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]

2001 Mount Union Purple Raiders football
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	Larry Kehres (16th season)
Home stadium	Mount Union Stadium
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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 team played its home games at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance, Ohio.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Allegheny*	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 52–7	4,832	^[2]
September 15	Otterbein	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 48–10	4,132	^[3]
September 22	at John Carroll	Bedford High School Stadium Bedford, OH	W 33–30	8,800	^[4]
September 29	Ohio Northern	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 31–3	5,023	^[5]
October 6	at Marietta	Don Drumm Stadium Marietta, Ohio	W 47–0		^[6]
October 13	at Wilmington (OH)	Williams Stadium Wilmington, OH	W 54–6		^[7]
October 20	Capital	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 52–13	4,089	^[8]
October 27	at Muskingum	McConagha Stadium New Concord, OH	W 48–7		^[9]
November 3	Baldwin–Wallace	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 17–3	6,783	^[10]
November 10	at Heidelberg	Frost-Kalnow Stadium Tiffin, OH	W 54–7		^[11]
November 24	Augustana*	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III first round)	W 32–7	3,362	^[12]
December 1	Wittenberg*	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III second round)	W 49–21	5,893	^[13]^[14]
December 8	St. John's (MN)*	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III semifinal)	W 35–14	4,654	^[15]
December 15	vs. Bridgewater*	Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA (Stagg Bowl)	W 30–27	7,992	^[16]
*Non-conference game

References

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14. "Mount Union powers past Wittenberg to reach semifinals". Dayton Daily News. December 2, 2001. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.
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16. "Mount Union wins again". Daily Press. December 16, 2001. p. B12 – via Newspapers.com.