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2001 Ball State

5–⁠6 (4–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bill Lynch.

Schedule and results

Ball State in 2001, game by game: lost at Auburn 0–30; lost at Kentucky 20–28; lost vs. Northern Iowa 39–42; lost vs. Miami (OH) 20–28; won at Eastern Michigan 35–14; won vs. Toledo 24–20; won at UConn 10–5; won vs. Central Michigan 38–34; lost vs. Kent State 18–31; lost at Northern Illinois 29–33; won at Western Michigan 35–31+21−30Lost 0–30 at Auburn-30AuburnLost 20–28 at Kentucky-8KentuckyLost 39–42 vs. Northern Iowa-3Northern IowaLost 20–28 vs. Miami (OH)-8Miami (OH)Won 35–14 at Eastern Michigan+21Eastern MichiganWon 24–20 vs. Toledo+4ToledoWon 10–5 at UConn+5UConnWon 38–34 vs. Central Michigan+4Central MichiganLost 18–31 vs. Kent State-13Kent StateLost 29–33 at Northern Illinois-4Northern Illino…Won 35–31 at Western Michigan+4Western Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atAuburnL 0–⁠3021%
Sep 8atKentuckyL 20–⁠2839%
Sep 22vsNorthern IowaL 39–⁠4266%
Sep 29vsMiami (OH)L 20–⁠2842%
Oct 13atEastern MichiganW 35–⁠1448%
Oct 20vsToledoW 24–⁠2018%
Oct 27atUConnW 10–⁠561%
Nov 3vsCentral MichiganW 38–⁠3469%
Nov 10vsKent StateL 18–⁠3165%
Nov 17atNorthern IllinoisL 29–⁠3330%
Nov 24atWestern MichiganW 35–⁠3123%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Western Michigan 35–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).

MAC West champions4–⁠3 in the conference, shared with Northern Illinois and Toledo

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 6th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
268–⁠296
Coach
Bill Lynch
Elo
1394 +1 this season
SP+ rating
-12.0 No. 93 of 117; offense No. 102, defense No. 74
SRS
−9.3 No. 88 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 22— allowed
Defense0.0own 36— 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.

2001 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall8–⁠011–⁠2
Miami (OH)6–⁠27–⁠5
Toledo5–⁠210–⁠223
Bowling Green5–⁠38–⁠3
Kent State5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Illinois4–⁠36–⁠5
Ball State4–⁠35–⁠6
Western Michigan4–⁠45–⁠6
Akron4–⁠44–⁠7
Central Michigan2–⁠63–⁠8
Eastern Michigan1–⁠62–⁠9
Buffalo1–⁠73–⁠8
Ohio1–⁠71–⁠10

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