2001 Hofstra Pride football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2001 Hofstra Pride football Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 11 9–3 7–2 Joe Gardi 12th Dave Brock 2nd Greg Gigantino 9th Charlie Adams James M. Shuart Stadium A-10 co-champion NCAA Division I-AA First Round 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.2001 Hofstra Pride football results College Football Data Warehouse William Goodyear https://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=841&year=2001 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 dead2007 Hofstra Pride Football Media Guide: All-Time Results Hofstra.edu Hofstra University 2007 https://www.hofstra.edu/pdf/sports_fb_07guide.pdf PDF May 4, 2019 May 4, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190504010441/https://www.hofstra.edu/pdf/sports_fb_07guide.pdf dead 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. Hofstra was led by 12th-year head coach Joe Gardi and their captain was Charlie Adams. 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.http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/payton.htm 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 Schedule 2001 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network Eastern September 1 w 7 2001 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY Fox Sports NY 45–21 5,086 September 8 l y 4 Rhode Island 19 Meade Stadium Kingston, RI 26–35 4,309 September 22 6:00 p.m. w 14 Maine James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY MSG Network 51–44 3,109 September 29 6:00 p.m. w 12 UMass James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY Fox Sports NY 36–6 2,995 October 6 1:00 p.m. w y 12 William & Mary 20 Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA Fox Sports NY 34–28 3,250 October 13 12:00 p.m. w y 9 Delaware Delaware Stadium Newark, DE Fox Sports NY 39–14 20,866 October 20 12:00 p.m. w y y 8 2001 Elon Phoenix Elon James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY MSG Network 42–21 6,271 October 27 1:30 p.m. w 7 New Hampshire James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY Fox Sports NY 35–20 2,177 November 3 12:00 p.m. w y 5 Richmond UR Stadium Richmond, VA MSG Network 35–21 7,836 November 10 12:00 p.m. l y 3 Villanova 23 James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY Metro TV 34–54 5,341 November 17 1:30 p.m. w y y 10 Liberty Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA MSG Network 40–3 7,437 December 1 l 9 y y Lehigh 5 Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA NCAA Division I-AA First Round Metro TV 24–27 OT 10,131 It Takes OT, but Lehigh Finds a Way Keith Groller December 2, 2001 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60606520/2001-lehigh-hofstra/ 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 References Hofstra Category:Hofstra Pride football seasons Category:Atlantic 10 Conference football champion seasons Hofstra Pride football Hofstra