2001 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

2001 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Southland co-champion
ConferenceSouthland Football League
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 7
Record10–3 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Lucas (12th season)
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Sam Houston State +^   5 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 13 McNeese State +^   5 – 1     8 – 4  
No. 14 Northwestern State ^   4 – 2     8 – 4  
Stephen F. Austin   4 – 2     6 – 5  
Jacksonville State   2 – 4     5 – 6  
Nicholls State   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Southwest Texas State   0 – 6     4 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Football League during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Ron Randleman, the Bearkats compiled and overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the Southland title with McNeese State. Sam Houston State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Northern Arizona in the first round before losing to the eventual national champion, Montana, in the quarterfinals.[1] The 2001 Bearkats offense scored 470 points while the defense allowed 322 points.[2] Members of the 2001 Bearkats team that went on to play in the National Football League (NFL) include Keith Davis, Keith Heinrich, and Josh McCown.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Louisiana–Monroe*
W 20–96,742
September 8Tarleton State*
W 61–10
September 22at Northern Illinois*
L 16–4112,463
September 29at Mississippi Valley State*
W 68–13[4]
October 6No. 15 Northwestern StateNo. 25
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
W 30–14
October 13at Nicholls StateNo. 19
W 35–32
October 18No. 19 Stephen F. AustinNo. 15
W 24–2
October 27at No. 17 McNeese StateNo. 14
L 23–3513,875[5]
November 3Western Illinois*No. 18
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
W 49–242,842[6]
November 10Jacksonville StateNo. 18
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
W 55–30
November 17at Southwest Texas StateNo. 14
W 31–13[7]
December 1No. 15 Northern Arizona*No. 13
W 34–318,134[8]
December 8at No. 1 Montana*No. 13
L 24–4918,125

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References

  1. ^ "Sports Update for Oct. 6". shsu.edu. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Sam Houston State Yearly Results". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  3. ^ Hamlett, Darrell (August 29, 2002). "Trio of county players begin season tonight as part of nationally ranked Sam Houston State University football team". yourhoustonnews.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Sam Houston smacks Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 30, 2001. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "McNeese St. 35, Sam Houston 23". Austin American-Statesman. October 28, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "McCown Throws For 5 TDs". Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. Associated Press. November 4, 2001. p. 3:4. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sam Houston 31, SWT 13". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 18, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Zack Hall (December 2, 2001). "Season slips away". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Football - 2001 Schedule". gobearkats.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)