2001 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

2001 Fresno State Bulldogs football

Silicon Valley Football Classic, L 35–44 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	11–3 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach	Pat Hill (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Andy Ludwig (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dan Brown (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Bulldog Stadium

2001 Western Athletic Conference football standings

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

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.

They were quarterbacked by 2002 #1 overall NFL Draft selection David Carr.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	5:00 pm	at Colorado*		Folsom Field Boulder, CO (Jim Thorpe Classic)	ESPN2	W 24–22	47,762
September 2	6:30 pm	No. 10 Oregon State*		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN2	W 44–24	42,410
September 8	9:00 am	at No. 23 Wisconsin*	No. 19	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	W 32–20	78,506
September 22	11:30 am	at Tulsa	No. 11	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	BSN	W 37–18	31,087
September 29	7:00 pm	Louisiana Tech	No. 10	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	BSN	W 38–28	42,881
October 13	7:00 pm	at Colorado State*	No. 8	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	W 25–22 ^OT	31,580
October 19	5:00 pm	Boise State	No. 8	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 30–35	42,881
October 26	7:05 pm	at Hawaii	No. 18	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)	ESPN	L 34–38	35,074
November 3	4:00 pm	Rice		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	BSN	W 52–24	42,881
November 10	12:00 pm	at SMU		Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	BSN	W 38–13	16,731
November 17	12:05 pm	at Nevada		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	BSN	W 61–14	18,412
November 23	1:00 pm	San Jose State	No. 23	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)		W 40–21	42,881
December 1	12:00 pm	Utah State*	No. 21	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		W 70–21	42,881
December 31	12:00 pm	vs. Michigan State*	No. 20	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (Silicon Valley Football Classic)	FSN	L 35–44	30,456
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	19	11 (1)	10 (1)	10 (1)	8 (1)	8	18	RV	RV	RV	23	21	19	20	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	15 (1)	13 (1)	11 (1)	10	10	19	RV	RV	25	22	21	21	21	RV
BCS	Not released								—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries

At Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	7	0	3	24
Buffaloes	0	13	3	6	22

No. 10 Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Beavers	0	10	0	14	24
Bulldogs	10	7	14	13	44

At No. 23 Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Bulldogs	10	0	19	3	32
No. 23 Badgers	14	6	0	0	20

At Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Bulldogs	7	10	14	6	37
Golden Hurricane	3	0	0	15	18

Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
LA Tech Bulldogs	7	14	0	7	28
No. 10 Fresno State Bulldogs	0	21	10	7	38

At Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 8 Bulldogs	7	0	6	9	3	25
Rams	7	0	7	8	0	22

Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	7	14	7	35
No. 8 Bulldogs	14	6	8	2	30

At Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Bulldogs	10	10	7	7	34
Warriors	3	10	3	22	38

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	10	7	0	7	24
Bulldogs	17	14	21	0	52

At SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	10	14	38
Mustangs	10	3	0	0	13

At Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	10	16	21	14	61
Wolf Pack	14	0	0	0	14

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	14	0	0	7	21
No. 23 Bulldogs	7	9	10	14	40

Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	7	7	0	21
No. 21 Bulldogs	28	28	7	7	70

Vs. Michigan State (Silicon Valley Classic)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	17	20	0	7	44
No. 20 Bulldogs	14	7	7	7	35

Roster

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

Pat Hill

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Andy Ludwig (OC)
Dan Brown (DC)
Tom Mason (LB)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

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