2001 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2001
| team = Sam Houston State Bearkats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southland Football League
| short_conf = Southland
| TSNRank = 7
| record = 10–3
| conf_record = 5–1
| head_coach = Ron Randleman
| hc_year = 20th
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Mike Lucas
| dc_year = 12th
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Bowers Stadium
| champion = Southland co-champion
| bowl = NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal
| bowl_result = L 24–49 vs. Montana
}}
{{2001 Southland Football League standings}}
The 2001 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Football League during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Ron Randleman, the Bearkats compiled and overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the Southland title with McNeese State. Sam Houston State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Northern Arizona in the first round before losing to the eventual national champion, Montana, in the quarterfinals.{{cite web|url=https://www.shsu.edu/~pin_www/T@S/2002/100602SpUp.html |title=Sports Update for Oct. 6 |publisher=shsu.edu |accessdate=August 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805003429/https://www.shsu.edu/~pin_www/T%40S/2002/100602SpUp.html |archivedate=August 5, 2016 }} The 2001 Bearkats offense scored 470 points while the defense allowed 322 points.{{cite web | url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/sam_houston_state/2000-2004_yearly_results.php | title=Sam Houston State Yearly Results | publisher=cfbdatawarehouse.com | accessdate=August 8, 2016 | archive-date=August 8, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808200254/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/sam_houston_state/2000-2004_yearly_results.php | url-status=dead }} Members of the 2001 Bearkats team that went on to play in the National Football League (NFL) include Keith Davis, Keith Heinrich, and Josh McCown.{{cite web|url=http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/archives/trio-of-county-players-begin-season-tonight-as-part-of/article_68a278c9-47e5-52b6-a783-4cd369b3f04a.html |title=Trio of county players begin season tonight as part of nationally ranked Sam Houston State University football team |publisher=yourhoustonnews.com |date=August 29, 2002 |accessdate=August 8, 2016 |author=Hamlett, Darrell |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809001919/http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/archives/trio-of-county-players-begin-season-tonight-as-part-of/article_68a278c9-47e5-52b6-a783-4cd369b3f04a.html |archivedate=August 9, 2016 }}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2001
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-A
| poll = The Sports Network
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 1
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Louisiana–Monroe
| site_stadium = Malone Stadium
| site_cityst = Monroe, LA
| tv =
| score = 20–9
| attend = 6,742
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2001|team=Tarleton State Texans|title=Tarleton State}}
| site_stadium = Bowers Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX
| tv =
| score = 61–10
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Northern Illinois
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| tv =
| score = 16–41
| attend = 12,463
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Mississippi Valley State
| site_stadium = Rice–Totten Stadium
| site_cityst = Itta Bena, MS
| tv =
| score = 68–13
| attend =
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenwood-commonwealth-sam-houston-s/130832328/|title=Sam Houston smacks Valley|newspaper=The Greenwood Commonwealth|date=September 30, 2001|accessdate=August 28, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time =
| w/l = w
| rank = 25
| opponent = Northwestern State
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Bowers Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX
| tv =
| score = 30–14
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 19
| opponent = Nicholls State
| site_stadium = John L. Guidry Stadium
| site_cityst = Thibodaux, LA
| tv =
| score = 35–32
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|October 18|Thursday}}
| time =
| w/l = w
| rank = 15
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2001|team=Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks|title=Stephen F. Austin}}
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Bowers Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX
| gamename = Battle of the Piney Woods
| tv =
| score = 24–2
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 14
| opponent = McNeese State
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Cowboy Stadium
| site_cityst = Lake Charles, LA
| tv =
| score = 23–35
| attend = 13,875
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120460638/mcneese-st-35-sam-houston-23/|work=Austin American-Statesman|title=McNeese St. 35, Sam Houston 23|date=October 28, 2001|accessdate=March 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = Western Illinois
| site_stadium = Bowers Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX
| tv =
| score = 49–24
| attend = 2,842
| source = {{cite news |title=McCown Throws For 5 TDs |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93812407/the-tyler-courier-times/ |access-date=January 30, 2022 |work=Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph |agency=Associated Press |date=November 4, 2001 |page=3:4 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time =
| w/l = w
| rank = 18
| opponent = Jacksonville State
| site_stadium = Bowers Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX
| tv =
| score = 55–30
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 14
| opponent = Southwest Texas State
| site_stadium = Bobcat Stadium
| site_cityst = San Marcos, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 31–13
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97841047/sam-houston-31-swt-13/|work=The Tyler Courier-Times|title=Sam Houston 31, SWT 13|date=November 18, 2001|accessdate=March 17, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 1
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 13
| opponent = Northern Arizona
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Bowers Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX
| gamename = NCAA Division I-A First Round
| tv =
| score = 34–31
| attend = 8,134
| source = {{cite news|title=Season slips away|newspaper=Arizona Daily Sun|author=Zack Hall|date=December 2, 2001|pages=B1, B7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86607497/season-slips-away/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 8
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 13
| opponent = Montana
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Washington–Grizzly Stadium
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| gamename = NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal
| tv =
| score = 24–49
| attend = 18,125
}}
}}
References
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