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2001 Louisiana Tech

7–⁠5 (7–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Jack Bicknell Jr.

Schedule and results

Louisiana Tech in 2001, game by game: won vs. SMU 36–6; lost at Oklahoma State 23–30; lost at No. 10 Fresno State 28–38; won vs. San José State 41–20; won at Nevada 45–42; lost at Auburn 41–48; won vs. Rice 41–38; won vs. Boise State 48–42; won at UTEP 53–30; lost at Kansas State 7–40; won at Tulsa 19–7; lost vs. Clemson 24–49+30−33Won 36–6 vs. SMU+30SMULost 23–30 at Oklahoma State-7Oklahoma StateLost 28–38 at No. 10 Fresno State-10No. 10 Fresno StateWon 41–20 vs. San José State+21San José StateWon 45–42 at Nevada+3NevadaLost 41–48 at Auburn-7AuburnWon 41–38 vs. Rice+3RiceWon 48–42 vs. Boise State+6Boise StateWon 53–30 at UTEP+23UTEPLost 7–40 at Kansas State-33Kansas StateWon 19–7 at Tulsa+12TulsaLost 24–49 vs. Clemson-25Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsSMUW 36–⁠664%
Sep 8atOklahoma StateL 23–⁠3045%
Sep 29at10Fresno StateL 28–⁠3818%
Oct 6vsSan José StateW 41–⁠2061%
Oct 13atNevadaW 45–⁠4260%
Oct 20atAuburnL 41–⁠4824%
Oct 27vsRiceW 41–⁠3847%
Nov 3vsBoise StateW 48–⁠4241%
Nov 10atUTEPW 53–⁠3061%
Nov 17atKansas StateL 7–⁠4028%
Nov 24atTulsaW 19–⁠773%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsClemsonHumanitarian BowlL 24–⁠4945%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 49–⁠24 in the Humanitarian Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 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.

Western Athletic Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
406–⁠390
Coach
Jack Bicknell Jr.
Elo
1476 +51 this season
SP+ rating
-4.4 No. 84 of 117; offense No. 26, defense No. 103
SRS
−4.4 No. 78 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 51
Offensive coordinator
Conroy Hines
Defensive coordinator
Tom Masella

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.2own 28— allowed
Defense-0.2own 33— 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 5Bobby Gray DBChicago Bears

2001 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisiana Tech7–⁠17–⁠5
Fresno State6–⁠211–⁠3
Boise State6–⁠28–⁠4
Hawai’i5–⁠39–⁠3
Rice5–⁠38–⁠4
SMU4–⁠44–⁠7
Nevada3–⁠53–⁠8
San José State3–⁠53–⁠9
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠9
Tulsa0–⁠81–⁠10

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