2001 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

The 2001 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as an independent during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Jeff Kearin, Cal State Northridge compiled a record of 3–7. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

2001 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7
Head coach	Jeff Kearin (3rd season)
Home stadium	North Campus Stadium
Seasons ← 2000

2001 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Cal Poly			–						6	–	5
Saint Mary's			–						6	–	5
Samford			–						5	–	5
Charleston Southern			–						5	–	6
Morris Brown			–						5	–	6
Florida Atlantic			–						4	–	6
Cal State Northridge			–						3	–	7
Liberty			–						3	–	8
Savannah State			–						2	–	7
Elon			–						2	–	9
Southern Utah			–						2	–	9

This was the last season for Cal State Northridge football. On November 20, 2001, the president of the university announced the termination of the football program after 40 seasons due to "looming budget concerns".^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 17–30	4,633	[2]
September 15	Southwest Texas State*	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	Canceled		[3]
September 22	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 27–30 OT
September 29	at Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 27–34	8,407	[4]
October 6	Western Oregon	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 47–37	1,912	[5]
October 13	at No. 13 UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 31–38
October 20	at Troy State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	L 31–44	16,852	[6]
October 27	at Eastern Washington	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	L 35–63	4,453
November 3	Sacramento State	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 49–36	5,286	[7]
November 10	at Cal Poly	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 35–28
November 17	at Portland State	PGE Park Portland, OR	L 43–50	4,017
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 2002 NFL draft.^[9][10][11]

The following finished their Cal State Northridge career in 2001, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Atnaf Harris	Wide receiver	2002 Houston Texans

References

1. Gary Fox (November 21, 2001). "Northridge Football Eliminated". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. C11. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Gary Fox (August 31, 2001). "Big-time finish carries NAU in opener". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. C11. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southwest Texas game scratched". Tyler Morning Telegraph. September 13, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Scott Mansch (September 30, 2001). "Cats awaken home fans from 100-week sleep". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 1S. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Eric Stephens (October 7, 2001). "Brady's Big Day Saves Northridge". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. S7. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Graham Dunn (October 21, 2001). "Trojans outscore Matadors". The Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 1C. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
8. "2001 - Cal St.-Northridge". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
9. "2002 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
10. "Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
11. "Draft History: Cal State-Northridge". Retrieved March 18, 2017.