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2001 Kansas State

6–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Bill Snyder.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 2001, game by game: won at USC 10–6; won vs. New Mexico State 64–0; lost at No. 3 Oklahoma 37–38; lost vs. Colorado 6–16; lost at Texas Tech 19–38; lost vs. Texas A&M 24–31; won vs. Kansas 40–6; won at Iowa State 42–3; lost at No. 2 Nebraska 21–31; won vs. Louisiana Tech 40–7; won vs. Missouri 24–3; lost vs. No. 18 Syracuse 3–26+64−23Won 10–6 at USC+4USCWon 64–0 vs. New Mexico State+64New Mexico StateLost 37–38 at No. 3 Oklahoma-1No. 3 OklahomaLost 6–16 vs. Colorado-10ColoradoLost 19–38 at Texas Tech-19Texas TechLost 24–31 vs. Texas A&M-7Texas A&MWon 40–6 vs. Kansas+34KansasWon 42–3 at Iowa State+39Iowa StateLost 21–31 at No. 2 Nebraska-10No. 2 NebraskaWon 40–7 vs. Louisiana Tech+33Louisiana TechWon 24–3 vs. Missouri+21MissouriLost 3–26 vs. No. 18 Syracuse-23No. 18 Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8atUSCW 10–⁠663%
Sep 22vsNew Mexico StateW 64–⁠088%
Sep 29at3OklahomaL 37–⁠3832%
Oct 6vsColoradoL 6–⁠1671%
Oct 13atTexas TechL 19–⁠3860%
Oct 20vsTexas A&ML 24–⁠3155%
Oct 27vsKansasW 40–⁠677%
Nov 3atIowa StateW 42–⁠342%
Nov 10at2NebraskaL 21–⁠3121%
Nov 17vsLouisiana TechW 40–⁠772%
Nov 24vsMissouriW 24–⁠382%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs18SyracuseInsight.com BowlL 3–⁠2646%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Syracuse 26–⁠3 in the Insight.com Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 13
  2. Wk 2: 13
  3. Wk 3: 12
  4. Wk 6: 11
  5. Wk 7: 12
  6. Wk 8: 24

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
6–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 11
Points
330–⁠205
Coach
Bill Snyder
Elo
1618 −32 this season
SP+ rating
17.1 No. 15 of 117; offense No. 47, defense No. 9
SRS
12.4 No. 20 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 18
Offensive coordinator
Ron Hudson
Defensive coordinator
Phil Bennett

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 32— allowed
Defense-0.1own 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.

Top recruits in the 2001 class

Marvin Simmons OLB★★★★No. 59
Ayo Saba FB★★★★No. 108
Jerome Janet WR★★★★No. 119

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

The 2001 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.967
Receivers14.00.964
Linebackers14.00.979
Whole class34.00.970

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 2Jon McGraw DBNew York Jets
Rd 3Ben Leber LBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 6DeMarcus Faggins DBHouston Texans
Rd 6Josh Scobey RBArizona Cardinals
Rd 7Aaron Lockett WRTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 7Rock Cartwright RBWashington Redskins

All-Big 12

1 first team, 4 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 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.