2001 Alabama
7–5 (4–4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Dennis Franchione. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 17 Auburn 31–7Nov 17
Auburn was ranked No. 17, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs 17UCLA | L 17–20 | 60% |
| Sep 8 | at Vanderbilt | W 12–9 | 55% |
| Sep 22 | vs Arkansas | W 31–10 | 59% |
| Sep 29 | at 15South Carolina | L 36–37 | 33% |
| Oct 6 | vs UTEP | W 56–7 | 63% |
| Oct 13 | at Ole Miss | L 24–27 | 42% |
| Oct 20 | vs Tennessee | L 24–35 | 44% |
| Nov 3 | vs LSU | L 21–35 | 51% |
| Nov 10 | vs Mississippi State | W 24–17 | 62% |
| Nov 17 | at 17Auburn | W 31–7 | 31% |
| Nov 29 | vs Southern Miss | W 28–15 | 53% |
| Dec 27Bowls & playoff | vs Iowa StateIndependence Bowl | W 14–13 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Iowa State 14–13 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 25
- Wk 2: 25
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2001.
Led the nationSantonio Beard: yards per carry (8.2)
- Record
- 7–5
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 7th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 25
- Points
- 318–232
- Coach
- Dennis Franchione
- Elo
- 1593 +77 this season
- SP+ rating
- 11.8 No. 33 of 117; offense No. 60, defense No. 19
- SRS
- 10.4 No. 27 of 117 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 28
- Offensive coordinator
- Les Koenning
- Defensive coordinator
- Carl Torbush
- Captains
- Jarret Johnson, Terry Jones, Saleem Rasheed, Tyler Watts and Andrew Zow
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 4–3
Drives and havoc
| Points per trip inside the 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.0 | own 32 | — allowed |
| Defense | 0.0 | own 30 | — caused |
A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.
Top recruits in the 2001 class
| Brodie Croyle PRO | ★★★★★ | No. 2 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2001 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 5.0 | 0.999 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
Drafted in 2002
The 2002 draft| Rd 3 | Saleem Rasheed LB | San Francisco 49ers |
| Rd 5 | Jason McAddley WR | Arizona Cardinals |
| Rd 5 | Terry Jones TE | Baltimore Ravens |
| Rd 5 | Freddie Milons WR | Philadelphia Eagles |
All-SEC
3 first team, 4 second teamFirst team
Alonzo EphraimCAP-1- Jarrett JohnsonDTAP-1
- Saleem RasheedLBAP-2; Coaches-1
Second team
- Kenny SandlinOGAP-2
- Terry JonesTECoaches-2
- Kenny KingDTCoaches-2
- Kindal MooreheadDTCoaches-2
From Wikipedia’s 2001 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
2001 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 7–1 | 11–2 | 4 |
 Florida | 6–2 | 10–2 | 3 |
| LSU | 5–3 | 10–3 | 7 |
| South Carolina | 5–3 | 9–3 | 13 |
 Georgia | 5–3 | 8–4 | 22 |
| Auburn | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Ole Miss | 4–4 | 7–4 | |
| Alabama | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Arkansas | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Mississippi State | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
 Kentucky | 1–7 | 2–9 | |
| Vanderbilt | 0–8 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.