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2001 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 2001 Fresno State football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season, and competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. Led by head coach Pat Hill, the Bulldogs played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.

2001 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record11–3 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Ludwig (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDan Brown (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBulldog Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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

They were quarterbacked by future #1 overall NFL Draft selection David Carr.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 265:00 pmat Colorado*
ESPN2W 24–2247,762
September 26:30 pmNo. 10 Oregon State*
ESPN2W 44–2442,410
September 89:00 amat No. 23 Wisconsin*No. 19
ESPNW 32–2078,506
September 2211:30 amat TulsaNo. 11
BSNW 37–1831,087
September 297:00 pmLouisiana Tech No. 10
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
BSNW 38–2842,881
October 137:00 pmat Colorado State*No. 8
ESPN2W 25–22 OT31,580
October 195:00 pmBoise StateNo. 8
ESPNL 30–3542,881
October 267:05 pmat HawaiiNo. 18
ESPNL 34–3835,074
November 34:00 pmRice
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
BSNW 52–2442,881
November 1012:00 pmat SMU
BSNW 38–1316,731
November 1712:05 pmat Nevada
BSNW 61–1418,412
November 231:00 pmSan Jose StateNo. 23
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 40–2142,881
December 112:00 pmUtah State*No. 21
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 70–2142,881
December 3112:00 pmvs. Michigan State*No. 20
FSNL 35–4430,456
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Roster

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2001 Fresno State Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Bernard Berrian So
QB 8 David Carr Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 40 Sam Williams Jr
DB 24 Cameron Worrell Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Game summaries

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At Colorado

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 7 0 3 24
Buffaloes 0 13 3 6 22
See also: 2001 Colorado Buffaloes football team

No. 10 Oregon State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Beavers 0 10 0 14 24
Bulldogs 10 7 14 13 44
See also: 2001 Oregon State Beavers football team

At No. 23 Wisconsin

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Bulldogs 10 0 19 3 32
No. 23 Badgers 14 6 0 0 20
See also: 2001 Wisconsin Badgers football team

At Tulsa

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Bulldogs 7 10 14 6 37
Golden Hurricane 3 0 0 15 18
See also: 2001 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Louisiana Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
LA Tech Bulldogs 7 14 0 7 28
No. 10 Fresno State Bulldogs 0 21 10 7 38
See also: 2001 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

At Colorado State

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1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 8 Bulldogs 7 0 6 93 25
Rams 7 0 7 80 22
See also: 2001 Colorado State Rams football team

Boise State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 7 7 14 7 35
No. 8 Bulldogs 14 6 8 2 30
See also: 2001 Boise State Broncos football team and Milk Can (college football)

At Hawaii

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Bulldogs 10 10 7 7 34
Warriors 3 10 3 22 38
See also: 2001 Hawaii Warriors football team and Fresno State–Hawaii football rivalry

Rice

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 10 7 0 7 24
Bulldogs 17 14 21 0 52
See also: 2001 Rice Owls football team

At SMU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 14 10 14 38
Mustangs 10 3 0 0 13
See also: 2001 SMU Mustangs football team

At Nevada

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 16 21 14 61
Wolf Pack 14 0 0 0 14
See also: 2001 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

San Jose State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 14 0 0 7 21
No. 23 Bulldogs 7 9 10 14 40
See also: 2001 San Jose State Spartans football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

Utah State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 7 7 0 21
No. 21 Bulldogs 28 28 7 7 70
See also: 2001 Utah State Aggies football team

Vs. Michigan State (Silicon Valley Classic)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 17 20 0 7 44
No. 20 Bulldogs 14 7 7 7 35
See also: 2001 Michigan State Spartans football team and 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic

Rankings

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See also: 2001 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRV1911 (1)10 (1)10 (1)8 (1)818RVRVRV23211920RV
Coaches PollRVRVRV15 (1)13 (1)11 (1)101019RVRV2522212121RV
BCSNot released————————Not released

References

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  1. ^ "Fresno State Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
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