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2001 Idaho

1–⁠10 (1–⁠5 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Tom Cable.

Schedule and results

Idaho in 2001, game by game: lost at Washington State 7–36; lost at Arizona 29–36; lost at Washington 3–53; lost vs. Boise State 13–45; lost at Middle Tennessee 58–70; lost at New Mexico State 39–46; lost vs. Louisiana 37–54; lost at Arkansas State 31–34; won vs. UL Monroe 42–38; lost vs. North Texas 27–50; lost at Montana 27–33+7−50Lost 7–36 at Washington State-29Washington StateLost 29–36 at Arizona-7ArizonaLost 3–53 at Washington-50WashingtonLost 13–45 vs. Boise State-32Boise StateLost 58–70 at Middle Tennessee-12Middle TennesseeLost 39–46 at New Mexico State-7New Mexico StateLost 37–54 vs. Louisiana-17LouisianaLost 31–34 at Arkansas State-3Arkansas StateWon 42–38 vs. UL Monroe+4UL MonroeLost 27–50 vs. North Texas-23North TexasLost 27–33 at Montana-6Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atWashington StateL 7–⁠3641%
Sep 8atArizonaL 29–⁠3628%
Sep 22atWashingtonL 3–⁠5316%
Sep 29vsBoise StateL 13–⁠4538%
Oct 6atMiddle TennesseeL 58–⁠7024%
Oct 13atNew Mexico StateL 39–⁠4635%
Oct 20vsLouisianaL 37–⁠5471%
Oct 27atArkansas StateL 31–⁠3447%
Nov 3vsUL MonroeW 42–⁠3868%
Nov 17vsNorth TexasL 27–⁠5047%
Nov 24atMontanaL 27–⁠3338%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana 33–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 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
1–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠5 7th in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
313–⁠495
Coach
Tom Cable
Elo
1265 −192 this season
SP+ rating
-27.0 No. 113 of 117; offense No. 51
SRS
−24.4 No. 113 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bret Ingalls
Defensive coordinator
Ed Rifilato
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 27— allowed
Defense0.0own 34— 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 Sun Belt Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Middle Tennessee5–⁠18–⁠3
North Texas5–⁠15–⁠7
New Mexico State4–⁠25–⁠7
Louisiana2–⁠43–⁠8
Arkansas State2–⁠42–⁠9
UL Monroe2–⁠42–⁠9
Idaho1–⁠51–⁠10

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