2001 Mount Union Purple Raiders football
NCAA Division III champion
OAC champion
Stagg Bowl, W 30–27 vs. Bridgewater
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record14–0 (9–0 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMount Union Stadium
2001 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mount Union $^  9 –0   14 –0  
Ohio Northern  8 –1   8 –2  
Capital  6 –3   7 –3  
John Carroll  6 –3   7 –3  
Baldwin–Wallace  5 –4   5 –5  
Wilmington (OH)  4 –5   5 –5  
Otterbein  3 –6   4 –6  
Muskingum  2 –7   3 –7  
Marietta  1 –8   2 –8  
Heidelberg  1 –8   1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 2001 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mount Union in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division III football season. In their 16th year under head coach Larry Kehres, the Purple Raiders compiled a perfect 14–0 record, won the OAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 582 to 155. They qualified for the NCAA Division III playoffs and advanced to the national championship team, defeating the Bridgewater Eagles, 30–27.[1]

The team played its home games at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance, Ohio.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Allegheny*
W 52–74,832[2]
September 15Otterbein
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 48–104,132[3]
September 22at John Carroll
W 33–308,800[4]
September 29Ohio Northern
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 31–35,023[5]
October 6at Marietta
W 47–0[6]
October 13at Wilmington (OH)
W 54–6[7]
October 20Capital
W 52–134,089[8]
October 27at Muskingum
W 48–7[9]
November 3Baldwin–Wallace
W 17–36,783[10]


November 10at Heidelberg
W 54–7[11]
November 24Augustana*
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III first round)
W 32–73,362[12]
December 1Wittenberg*
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III second round)
W 49–215,893[13][14]
December 8St. John's (MN)*
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III semifinal)
W 35–144,654[15]
December 15vs. Bridgewater*
W 30–277,992[16]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "2001 Football". University of Mount Union. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  2. ↑ "PURPLE RAIDERS DEFEAT GATORS IN OPENER". Mount Union.
  3. ↑ "RAIDERS OPEN OAC SEASON WITH WIN OVER OTTERBEIN". Mount Union.
  4. ↑ "RAIDERS WIN THRILLER". Mount Union.
  5. ↑ "Mount Union Takes Sole Possession of First Place in OAC with Win Over Ohio Northern". Mount Union.
  6. ↑ "CHUCK MOORE SETS CAREER RUSHING RECORD IN WIN AT MARIETTA". Mount Union.
  7. ↑ "RAIDERS POST ROAD WIN AT WILMINGTON". Mount Union.
  8. ↑ "PURPLE RAIDERS MOVE TO 7-0 ON THE SEASON". Mount Union.
  9. ↑ "Raiders Win At Muskingum". Mount Union.
  10. ↑ "Mount Union Clinches Share of 10th Consecutive OAC Championship". Mount Union.
  11. ↑ "Raiders Post Seventh Consecutive Undefeated Regular Season". Mount Union.
  12. ↑ "Mount Union Advances to Division III Football Playoff Quarterfinals With Win Over Augustana". Mount Union.
  13. ↑ "Mount Union Reaches Division III Football Semi-Final". Mount Union.
  14. ↑ "Mount Union powers past Wittenberg to reach semifinals". Dayton Daily News. December 2, 2001. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "MOUNT UNION EARNS STAGG BOWL APPEARANCE WITH WIN OVER SAINT JOHN'S". Mount Union.
  16. ↑ "Mount Union wins again". Daily Press. December 16, 2001. p. B12 – via Newspapers.com.
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