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2001 Iowa State

7–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Dan McCarney.

Schedule and results

Iowa State in 2001, game by game: won vs. Northern Iowa 45–0; won at Ohio 31–28; won vs. Baylor 41–0; lost at No. 4 Nebraska 14–48; won at Missouri 20–14; won vs. Oklahoma State 28–14; lost at Texas A&M 21–24; lost vs. Kansas State 3–42; lost vs. No. 21 Colorado 27–40; won at Kansas 49–7; won vs. Iowa 17–14; lost vs. Alabama 13–14+45−39Won 45–0 vs. Northern Iowa+45Northern IowaWon 31–28 at Ohio+3OhioWon 41–0 vs. Baylor+41BaylorLost 14–48 at No. 4 Nebraska-34No. 4 NebraskaWon 20–14 at Missouri+6MissouriWon 28–14 vs. Oklahoma State+14Oklahoma StateLost 21–24 at Texas A&M-3Texas A&MLost 3–42 vs. Kansas State-39Kansas StateLost 27–40 vs. No. 21 Colorado-13No. 21 ColoradoWon 49–7 at Kansas+42KansasWon 17–14 vs. Iowa+3IowaLost 13–14 vs. Alabama-1Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsNorthern IowaW 45–⁠083%
Sep 22atOhioW 31–⁠2852%
Sep 29vsBaylorW 41–⁠080%
Oct 6at4NebraskaL 14–⁠4822%
Oct 13atMissouriW 20–⁠1461%
Oct 20vsOklahoma StateW 28–⁠1478%
Oct 27atTexas A&ML 21–⁠2436%
Nov 3vsKansas StateL 3–⁠4258%
Nov 10vs21ColoradoL 27–⁠4046%
Nov 17atKansasW 49–⁠761%
Nov 24vsIowaW 17–⁠1459%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsAlabamaIndependence BowlL 13–⁠1445%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 14–⁠13 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 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
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
309–⁠245
Coach
Dan McCarney
Elo
1548 +5 this season
SP+ rating
4.4 No. 55 of 117; offense No. 80, defense No. 36
SRS
3.8 No. 51 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 51
Offensive coordinator
Steve Loney
Defensive coordinator
John Skladany
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 34— allowed
Defense-0.1own 29— 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 7Mike Banks TEArizona Cardinals

All-Big 12

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Ennis HaywoodRBCoaches-1; Media-1

Second team

  • Marcel HowardOGMedia-2

From Wikipedia’s 2001 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2001 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska7–⁠111–⁠28
Texas7–⁠111–⁠25
Colorado7–⁠110–⁠39
Oklahoma6–⁠211–⁠26
Texas A&M4–⁠48–⁠4
Iowa State4–⁠47–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠47–⁠5
Kansas State3–⁠56–⁠6
Missouri3–⁠54–⁠7
Oklahoma State2–⁠64–⁠7
Kansas1–⁠73–⁠8
Baylor0–⁠83–⁠8

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