2001 Hofstra Pride football
A-10 co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 24–27 at Lehigh
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 11
Record	9–3 (7–2 A-10)
Head coach	Joe Gardi (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Brock (2nd season)
Captain	Charlie Adams
Home stadium	James M. Shuart Stadium
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 11 Hofstra +^	7	–	2	9	–	3
No. 10 Maine +^	7	–	2	9	–	3
No. 20 Villanova +	7	–	2	8	–	3
No. 17 William & Mary +^	7	–	2	8	–	4
No. 21 Rhode Island	6	–	3	8	–	3
Delaware	4	–	5	4	–	6
Northeastern	4	–	5	5	–	6
UMass	3	–	6	3	–	8
Richmond	3	–	6	3	–	8
New Hampshire	2	–	7	4	–	7
James Madison	0	–	9	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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.^[1]^[2] 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.^[1] Hofstra was led by 12th-year head coach Joe Gardi and their captain was Charlie Adams.^[1]

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.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1		Northeastern	No. 7	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	Fox Sports NY	W 45–21	5,086
September 8		at No. 19 Rhode Island	No. 4	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		L 26–35	4,309
September 22	6:00 p.m.	Maine	No. 14	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	MSG Network	W 51–44	3,109
September 29	6:00 p.m.	UMass	No. 12	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	Fox Sports NY	W 36–6	2,995
October 6	1:00 p.m.	at No. 20 William & Mary	No. 12	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	Fox Sports NY	W 34–28	3,250
October 13	12:00 p.m.	at Delaware	No. 9	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	Fox Sports NY	W 39–14	20,866
October 20	12:00 p.m.	Elon*	No. 8	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	MSG Network	W 42–21	6,271
October 27	1:30 p.m.	New Hampshire	No. 7	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	Fox Sports NY	W 35–20	2,177
November 3	12:00 p.m.	at Richmond	No. 5	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	MSG Network	W 35–21	7,836
November 10	12:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Villanova	No. 3	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	Metro TV	L 34–54	5,341
November 17		at Liberty*	No. 10	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	MSG Network	W 40–3
December 1		at No. 5 Lehigh*	No. 9	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	Metro TV	L 24–27 ^OT	10,131	^[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All 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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "2001 Hofstra Pride football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
^ "2007 Hofstra Pride Football Media Guide: All-Time Results" (PDF). Hofstra.edu. Hofstra University. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
^ "Walter Payton Award". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on April 4, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
^ Groller, Keith (December 2, 2001). "It Takes OT, but Lehigh Finds a Way". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Hofstra Pride football
Venues	James M. Shuart Stadium (1963–2009)
Bowls & rivalries	Stony Brook: Battle of Long Island
Culture & lore	The Mayor's Trophy
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

v t e Atlantic 10 Conference football champions
Villanova (1997) Richmond (1998) James Madison & UMass (1999) Delaware & Richmond (2000) Hofstra, Maine, Villanova, & William & Mary (2001) Maine & Northeastern (2002) Delaware & UMass (2003) Delaware, James Madison, & William & Mary (2004) New Hampshire & Richmond (2005) UMass (2006)
National championships in bold

v t e 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants
Appalachian State Eastern Illinois Florida A&M Furman Georgia Southern Hofstra Lehigh Maine McNeese State Montana Northern Arizona Northern Iowa Northwestern State Sam Houston State Western Kentucky William & Mary
Champion – Montana Grizzlies