2001 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team
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]
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NCAA Division III champion OAC champion | |
Stagg Bowl, W 30–27 vs. Bridgewater | |
Conference | Ohio Athletic Conference |
Record | 14–0 (9–0 OAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Mount Union Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team played its home games at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance, Ohio.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 1 | Allegheny* |
| W 52–7 | ||||
September 15 | Otterbein |
| W 48–10 | ||||
September 22 | John Carroll | W 33–30 | |||||
September 29 | Ohio Northern | W 31–3 | |||||
October 6 | Marietta | W 47–0 | |||||
October 13 | Wilmington (OH) | W 54–6 | |||||
October 20 | Capital | W 52–13 | |||||
October 27 | Muskingum | W 48–7 | |||||
November 3 | Baldwin–Wallace | W 17–3 | |||||
November 10 | Heidelberg | W 54–7 | |||||
November 24 | Augustana* | (NCAA Division III first round) | W 32–7 | ||||
December 1 | Wittenberg* |
| W 49–21 | [2] | |||
December 8 | St. John's (MN)* |
| W 35–14 | ||||
December 15 | vs. Bridgewater* | W 30–27 | 7,992 | [3] | |||
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References
- "2001 Football". University of Mount Union. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- "Mount Union powers past Wittenberg to reach semifinals". Dayton Daily News. December 2, 2001. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mount Union wins again". Daily Press. December 16, 2001. p. B12 – via Newspapers.com.
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