2001 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
American college football season
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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 an 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.[1] The 2001 Bearkats offense scored 470 points while the defense allowed 322 points.[2] 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.[3]
- Ron Randleman (20th season)
| 2001 Sam Houston State Bearkats football | |
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Southland co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 24–49 at Montana | |
| Conference | Southland Football League |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 7 |
| Record | 10–3 (5–1 Southland) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Mike Lucas (12th season) |
| Home stadium | Bowers Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Sam Houston State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 McNeese State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Northwestern State ^ | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 0 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | at Louisiana–Monroe* | W 20–9 | 6,742 | [4] | ||
| September 8 | Tarleton State* | W 61–10 | [5] | |||
| September 22 | at Northern Illinois* | L 16–41 | 12,463 | [6] | ||
| September 29 | at Mississippi Valley State* | W 68–13 | [7] | |||
| October 6 | No. 15 Northwestern State | No. 25 |
| W 30–14 | [8] | |
| October 13 | at Nicholls State | No. 19 | W 35–32 | [9] | ||
| October 18 | No. 19 Stephen F. Austin | No. 15 |
| W 24–21 | [10] | |
| October 27 | at No. 17 McNeese State | No. 14 | L 23–35 | 13,875 | [11] | |
| November 3 | Western Illinois* | No. 18 |
| W 49–24 | 2,842 | [12] |
| November 10 | Jacksonville State | No. 18 |
| W 55–30 | 9,148 | [13] |
| November 17 | at Southwest Texas State | No. 14 | W 31–13 | [14] | ||
| December 1 | No. 15 Northern Arizona* | No. 13 |
| W 34–31 | 8,134 | [15] |
| December 8 | at No. 1 Montana* | No. 13 |
| L 24–49 | 18,125 | [16] |
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