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2001 Michigan

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Big Ten), coached by Lloyd Carr, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Michigan in 2001, game by game: won vs. Miami (OH) 31–13; lost at No. 15 Washington 18–23; won vs. Western Michigan 38–21; won vs. No. 22 Illinois 45–20; won at Penn State 20–0; won vs. No. 17 Purdue 24–10; won at Iowa 32–26; lost at Michigan State 24–26; won vs. Minnesota 31–10; won at Wisconsin 20–17; lost vs. Ohio State 20–26; lost vs. No. 8 Tennessee 17–45+25−28Won 31–13 vs. Miami (OH)+18Miami (OH)Lost 18–23 at No. 15 Washington-5No. 15 WashingtonWon 38–21 vs. Western Michigan+17Western MichiganWon 45–20 vs. No. 22 Illinois+25No. 22 IllinoisWon 20–0 at Penn State+20Penn StateWon 24–10 vs. No. 17 Purdue+14No. 17 PurdueWon 32–26 at Iowa+6IowaLost 24–26 at Michigan State-2Michigan StateWon 31–10 vs. Minnesota+21MinnesotaWon 20–17 at Wisconsin+3WisconsinLost 20–26 vs. Ohio State-6Ohio StateLost 17–45 vs. No. 8 Tennessee-28No. 8 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsMiami (OH)W 31–⁠1380%
Sep 8at15WashingtonL 18–⁠2346%
Sep 22vsWestern MichiganW 38–⁠2171%
Sep 29vs22IllinoisW 45–⁠2070%
Oct 6atPenn StateW 20–⁠071%
Oct 13vs17PurdueW 24–⁠1066%
Oct 27atIowaW 32–⁠2674%
Nov 3atMichigan StateL 24–⁠2663%
Nov 10vsMinnesotaW 31–⁠1083%
Nov 17atWisconsinW 20–⁠1769%
Nov 24vsOhio StateL 20–⁠2675%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs8TennesseeCitrus BowlL 17–⁠4550%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 45–⁠17 in the Citrus Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 12
  2. Wk 2: 12
  3. Wk 3: 11
  4. Wk 6: 17
  5. Wk 7: 15
  6. Wk 8: 12
  7. Wk 10: 8
  8. Wk 11: 6
  9. Wk 12: 12
  10. Wk 13: 11
  11. Wk 14: 11
  12. Wk 15: 17
  13. Wk 16: 17
  14. Final: 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.

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Big Ten
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 6
Points
320–⁠237
Coach
Lloyd Carr
Elo
1668 +9 this season
SP+ rating
19.2 No. 12 of 117; offense No. 36, defense No. 11
SRS
13.2 No. 15 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 3
Offensive coordinator
Stan Parrish
Defensive coordinator
Jim Herrmann
Captains
Eric Brackins and Shawn Thompson
Most valuable player
Marquise Walker
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Multiple

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 32— allowed
Defense0.0own 31— 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

Kelly Baraka RB★★★★★No. 12
Ernest Shazor S★★★★★No. 20
Marlin Jackson CB★★★★★No. 33
Pierre Woods SDE★★★★No. 43
Tim Massaquoi WR★★★★No. 47
Pat Massey SDE★★★★No. 57
Scott McClintock OLB★★★★No. 88
David Underwood RB★★★★No. 98

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

The 2001 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs24.50.982
Receivers14.00.982
Defensive line24.00.981
Linebackers14.00.972
Defensive backs25.00.989
Whole class84.40.982

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.

Drafted in 2002

The 2002 draft
Rd 3Marquise Walker WRTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 4Larry Foote LBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 5Jonathan Goodwin OGNew York Jets
Rd 7Hayden Epstein KJacksonville Jaguars

All-Big Ten

4 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second 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 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Illinois7–⁠110–⁠212
Michigan6–⁠28–⁠420
Ohio State5–⁠37–⁠5
Iowa4–⁠47–⁠5
Purdue4–⁠46–⁠6
Penn State4–⁠45–⁠6
Indiana4–⁠45–⁠6
Michigan State3–⁠57–⁠5
Wisconsin3–⁠55–⁠7
Northwestern2–⁠64–⁠7
Minnesota2–⁠64–⁠7

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