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