2001 Canisius Golden Griffins football team

2001 Canisius Golden Griffins football
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	1–9 (1–6 MAAC)
Head coach	Ed Argast (2nd season)
Home stadium	Demske Field

2001 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Duquesne $		6	–	0					8	–	3
Saint Peter's		6	–	1					10	–	1
Fairfield		5	–	2					5	–	5
Iona		3	–	3					4	–	5
La Salle		2	–	4					5	–	4
Marist		2	–	4					3	–	6
Siena		1	–	6					1	–	8
Canisius		1	–	6					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion

The 2001 Canisius Golden Griffins football team represented Canisius College represented Canisius College as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Ed Argast, the Golden Griffins compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place at the bottom of the MAAC standings.[1] The Canisius offense scored 175 points while the defense allowed 404 points.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	1:30 pm	Iona	Demske Field Buffalo, NY	L 24–27	1,133
September 22	1:00 pm	at La Salle	McCarthy Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 14–21	1,525	[2]
September 29	1:00 pm	at Monmouth*	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	L 0–42	874
October 6	4:00 pm	Albany*	Demske Field Buffalo, NY	L 6–28	873
October 13	1:00 pm	at Siena	Heritage Park Colonie, NY	W 34–17	584
October 20	1:30 pm	Fairfield	Demske Field Buffalo, NY	L 44–63	1,141
October 27	1:00 pm	at Dayton*	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	L 18–56	5,115
November 3	1:30 pm	Marist	Demske Field Buffalo, NY	L 20–24	617
November 10	1:00 pm	at Saint Peter's	Cochrane Stadium Jersey City, NJ	L 0–63	1,800
November 17	12:30 pm	at Duquesne	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	L 15–63	3,285
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "College football standings; Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. November 20, 2001. p. B4. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Explorers send Griffs to 22nd straight loss". The Buffalo News. September 23, 2001. Retrieved May 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.