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2001 Missouri

4–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Gary Pinkel.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 2001, game by game: lost vs. Bowling Green 13–20; won vs. Texas State 40–6; lost vs. No. 4 Nebraska 3–36; won at Oklahoma State 41–38; lost vs. Iowa State 14–20; won at Kansas 38–34; lost vs. No. 7 Texas 16–35; lost at No. 25 Colorado 24–38; won vs. Baylor 41–24; lost at Kansas State 3–24; lost at Michigan State 7–55+34−48Lost 13–20 vs. Bowling Green-7Bowling GreenWon 40–6 vs. Texas State+34Texas StateLost 3–36 vs. No. 4 Nebraska-33No. 4 NebraskaWon 41–38 at Oklahoma State+3Oklahoma StateLost 14–20 vs. Iowa State-6Iowa StateWon 38–34 at Kansas+4KansasLost 16–35 vs. No. 7 Texas-19No. 7 TexasLost 24–38 at No. 25 Colorado-14No. 25 ColoradoWon 41–24 vs. Baylor+17BaylorLost 3–24 at Kansas State-21Kansas StateLost 7–55 at Michigan State-48Michigan State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsBowling GreenL 13–⁠2064%
Sep 8vsTexas StateW 40–⁠669%
Sep 29vs4NebraskaL 3–⁠3620%
Oct 6atOklahoma StateW 41–⁠3838%
Oct 13vsIowa StateL 14–⁠2039%
Oct 20atKansasW 38–⁠3441%
Oct 27vs7TexasL 16–⁠3524%
Nov 3at25ColoradoL 24–⁠3820%
Nov 10vsBaylorW 41–⁠2470%
Nov 24atKansas StateL 3–⁠2418%
Dec 1atMichigan StateL 7–⁠5530%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Michigan State 55–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 112th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 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.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
240–⁠330
Coach
Gary Pinkel
Elo
1403 −36 this season
SP+ rating
-3.8 No. 80 of 117; offense No. 77, defense No. 69
SRS
−5.3 No. 81 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 33
Offensive coordinator
Dave Christensen
Defensive coordinator
Matt Eberflus
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 30— allowed
Defense0.0own 35— 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

Damien Nash RB★★★★No. 65

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

The 2001 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.977

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.

All-Big 12

1 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Aaron CrittendonOTCoaches-2
  • Keith WrightDLCoaches-2
  • Jamonte RobinsonLBMedia-2

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 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska7–⁠111–⁠28
Texas7–⁠111–⁠25
Colorado7–⁠110–⁠39
Oklahoma6–⁠211–⁠26
Texas A&M4–⁠48–⁠4
Iowa State4–⁠47–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠47–⁠5
Kansas State3–⁠56–⁠6
Missouri3–⁠54–⁠7
Oklahoma State2–⁠64–⁠7
Kansas1–⁠73–⁠8
Baylor0–⁠83–⁠8

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