Jose State

1234Total
Spartans1400721
No. 23 Bulldogs79101440

Utah State

1234Total
Aggies777021
No. 21 Bulldogs28287770

Vs. Michigan State (Silicon Valley Classic)

1234Total
Spartans17200744
No. 20 Bulldogs1477735

Roster

2001 Fresno State Bulldogs football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2 Bernard Berrian So
QB 8 David Carr Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 40 Sam Williams Jr
DB 24 Cameron Worrell Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. "Fresno State Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.