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2001 Middle Tennessee

8–⁠3 (5–⁠1 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Andy McCollum.

Schedule and results

Middle Tennessee in 2001, game by game: won at Vanderbilt 37–28; won vs. Troy 54–17; won at UL Monroe 38–20; won at Louisiana 26–9; won vs. Idaho 70–58; lost at North Texas 21–24; lost at Ole Miss 17–45; won vs. New Mexico State 39–35; won vs. Arkansas State 54–6; lost at LSU 14–30; won vs. UConn 38–14+48−28Won 37–28 at Vanderbilt+9VanderbiltWon 54–17 vs. Troy+37TroyWon 38–20 at UL Monroe+18UL MonroeWon 26–9 at Louisiana+17LouisianaWon 70–58 vs. Idaho+12IdahoLost 21–24 at North Texas-3North TexasLost 17–45 at Ole Miss-28Ole MissWon 39–35 vs. New Mexico State+4New Mexico StateWon 54–6 vs. Arkansas State+48Arkansas StateLost 14–30 at LSU-16LSUWon 38–14 vs. UConn+24UConn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atVanderbiltW 37–⁠2845%
Sep 8vsTroyW 54–⁠1779%
Sep 22atUL MonroeW 38–⁠2073%
Sep 29atLouisianaW 26–⁠972%
Oct 6vsIdahoW 70–⁠5876%
Oct 13atNorth TexasL 21–⁠2474%
Oct 20atOle MissL 17–⁠4534%
Oct 27vsNew Mexico StateW 39–⁠3565%
Nov 3vsArkansas StateW 54–⁠682%
Nov 10atLSUL 14–⁠3031%
Nov 17vsUConnW 38–⁠1487%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UConn 38–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; Sun Belt Conference champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 63 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.

Sun Belt Conference champions5–⁠1 in the conference, shared with North Texas

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠1 shared first in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
408–⁠286
Coach
Andy McCollum
Elo
1506 +50 this season
SP+ rating
-7.6 No. 86 of 117; offense No. 43, defense No. 100
SRS
−2.2 No. 74 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 50
Offensive coordinator
Larry Fedora
Defensive coordinator
Steve Davis

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 25— allowed
Defense0.0own 28— 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

Jeff Littlejohn DT★★★★No. 130

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

The 2001 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive line14.00.938

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 7Kendall Newson WRJacksonville Jaguars

2001 Sun Belt Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Middle Tennessee5–⁠18–⁠3
North Texas5–⁠15–⁠7
New Mexico State4–⁠25–⁠7
Louisiana2–⁠43–⁠8
Arkansas State2–⁠42–⁠9
UL Monroe2–⁠42–⁠9
Idaho1–⁠51–⁠10

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