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2001 Eastern Michigan

2–⁠9 (1–⁠6 Mid-American Conference), coached by Jeff Woodruff.

Schedule and results

Eastern Michigan in 2001, game by game: won vs. Southeast Missouri State 16–12; lost at Maryland 3–50; lost vs. Indiana State 14–21; lost vs. Western Michigan 10–31; lost at UConn 0–19; lost vs. Ball State 14–35; won vs. Buffalo 24–20; lost at Northern Illinois 17–40; lost at Central Michigan 30–35; lost at Toledo 7–28; lost at Akron 62–65+7−47Won 16–12 vs. Southeast Missouri State+4Southeast Misso…Lost 3–50 at Maryland-47MarylandLost 14–21 vs. Indiana State-7Indiana StateLost 10–31 vs. Western Michigan-21Western MichiganLost 0–19 at UConn-19UConnLost 14–35 vs. Ball State-21Ball StateWon 24–20 vs. Buffalo+4BuffaloLost 17–40 at Northern Illinois-23Northern Illino…Lost 30–35 at Central Michigan-5Central MichiganLost 7–28 at Toledo-21ToledoLost 62–65 at Akron-3Akron
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 16–⁠1276%
Sep 8atMarylandL 3–⁠5027%
Sep 22vsIndiana StateL 14–⁠2172%
Sep 29vsWestern MichiganL 10–⁠3130%
Oct 6atUConnL 0–⁠1953%
Oct 13vsBall StateL 14–⁠3552%
Oct 27vsBuffaloW 24–⁠2061%
Nov 3atNorthern IllinoisL 17–⁠4019%
Nov 10atCentral MichiganL 30–⁠3535%
Nov 17atToledoL 7–⁠286%
Nov 24atAkronL 62–⁠6520%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Akron 65–⁠62; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 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
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠6 11th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
197–⁠356
Coach
Jeff Woodruff
Elo
1232 −145 this season
SP+ rating
-26.4 No. 112 of 117; offense No. 110, defense No. 111
SRS
−23.1 No. 111 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Pete Alamar
Captains
Scott Russell, Scott Russell, Kenny Philpot and Cory Annett
Most valuable player
Scott Russell

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.