The 2001 Hofstra Pride football team represented

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during the

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. It was the program's 61st season and they finished in a four-way tie as

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(A-10) co-champions with Maine, Villanova, and William & Mary. 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

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, 24–27, in overtime. Hofstra was led by 12th-year head coach

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and their captain was Charlie Adams. Redshirt senior quarterback

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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.

Schedule

Awards and honors

*First Team All-America –

(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'');

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(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

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