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2001 Cincinnati

7–⁠5 (5–⁠2 Conference USA), coached by Rick Minter.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 2001, game by game: lost vs. Purdue 14–19; won at Army 24–21; lost at Miami (OH) 14–21; won vs. Tulane 46–33; won at UAB 31–17; won at Houston 29–28; lost vs. Louisville 13–28; won vs. UConn 45–28; lost vs. East Carolina 26–28; won at Memphis 36–34; won vs. UL Monroe 42–10; lost vs. No. 25 Toledo 16–23+32−15Lost 14–19 vs. Purdue-5PurdueWon 24–21 at Army+3ArmyLost 14–21 at Miami (OH)-7Miami (OH)Won 46–33 vs. Tulane+13TulaneWon 31–17 at UAB+14UABWon 29–28 at Houston+1HoustonLost 13–28 vs. Louisville-15LouisvilleWon 45–28 vs. UConn+17UConnLost 26–28 vs. East Carolina-2East CarolinaWon 36–34 at Memphis+2MemphisWon 42–10 vs. UL Monroe+32UL MonroeLost 16–23 vs. No. 25 Toledo-7No. 25 Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsPurdueL 14–⁠1945%
Sep 8atArmyW 24–⁠2161%
Sep 22atMiami (OH)L 14–⁠2150%
Oct 6vsTulaneW 46–⁠3365%
Oct 13atUABW 31–⁠1744%
Oct 20atHoustonW 29–⁠2870%
Oct 27vsLouisvilleL 13–⁠2842%
Nov 3vsUConnW 45–⁠2886%
Nov 10vsEast CarolinaL 26–⁠2844%
Nov 24atMemphisW 36–⁠3446%
Dec 1vsUL MonroeW 42–⁠1088%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs25ToledoMotor City BowlL 16–⁠2334%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Toledo 23–⁠16 in the Motor City Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 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
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
336–⁠290
Coach
Rick Minter
Elo
1504 +7 this season
SP+ rating
-3.5 No. 78 of 117; offense No. 77, defense No. 67
SRS
−2.6 No. 76 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 51
Offensive coordinator
Dave Baldwin
Defensive coordinator
A.J. Christoff
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 25— allowed
Defense0.0own 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.

Drafted in 2002

The 2002 draft
Rd 7LaVar Glover DBPittsburgh Steelers

2001 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisville6–⁠111–⁠217
Cincinnati5–⁠27–⁠5
UAB5–⁠26–⁠5
East Carolina5–⁠26–⁠6
Southern Miss4–⁠36–⁠5
TCU4–⁠36–⁠6
Memphis3–⁠45–⁠6
Army2–⁠53–⁠8
Tulane1–⁠63–⁠9
Houston0–⁠70–⁠11

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