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2001 Boise State

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Dan Hawkins.

Schedule and results

Boise State in 2001, game by game: lost at No. 21 South Carolina 13–32; lost vs. Washington State 20–41; won vs. UTEP 42–17; won at Idaho 45–13; lost at Rice 14–45; won vs. Tulsa 41–10; won at Fresno State 35–30; won vs. Nevada 49–7; lost at Louisiana Tech 42–48; won at Hawai’i 28–21; won vs. San José State 56–6; won vs. Central Michigan 26–10+50−31Lost 13–32 at No. 21 South Carolina-19No. 21 South CarolinaLost 20–41 vs. Washington State-21Washington StateWon 42–17 vs. UTEP+25UTEPWon 45–13 at Idaho+32IdahoLost 14–45 at Rice-31RiceWon 41–10 vs. Tulsa+31TulsaWon 35–30 at Fresno State+5Fresno StateWon 49–7 vs. Nevada+42NevadaLost 42–48 at Louisiana Tech-6Louisiana TechWon 28–21 at Hawai’i+7Hawai’iWon 56–6 vs. San José State+50San José StateWon 26–10 vs. Central Michigan+16Central Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1at21South CarolinaL 13–⁠3250%
Sep 8vsWashington StateL 20–⁠4168%
Sep 22vsUTEPW 42–⁠1760%
Sep 29atIdahoW 45–⁠1362%
Oct 6atRiceL 14–⁠4558%
Oct 13vsTulsaW 41–⁠1078%
Oct 19atFresno StateW 35–⁠3028%
Oct 27vsNevadaW 49–⁠786%
Nov 3atLouisiana TechL 42–⁠4859%
Nov 10atHawai’iW 28–⁠2149%
Nov 17vsSan José StateW 56–⁠678%
Nov 24vsCentral MichiganW 26–⁠1087%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Central Michigan 26–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 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
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
411–⁠280
Coach
Dan Hawkins
Elo
1601 +5 this season
SP+ rating
2.4 No. 61 of 117; offense No. 39, defense No. 74
SRS
1.1 No. 60 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Chris Petersen
Defensive coordinator
Bob Gregory

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 38— allowed
Defense0.0own 27— 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.

Drafted in 2002

The 2002 draft
Rd 5Matt Hill OTSeattle Seahawks
Rd 6Jeb Putzier TEDenver Broncos

2001 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisiana Tech7–⁠17–⁠5
Fresno State6–⁠211–⁠3
Boise State6–⁠28–⁠4
Hawai’i5–⁠39–⁠3
Rice5–⁠38–⁠4
SMU4–⁠44–⁠7
Nevada3–⁠53–⁠8
San José State3–⁠53–⁠9
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠9
Tulsa0–⁠81–⁠10

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