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2001 Central Michigan

3–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Mid-American Conference), coached by Mike DeBord.

Schedule and results

Central Michigan in 2001, game by game: won vs. Eastern Kentucky 42–28; lost at Michigan State 21–35; lost vs. Toledo 28–52; won at Buffalo 16–8; lost vs. Ohio 3–34; lost at Marshall 21–42; lost vs. Northern Illinois 24–33; lost at Ball State 34–38; won vs. Eastern Michigan 35–30; lost at Western Michigan 17–20; lost at Boise State 10–26+14−31Won 42–28 vs. Eastern Kentucky+14Eastern KentuckyLost 21–35 at Michigan State-14Michigan StateLost 28–52 vs. Toledo-24ToledoWon 16–8 at Buffalo+8BuffaloLost 3–34 vs. Ohio-31OhioLost 21–42 at Marshall-21MarshallLost 24–33 vs. Northern Illinois-9Northern Illino…Lost 34–38 at Ball State-4Ball StateWon 35–30 vs. Eastern Michigan+5Eastern MichiganLost 17–20 at Western Michigan-3Western MichiganLost 10–26 at Boise State-16Boise State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsEastern KentuckyW 42–⁠2867%
Sep 8atMichigan StateL 21–⁠3523%
Sep 22vsToledoL 28–⁠5222%
Sep 29atBuffaloW 16–⁠851%
Oct 13vsOhioL 3–⁠3446%
Oct 20atMarshallL 21–⁠4214%
Oct 27vsNorthern IllinoisL 24–⁠3343%
Nov 3atBall StateL 34–⁠3831%
Nov 10vsEastern MichiganW 35–⁠3065%
Nov 17atWestern MichiganL 17–⁠2019%
Nov 24atBoise StateL 10–⁠2613%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boise State 26–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 10th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
251–⁠346
Coach
Mike DeBord
Elo
1308 −52 this season
SP+ rating
-15.6 No. 102 of 117; offense No. 99, defense No. 87
SRS
−16.0 No. 102 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Most valuable player
Terrence Jackson

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 36— allowed
Defense0.0own 43— 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.