Leaving no doubt that Neshaminy was back on top, the team finishes the 2001 season unbeaten at 15-0 and establishes the best ever record by a Redskins team. They earn their first D1 title, Eastern Championship and PIAA 4A title along the way. At season’s end they are ranked 9th in the country by USA Today. Masters of Houdini-like escapes from “death”, the club rallies from fourth quarter, two touchdown deficits in four separate games that year. Twice the winning TD was scored with under a minute to go while once the scoreboard clock had run to 00:00. Considered serious “dogs” to a Woodland Hills team led by Steve Breaston (and which had mauled its regular season and playoff opponents), the ‘Skins were unbowed as they took the Wolverines down, 21-7, in the state title game.

Jamar Brittingham became the first Lower Bucks running back to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a single season that year (he finished with 2,565 yards on the ground and 30 touchdowns) while five players earned all state honors including Brittingham, Keith Ennis, Steve Brett, John Koch and Jay Collins. It’s a record for the most Redskins named all state in a single season, surpassing the four honored in 1971. Brittingham later plays at Bloomsburg University where he established 27 school and conference records including Bloomsburg records for career rushing yards (5,689) and total points scored (516). He is signed as a priority free agent by the Atlanta Falcons before being later released. Other players go on to make contributions at the next level as well. Schmidt is named Coach of The Year in almost every poll and was selected to the coaching staff for the 2002 Big 33 game to be played in Hershey on July 20, 2002.