2001 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 2001 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Fitz Hill, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the WAC. San Jose State played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California.

2001 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	3–9 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach	Fitz Hill (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Norman Joseph (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ronnie Lee (1st season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:30 p.m.	at USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FSW2, FSNBA	L 10–21	45,568
September 8	12:30 p.m.	at Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		L 15–51	40,338
September 29	7:15 p.m.	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSAZ	L 15–53	45,528
October 6	4:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA		L 20–41	19,236
October 13	2:00 p.m.	SMU	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		L 17–24	8,329
October 20	6:00 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 40–28	30,048
October 27	2:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 63–27	6,873
November 3	8:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Dick Tomey Legacy Game)	KFVE	L 10-34	36,566
November 10[A]	3:30 p.m.	Nevada	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 64–45	7,882
November 17	12:00 p.m.	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID		L 6–56	24,388
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)		L 21–40	42,881
December 1[B]	2:00 p.m.	No. 12 Stanford*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)		L 14–41	17,745
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

• A. ^ The game against Nevada was originally to be played on September 22 but was rescheduled.^[1]
• B. ^ The game against Stanford was originally to be played on September 15 but was rescheduled because of the September 11 attacks.^[2]

Game summaries

At USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Trojans					0

See also: 2001 USC Trojans football team

At Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Buffaloes					0

See also: 2001 Colorado Buffaloes football team

At Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Sun Devils					0

See also: 2001 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

At Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Bulldogs					0

See also: 2001 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs					0
Spartans					0

See also: 2001 SMU Mustangs football team

At UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Miners					0

See also: 2001 UTEP Miners football team

Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane					0
Spartans					0

See also: 2001 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

At Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Warriors					0

See also: 2001 Hawaii Warriors football team

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack					0
Spartans					0

See also: 2001 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

At Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Broncos					0

See also: 2001 Boise State Broncos football team

At No. 23 Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
No. 23 Bulldogs					0

See also: 2001 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

No. 12 Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Cardinal					0
Spartans					0

See also: 2001 Stanford Cardinal football team and Bill Walsh Legacy Game

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at San Jose State	Alma Mater
Fitz Hill	Head coach	1	Ouachita Baptist (1987)
Earl Buckingham	Assistant head coach, defensive line	1	Arkansas (1983)
Norman Joseph	Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks	1	Mississippi State (1977)
Ronnie Lee	Defensive coordinator, defensive backs	1	Washington State (1989)
Charles Nash	Running backs	1	Arizona (1976)
Kyle O'Quinn	Tight ends	1	Henderson State (1986)
Tom Quinn	Special teams, defensive assistant	3	Arizona (1990)
Charles Roche	Offensive line	1	Eastern Illinois (1997)
Kenwick Thompson	Linebackers	1	Harding (1992)
Keith Williams	Wide receivers	1	San Diego State (1996)
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