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2001 Marshall

11–⁠2 (8–⁠0 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bob Pruett.

Schedule and results

Marshall in 2001, game by game: lost at No. 1 Florida 14–49; won vs. Massachusetts 49–20; won vs. Bowling Green 37–31; won at Northern Illinois 37–15; won at Buffalo 34–14; won vs. Central Michigan 42–21; won vs. Akron 50–33; won at Kent State 42–21; won at Miami (OH) 27–21; won vs. Ohio 42–18; won vs. Youngstown State 38–24; lost vs. Toledo 36–41; won vs. East Carolina 64–61+29−35Lost 14–49 at No. 1 Florida-35No. 1 FloridaWon 49–20 vs. Massachusetts+29MassachusettsWon 37–31 vs. Bowling Green+6Bowling GreenWon 37–15 at Northern Illinois+22Northern Illino…Won 34–14 at Buffalo+20BuffaloWon 42–21 vs. Central Michigan+21Central MichiganWon 50–33 vs. Akron+17AkronWon 42–21 at Kent State+21Kent StateWon 27–21 at Miami (OH)+6Miami (OH)Won 42–18 vs. Ohio+24OhioWon 38–24 vs. Youngstown State+14Youngstown StateLost 36–41 vs. Toledo-5ToledoWon 64–61 vs. East Carolina+3East Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1at1FloridaL 14–⁠4933%
Sep 8vsMassachusettsW 49–⁠2085%
Sep 29vsBowling GreenW 37–⁠3171%
Oct 6atNorthern IllinoisW 37–⁠1557%
Oct 13atBuffaloW 34–⁠1484%
Oct 20vsCentral MichiganW 42–⁠2186%
Oct 27vsAkronW 50–⁠3381%
Nov 3atKent StateW 42–⁠2175%
Nov 10atMiami (OH)W 27–⁠2153%
Nov 17vsOhioW 42–⁠1889%
Nov 24vsYoungstown StateW 38–⁠2491%
Nov 30vsToledoMid-American Championship GameL 36–⁠4158%
Dec 19Bowls & playoffvsEast CarolinaGMAC BowlW 64–⁠6160%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat East Carolina 64–⁠61 in the GMAC Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 13: 24
  2. Wk 14: 20
  3. Wk 15: 20

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.

MAC East champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 20
Points
512–⁠369
Coach
Bob Pruett
Elo
1655 +82 this season
SP+ rating
15.4 No. 19 of 117; offense No. 4, defense No. 80
SRS
7.0 No. 38 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ed Zaunbrecher
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Kelly
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 32— allowed
Defense-0.2own 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 7Chris Massey CSt. Louis Rams

2001 Mid-American Conference standings

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.