2001 Hofstra Pride football team explained

Year:	2001
Team:	Hofstra Pride
Sport:	football
Conference:	Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:	A-10
Tsnrank:	11
Record:	9–3
Conf Record:	7–2
Head Coach:	Joe Gardi
Hc Year:	12th
Off Coach:	Dave Brock
Oc Year:	2nd
Def Coach:	Greg Gigantino
Dc Year:	9th
Captain:	Charlie Adams
Stadium:	James M. Shuart Stadium
Champion:	A-10 co-champion
Bowl:	NCAA Division I-AA First Round
Bowl Result:	L 24–27 at Lehigh

The 2001 Hofstra Pride football team represented Hofstra University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 61st season and they finished in a four-way tie as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) co-champions with Maine, Villanova, and William & Mary.^{[1] [2]} Each team finished with identical 7–2 conference records. The Pride earned a berth into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but lost in the opening round to Lehigh, 24–27, in overtime.^[1] Hofstra was led by 12th-year head coach Joe Gardi and their captain was Charlie Adams.^[1]

Redshirt senior quarterback Rocky Butler finished as a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, which is given annually to the most outstanding offensive player in Division I-AA (now known as Football Championship Subdivision), as chosen by a nationwide panel of media and college sports information directors.^[3]

Awards and honors

• First Team All-America – Rocky Butler (Walter Camp, The Sports Network, Associated Press); Dan Zorger (Walter Camp, The Sports Network); Ryan Fletcher (Walter Camp, The Sports Network); Kahmal Roy (Walter Camp, Associated Press)
• Second Team All-America – Rocky Butler (The Football Gazette); Dan Zorger (Associated Press); Ryan Fletcher (Associated Press); Kahmal Roy (The Sports Network, The Football Gazette)
• Third Team All-America – Dan Zorger (The Football Gazette); Doug Shanahan (The Sports Network, Associated Press)
• Honorable Mention All-America – Ryan Fletcher (The Football Gazette); Doug Shanahan (The Football Gazette); Michael Brigandi (The Football Gazette)
• First Team All-Atlantic 10 – Rocky Butler, Dan Zorger, Kahmal Roy, Michael Brigandi, Ryan Fletcher, Doug Shanahan
• Second Team All-Atlantic 10 – Charlie Adams, Rich Holzer, Todd DeLamielleure
• Third Team All-Atlantic 10 – Trevor Dimmie
• First Team All-ECAC – Rocky Butler, Dan Zorger, Kahmal Roy

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2001 Hofstra Pride football results. College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. May 4, 2019. March 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307140846/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=841&year=2001. dead.
2. Web site: 2007 Hofstra Pride Football Media Guide: All-Time Results. Hofstra.edu. Hofstra University. 2007. PDF. May 4, 2019. May 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504010441/https://www.hofstra.edu/pdf/sports_fb_07guide.pdf. dead.
3. Web site: Walter Payton Award. The Sports Network. May 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20110404060943/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fmisc%2Fpayton.htm. April 4, 2011. dead.