# 2001 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 2001 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Fitz Hill, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the WAC. San Jose State played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at USC* | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | FSW2, FSNBA | L 10–21 | 45,568 |
| September 8 | 12:30 p.m. | at Colorado* | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | | L 15–51 | 40,338 |
| September 29 | 7:15 p.m. | at Arizona State* | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | FSAZ | L 15–53 | 45,528 |
| October 6 | 4:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | | L 20–41 | 19,236 |
| October 13 | 2:00 p.m. | SMU | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | | L 17–24 | 8,329 |
| October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | at UTEP | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | | W 40–28 | 30,048 |
| October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | | W 63–27 | 6,873 |
| November 3 | 8:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI (Dick Tomey Legacy Game) | KFVE | L 10-34 | 36,566 |
| November 10 | 3:30 p.m. | Nevada | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | | W 64–45 | 7,882 |
| November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boise State | Bronco StadiumBoise, ID | | L 6–56 | 24,388 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Fresno State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (rivalry) | | L 21–40 | 42,881 |
| December 1 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 12 Stanford* | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA (rivalry) | | L 14–41 | 17,745 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||
* A. ^ The game against Nevada was originally to be played on September 22 but was rescheduled.
* B. ^ The game against Stanford was originally to be played on September 15 but was rescheduled because of the September 11 attacks.

## Game summaries
### At USC

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | | | | | 0 |
| Trojans | | | | | 0 |

### At Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | | | | | 0 |
| Buffaloes | | | | | 0 |

### At Arizona State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | | | | | 0 |
| Sun Devils | | | | | 0 |

### At Louisiana Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | | | | | 0 |
| Bulldogs | | | | | 0 |

### SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | | | | | 0 |
| Spartans | | | | | 0 |

### At UTEP

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | | | | | 0 |
| Miners | | | | | 0 |

### Tulsa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | | | | | 0 |
| Spartans | | | | | 0 |

### At Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | | | | | 0 |
| Warriors | | | | | 0 |

### Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | | | | | 0 |
| Spartans | | | | | 0 |

### At Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | | | | | 0 |
| Broncos | | | | | 0 |

### At No. 23 Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | | | | | 0 |
| No. 23 Bulldogs | | | | | 0 |

### No. 12 Stanford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 Cardinal | | | | | 0 |
| Spartans | | | | | 0 |

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at San Jose State | Alma Mater |
| Fitz Hill | Head coach | 1 | Ouachita Baptist (1987) |
| Earl Buckingham | Assistant head coach, defensive line | 1 | Arkansas (1983) |
| Norman Joseph | Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks | 1 | Mississippi State (1977) |
| Ronnie Lee | Defensive coordinator, defensive backs | 1 | Washington State (1989) |
| Charles Nash | Running backs | 1 | Arizona (1976) |
| Kyle O'Quinn | Tight ends | 1 | Henderson State (1986) |
| Tom Quinn | Special teams, defensive assistant | 3 | Arizona (1990) |
| Charles Roche | Offensive line | 1 | Eastern Illinois (1997) |
| Kenwick Thompson | Linebackers | 1 | Harding (1992) |
| Keith Williams | Wide receivers | 1 | San Diego State (1996) |
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