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2001 Iowa

7–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Big Ten), coached by Kirk Ferentz.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 2001, game by game: won vs. Kent State 51–0; won vs. Miami (OH) 44–19; won vs. Penn State 24–18; lost at No. 21 Purdue 14–23; lost at Michigan State 28–31; won vs. Indiana 42–28; lost vs. No. 8 Michigan 26–32; lost at Wisconsin 28–34; won at Northwestern 59–16; won vs. Minnesota 42–24; lost at Iowa State 14–17; won vs. Texas Tech 19–16+51−9Won 51–0 vs. Kent State+51Kent StateWon 44–19 vs. Miami (OH)+25Miami (OH)Won 24–18 vs. Penn State+6Penn StateLost 14–23 at No. 21 Purdue-9No. 21 PurdueLost 28–31 at Michigan State-3Michigan StateWon 42–28 vs. Indiana+14IndianaLost 26–32 vs. No. 8 Michigan-6No. 8 MichiganLost 28–34 at Wisconsin-6WisconsinWon 59–16 at Northwestern+43NorthwesternWon 42–24 vs. Minnesota+18MinnesotaLost 14–17 at Iowa State-3Iowa StateWon 19–16 vs. Texas Tech+3Texas Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsKent StateW 51–⁠073%
Sep 8vsMiami (OH)W 44–⁠1955%
Sep 29vsPenn StateW 24–⁠1855%
Oct 6at21PurdueL 14–⁠2324%
Oct 13atMichigan StateL 28–⁠3130%
Oct 20vsIndianaW 42–⁠2862%
Oct 27vs8MichiganL 26–⁠3226%
Nov 3atWisconsinL 28–⁠3436%
Nov 10atNorthwesternW 59–⁠1639%
Nov 17vsMinnesotaW 42–⁠2462%
Nov 24atIowa StateL 14–⁠1741%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsTexas TechAlamo BowlW 19–⁠1640%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas Tech 19–⁠16 in the Alamo Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 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 4th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
391–⁠258
Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Elo
1542 +121 this season
SP+ rating
14.9 No. 20 of 117; offense No. 23, defense No. 35
SRS
12.8 No. 17 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 21
Offensive coordinator
Ken O’Keefe
Defensive coordinator
Norm Parker
Captains
Ladell Betts, Aaron Kampman, Kyle McCann, Derek Pagel and Matt Stockdale
Most valuable player
Ladell Betts and Bob Sanders
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 34— allowed
Defense-0.1own 30— 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.

Top recruits in the 2001 class

Blake Larsen OT★★★★★No. 33
Matt Roth OLB★★★★★No. 35

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2001 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line15.00.986
Linebackers15.00.986
Whole class25.00.986

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2002

The 2002 draft
Rd 2Ladell Betts RBWashington Redskins
Rd 5Aaron Kampman DEGreen Bay Packers
Rd 6Kahlil Hill WRAtlanta Falcons

All-Big Ten

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

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 Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Illinois7–⁠110–⁠212
Michigan6–⁠28–⁠420
Ohio State5–⁠37–⁠5
Iowa4–⁠47–⁠5
Purdue4–⁠46–⁠6
Penn State4–⁠45–⁠6
Indiana4–⁠45–⁠6
Michigan State3–⁠57–⁠5
Wisconsin3–⁠55–⁠7
Northwestern2–⁠64–⁠7
Minnesota2–⁠64–⁠7

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