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LEGENDS OF THE FALL: Football Continues Historic Campaign as Captains Claim Conference Championship in Program’s First Season

Writing another chapter in the remarkable story of the 2001 Christopher Newport football team, the Captains claimed the program's very first Dixie Conference Championship after upending Ferrum, 14-11, during the regular season finale at Darling Stadium in Hampton. Claiming the championship in the program's first year of existence, head coach Matt Kelchner's crew became the first team in NCAA history to advance to the national playoffs during their inaugural campaign.