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2001 Kentucky

2–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Southeastern Conference), coached by Guy Morriss.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 2001, game by game: lost vs. Louisville 10–36; won vs. Ball State 28–20; lost vs. Florida 10–44; lost vs. Ole Miss 31–42; lost at No. 13 South Carolina 6–42; lost vs. LSU 25–29; lost at Georgia 29–43; lost at Mississippi State 14–17; won at Vanderbilt 56–30; lost vs. No. 6 Tennessee 35–38; lost at Indiana 15–26+26−36Lost 10–36 vs. Louisville-26LouisvilleWon 28–20 vs. Ball State+8Ball StateLost 10–44 vs. Florida-34FloridaLost 31–42 vs. Ole Miss-11Ole MissLost 6–42 at No. 13 South Carolina-36No. 13 South CarolinaLost 25–29 vs. LSU-4LSULost 29–43 at Georgia-14GeorgiaLost 14–17 at Mississippi State-3Mississippi Sta…Won 56–30 at Vanderbilt+26VanderbiltLost 35–38 vs. No. 6 Tennessee-3No. 6 TennesseeLost 15–26 at Indiana-11Indiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsLouisvilleL 10–⁠3634%
Sep 8vsBall StateW 28–⁠2061%
Sep 22vsFloridaL 10–⁠4424%
Sep 29vsOle MissL 31–⁠4240%
Oct 6at13South CarolinaL 6–⁠4217%
Oct 13vsLSUL 25–⁠2932%
Oct 20atGeorgiaL 29–⁠4314%
Nov 3atMississippi StateL 14–⁠1728%
Nov 10atVanderbiltW 56–⁠3037%
Nov 17vs6TennesseeL 35–⁠3818%
Dec 1atIndianaL 15–⁠2628%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Indiana 26–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The tied 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 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
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 11th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
259–⁠367
Coach
Guy Morriss
Elo
1376 −48 this season
SP+ rating
2.4 No. 61 of 117; offense No. 40, defense No. 73
SRS
−1.1 No. 71 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 51
Offensive coordinator
Brent Pease
Defensive coordinator
John Goodner
Offense
Pro set
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5, 4–⁠4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 28— allowed
Defense-0.1own 32— 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 3Dennis Johnson DEArizona Cardinals

All-SEC

3 first team

First 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tennessee7–⁠111–⁠24
Florida6–⁠210–⁠23
LSU5–⁠310–⁠37
South Carolina5–⁠39–⁠313
Georgia5–⁠38–⁠422
Auburn5–⁠37–⁠5
Ole Miss4–⁠47–⁠4
Alabama4–⁠47–⁠5
Arkansas4–⁠47–⁠5
Mississippi State2–⁠63–⁠8
Kentucky1–⁠72–⁠9
Vanderbilt0–⁠82–⁠9

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