2001 San Jose State Spartans football team explained

Year:	2001
Team:	San Jose State Spartans
Sport:	football
Conference:	Western Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	WAC
Record:	3–9
Conf Record:	3–5
Head Coach:	Fitz Hill
Hc Year:	1st
Off Coach:	Norman Joseph
Oc Year:	1st
Def Coach:	Ronnie Lee
Dc Year:	1st
Stadium:	Spartan Stadium

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.

Schedule

• 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

See also: 2001 USC Trojans football team.

At Colorado

See also: 2001 Colorado Buffaloes football team.

At Arizona State

See also: 2001 Arizona State Sun Devils football team.

At Louisiana Tech

See also: 2001 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team.

SMU

See also: 2001 SMU Mustangs football team.

At UTEP

See also: 2001 UTEP Miners football team.

Tulsa

See also: 2001 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team.

At Hawaii

See also: 2001 Hawaii Warriors football team.

Nevada

See also: 2001 Nevada Wolf Pack football team.

At Boise State

See also: 2001 Boise State Broncos football team.

At No. 23 Fresno State

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

No. 12 Stanford

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

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at San Jose State	Alma Mater
	Head coach	1	Ouachita Baptist (1987)
Earl Buckingham	Assistant head coach, defensive line	1	Arkansas (1983)
	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)
	Wide receivers	1	San Diego State (1996)
align=center colspan=4	Source:^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: San Jose State-Nevada Football Game Rescheduled for November 10. San Jose State Spartans. June 6, 2014. September 17, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203016/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080302aam.html. March 4, 2016. dead.
2. Web site: San Jose State-Stanford Football Game Postponed to December 1. San Jose State Spartans. June 6, 2014. September 11, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084703/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110402aaa.html. March 4, 2016. dead.
3. Web site: Official Website of the San Jose State Spartans . web.archive.org . June 7, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020209113909/http://sjsuspartans.com/section_front.asp?arttypeid=93&sportid=56 . February 9, 2002 .