2001 Ohio Bobcats football team

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2001 Ohio Bobcats football
Ohio Bobcats wordmark.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Record110 (17 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Gregory (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Tim Kish (1st season)
Home stadium Peden Stadium
Seasons
  2000
2002  
2001 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div  Conf.Overall
Team W L    W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall x  6 0   8 0   11 2  
Miami (OH)  4 2   6 2   7 5  
Bowling Green  4 2   5 3   8 3  
Kent State  3 3   5 3   6 5  
Akron  3 3   4 4   4 7  
Buffalo  1 5   1 7   3 8  
Ohio  0 6   1 7   1 10  
West Division
No. 23 Toledo xy$  4 1   5 2   10 2  
Northern Illinois x  4 1   4 3   6 5  
Ball State x  4 1   4 3   5 6  
Western Michigan  2 3   4 4   5 6  
Central Michigan  1 4   2 6   3 8  
Eastern Michigan  0 5   1 6   2 9  
Championship: Toledo 41, Marshall 36
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Ohio competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the East Division. The Bobcats were led by first year Brian Knorr who had previously been the defensive coordinator under Jim Grobe. [1] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 307:00 pmat Akron L 29–3113,532
September 81:00 pmat West Virginia *L 3–2052,995
September 221:00 pm Iowa State *L 28–3124,000
October 66:00 pmNo. 23 Toledo
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 41–4821,918
October 131:00 pmat Central Michigan W 34–318,010 [3]
October 203:00 pm Miami (OH)
FSN L 24–3623,427
October 271:00 pm Kent State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 14–2419,415
November 31:00 pmat Buffalo L 0–447,419
November 101:00 pm Bowling Green
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 0–1715,724
November 173:00 pmat No. 24 Marshall L 18–4224,932
November 241:00 pmat NC State *L 7–2738,025
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. "Brian Knorr". Sports Reference.
  2. "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. Jim Spadafore (October 14, 2001). "Ohio stuffs CMU for its first victory". Detroit Free Press. p. 11D via Newspapers.com.
  4. "OHIOBOBCATS.COM - Ohio Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.