# 2001 Hofstra Pride football team

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. 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | | Northeastern | No. 7 | James M. Shuart StadiumHempstead, NY | Fox Sports NY | W 45–21 | 5,086 |
| September 8 | | at No. 19 Rhode Island | No. 4 | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | | L 26–35 | 4,309 |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Maine | No. 14 | James M. Shuart StadiumHempstead, NY | MSG Network | W 51–44 | 3,109 |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | UMass | No. 12 | James M. Shuart StadiumHempstead, NY | Fox Sports NY | W 36–6 | 2,995 |
| October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 20 William & Mary | No. 12 | Zable StadiumWilliamsburg, VA | Fox Sports NY | W 34–28 | 3,250 |
| October 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at Delaware | No. 9 | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | Fox Sports NY | W 39–14 | 20,866 |
| October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | Elon* | No. 8 | James M. Shuart StadiumHempstead, NY | MSG Network | W 42–21 | 6,271 |
| October 27 | 1:30 p.m. | New Hampshire | No. 7 | James M. Shuart StadiumHempstead, NY | Fox Sports NY | W 35–20 | 2,177 |
| November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Richmond | No. 5 | UR StadiumRichmond, VA | MSG Network | W 35–21 | 7,836 |
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Villanova | No. 3 | James M. Shuart StadiumHempstead, NY | Metro TV | L 34–54 | 5,341 |
| November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at Liberty* | No. 10 | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA | MSG Network | W 40–3 | 7,437 |
| December 1 | | at No. 5 Lehigh* | No. 9 | Goodman StadiumBethlehem, PA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round) | Metro TV | L 24–27 $^{OT}$ | 10,131 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||||

## 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