2001 Hofstra Pride football team

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. 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. Hofstra was led by 12th-year head coach Joe Gardi and their captain was Charlie Adams.

2001 Hofstra Pride football
A-10 co-champion
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
Record9–3 (7–2 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Brock (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Gigantino (9th season)
CaptainCharlie Adams
Home stadiumJames M. Shuart Stadium
2001 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

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.

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