2001 Mount Union Purple Raiders football | |
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NCAA Division III champion OAC champion | |
Stagg Bowl, W 30–27 vs. Bridgewater | |
Conference | Ohio Athletic Conference |
Record | 14–0 (9–0 OAC) |
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Home stadium | Mount Union Stadium |
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Mount Union $^ | 9 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio Northern | 8 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Carroll | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baldwin–Wallace | 5 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wilmington (OH) | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Otterbein | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Muskingum | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marietta | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Heidelberg | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mount Union in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division III football season. In their 16th year under head coach Larry Kehres, the Purple Raiders compiled a perfect 14–0 record, won the OAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 582 to 155. They qualified for the NCAA Division III playoffs and advanced to the national championship team, defeating the Bridgewater Eagles, 30–27. [1]
The team played its home games at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance, Ohio.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 1 | Allegheny * |
| W 52–7 | 4,832 | [2] | ||
September 15 | Otterbein |
| W 48–10 | 4,132 | [3] | ||
September 22 | at John Carroll |
| W 33–30 | 8,800 | [4] | ||
September 29 | Ohio Northern |
| W 31–3 | 5,023 | [5] | ||
October 6 | at Marietta |
| W 47–0 | [6] | |||
October 13 | at Wilmington (OH) |
| W 54–6 | [7] | |||
October 20 | Capital |
| W 52–13 | 4,089 | [8] | ||
October 27 | at Muskingum |
| W 48–7 | [9] | |||
November 3 | Baldwin–Wallace |
| W 17–3 | 6,783 | [10] | ||
November 10 | at Heidelberg |
| W 54–7 | [11] | |||
November 24 | Augustana* |
| W 32–7 | 3,362 | [12] | ||
December 1 | Wittenberg * |
| W 49–21 | 5,893 | [13] [14] | ||
December 8 | St. John's (MN) * |
| W 35–14 | 4,564 | [15] | ||
December 15 | vs. Bridgewater * | W 30–27 | 7,992 | [16] | |||
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