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2001 Bowling Green

8–⁠3 (5–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Urban Meyer.

Schedule and results

Bowling Green in 2001, game by game: won at Missouri 20–13; won vs. Buffalo 35–0; won vs. Temple 42–23; lost at Marshall 31–37; won vs. Kent State 24–7; lost at Western Michigan 28–37; won at Akron 16–11; lost vs. Miami (OH) 21–24; won at Ohio 17–0; won at Northwestern 43–42; won vs. Toledo 56–21+35−9Won 20–13 at Missouri+7MissouriWon 35–0 vs. Buffalo+35BuffaloWon 42–23 vs. Temple+19TempleLost 31–37 at Marshall-6MarshallWon 24–7 vs. Kent State+17Kent StateLost 28–37 at Western Michigan-9Western MichiganWon 16–11 at Akron+5AkronLost 21–24 vs. Miami (OH)-3Miami (OH)Won 17–0 at Ohio+17OhioWon 43–42 at Northwestern+1NorthwesternWon 56–21 vs. Toledo+35Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atMissouriW 20–⁠1336%
Sep 8vsBuffaloW 35–⁠077%
Sep 22vsTempleW 42–⁠2361%
Sep 29atMarshallL 31–⁠3729%
Oct 6vsKent StateW 24–⁠777%
Oct 13atWestern MichiganL 28–⁠3728%
Oct 20atAkronW 16–⁠1144%
Nov 3vsMiami (OH)L 21–⁠2447%
Nov 10atOhioW 17–⁠056%
Nov 17atNorthwesternW 43–⁠4248%
Nov 23vsToledoW 56–⁠2134%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Toledo 56–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 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
8–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
333–⁠215
Coach
Urban Meyer
Elo
1541 +145 this season
SP+ rating
8.6 No. 43 of 117; offense No. 51, defense No. 42
SRS
5.7 No. 46 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Gregg Brandon
Defensive coordinator
Tim Beckman
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 38— allowed
Defense-0.2own 31— 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.