# 2001 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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 FieldBoulder, CO (Jim Thorpe Classic) | ESPN2 | W 24–22 | 47,762 |
| September 2 | 6:30 pm | No. 10 Oregon State* | | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | ESPN2 | W 44–24 | 42,410 |
| September 8 | 9:00 am | at No. 23 Wisconsin* | No. 19 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | ESPN | W 32–20 | 78,506 |
| September 22 | 11:30 am | at Tulsa | No. 11 | Skelly StadiumTulsa, OK | BSN | W 37–18 | 31,087 |
| September 29 | 7:00 pm | Louisiana Tech | No. 10 | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | BSN | W 38–28 | 42,881 |
| October 13 | 7:00 pm | at Colorado State* | No. 8 | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | ESPN2 | W 25–22 $^{OT}$ | 31,580 |
| October 19 | 5:00 pm | Boise State | No. 8 | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (Battle for the Milk Can) | ESPN | L 30–35 | 42,881 |
| October 26 | 7:05 pm | at Hawaii | No. 18 | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI (rivalry) | ESPN | L 34–38 | 35,074 |
| November 3 | 4:00 pm | Rice | | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | BSN | W 52–24 | 42,881 |
| November 10 | 12:00 pm | at SMU | | Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX | BSN | W 38–13 | 16,731 |
| November 17 | 12:05 pm | at Nevada | | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | BSN | W 61–14 | 18,412 |
| November 23 | 1:00 pm | San Jose State | No. 23 | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (rivalry) | | W 40–21 | 42,881 |
| December 1 | 12:00 pm | Utah State* | No. 21 | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | | W 70–21 | 42,881 |
| December 31 | 12:00 pm | vs. Michigan State* | No. 20 | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA (Silicon Valley Football Classic) | FSN | L 35–44 | 30,456 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## 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 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 Poll | 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 | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |