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2001 Arizona

5–⁠6 (2–⁠6 Pac-10), coached by John Mackovic.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 2001, game by game: won at San Diego State 23–10; won vs. Idaho 36–29; won vs. UNLV 38–21; lost vs. Washington State 21–48; lost vs. No. 7 Oregon 28–63; lost at Oregon State 3–38; lost at Washington 28–31; lost vs. USC 34–41; won at California 38–24; lost vs. No. 16 Stanford 37–51; won at Arizona State 34–21+17−35Won 23–10 at San Diego State+13San Diego StateWon 36–29 vs. Idaho+7IdahoWon 38–21 vs. UNLV+17UNLVLost 21–48 vs. Washington State-27Washington StateLost 28–63 vs. No. 7 Oregon-35No. 7 OregonLost 3–38 at Oregon State-35Oregon StateLost 28–31 at Washington-3WashingtonLost 34–41 vs. USC-7USCWon 38–24 at California+14CaliforniaLost 37–51 vs. No. 16 Stanford-14No. 16 StanfordWon 34–21 at Arizona State+13Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atSan Diego StateW 23–⁠1053%
Sep 8vsIdahoW 36–⁠2972%
Sep 22vsUNLVW 38–⁠2169%
Sep 29vsWashington StateL 21–⁠4860%
Oct 6vs7OregonL 28–⁠6337%
Oct 13atOregon StateL 3–⁠3834%
Oct 20atWashingtonL 28–⁠3122%
Oct 27vsUSCL 34–⁠4156%
Nov 3atCaliforniaW 38–⁠2456%
Nov 10vs16StanfordL 37–⁠5139%
Nov 23atArizona StateW 34–⁠2137%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona State 34–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

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.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠6 8th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked
Points
320–⁠377
Coach
John Mackovic
Elo
1485 −30 this season
SP+ rating
-3.4 No. 77 of 117; offense No. 32, defense No. 94
SRS
−4.2 No. 77 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 27
Offensive coordinator
Rick Dykes
Defensive coordinator
Larry Mac Duff
Offense
Spread
Defense
Double Eagle Flex

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 30— allowed
Defense-0.3own 34— 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

Mike Bell RB★★★★No. 106
Nic Costa DUAL★★★★No. 126

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2001 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.961
Running backs14.00.967
Whole class24.00.964

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.

All-Pac-10

2 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 2001 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2001 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon7–⁠111–⁠12
Washington State6–⁠210–⁠210
Stanford6–⁠29–⁠316
Washington6–⁠28–⁠419
USC5–⁠36–⁠6
UCLA4–⁠47–⁠4
Oregon State3–⁠55–⁠6
Arizona2–⁠65–⁠6
Arizona State1–⁠74–⁠7
California0–⁠81–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.