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2001 Memphis

5–⁠6 (3–⁠4 Conference USA), coached by Tommy West.

Schedule and results

Memphis in 2001, game by game: lost at No. 20 Mississippi State 10–30; won vs. Chattanooga 43–10; won vs. South Florida 17–9; lost at Louisville 21–38; won vs. Southern Miss 22–17; won at Houston 52–33; lost at East Carolina 11–32; lost vs. UAB 14–17; lost at No. 6 Tennessee 28–49; won vs. Army 42–10; lost vs. Cincinnati 34–36+33−21Lost 10–30 at No. 20 Mississippi State-20No. 20 Mississippi Sta…Won 43–10 vs. Chattanooga+33ChattanoogaWon 17–9 vs. South Florida+8South FloridaLost 21–38 at Louisville-17LouisvilleWon 22–17 vs. Southern Miss+5Southern MissWon 52–33 at Houston+19HoustonLost 11–32 at East Carolina-21East CarolinaLost 14–17 vs. UAB-3UABLost 28–49 at No. 6 Tennessee-21No. 6 TennesseeWon 42–10 vs. Army+32ArmyLost 34–36 vs. Cincinnati-2Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at20Mississippi StateL 10–⁠3027%
Sep 8vsChattanoogaW 43–⁠1077%
Sep 22vsSouth FloridaW 17–⁠960%
Sep 29atLouisvilleL 21–⁠3827%
Oct 6vsSouthern MissW 22–⁠1735%
Oct 13atHoustonW 52–⁠3363%
Oct 20atEast CarolinaL 11–⁠3234%
Oct 27vsUABL 14–⁠1761%
Nov 10at6TennesseeL 28–⁠4916%
Nov 17vsArmyW 42–⁠1077%
Nov 24vsCincinnatiL 34–⁠3654%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cincinnati 36–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠4 7th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
294–⁠281
Coach
Tommy West
Elo
1462 +4 this season
SP+ rating
-1.0 No. 70 of 117; offense No. 69, defense No. 65
SRS
−1.5 No. 72 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 35
Offensive coordinator
Randy Fichtner
Defensive coordinator
Rick Whitt
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 29— allowed
Defense0.0own 40— 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

Derron Johnson CB★★★★No. 70

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

The 2001 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive backs14.00.976

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.

2001 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisville6–⁠111–⁠217
Cincinnati5–⁠27–⁠5
UAB5–⁠26–⁠5
East Carolina5–⁠26–⁠6
Southern Miss4–⁠36–⁠5
TCU4–⁠36–⁠6
Memphis3–⁠45–⁠6
Army2–⁠53–⁠8
Tulane1–⁠63–⁠9
Houston0–⁠70–⁠11

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