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2001 Kent State

6–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dean Pees.

Schedule and results

Kent State in 2001, game by game: lost at Iowa 0–51; won vs. Bucknell 38–17; lost at West Virginia 14–34; lost at Akron 10–14; lost at Bowling Green 7–24; won vs. Northern Illinois 44–34; won vs. Buffalo 35–13; won at Ohio 24–14; lost vs. Marshall 21–42; won at Ball State 31–18; won vs. Miami (OH) 24–20+22−51Lost 0–51 at Iowa-51IowaWon 38–17 vs. Bucknell+21BucknellLost 14–34 at West Virginia-20West VirginiaLost 10–14 at Akron-4AkronLost 7–24 at Bowling Green-17Bowling GreenWon 44–34 vs. Northern Illinois+10Northern Illino…Won 35–13 vs. Buffalo+22BuffaloWon 24–14 at Ohio+10OhioLost 21–42 vs. Marshall-21MarshallWon 31–18 at Ball State+13Ball StateWon 24–20 vs. Miami (OH)+4Miami (OH)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atIowaL 0–⁠5127%
Sep 8vsBucknellW 38–⁠1758%
Sep 22atWest VirginiaL 14–⁠3417%
Sep 29atAkronL 10–⁠1423%
Oct 6atBowling GreenL 7–⁠2423%
Oct 13vsNorthern IllinoisW 44–⁠3435%
Oct 20vsBuffaloW 35–⁠1367%
Oct 27atOhioW 24–⁠1426%
Nov 3vsMarshallL 21–⁠4225%
Nov 10atBall StateW 31–⁠1835%
Nov 24vsMiami (OH)W 24–⁠2038%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami (OH) 24–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
248–⁠281
Coach
Dean Pees
Elo
1417 +111 this season
SP+ rating
-3.8 No. 80 of 117; offense No. 93, defense No. 56
SRS
−6.6 No. 83 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Greg Colby

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 26— allowed
Defense0.0own 37— 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 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.