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2001 New Mexico State

5–⁠7 (4–⁠2 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Tony Samuel.

Schedule and results

New Mexico State in 2001, game by game: lost vs. Louisville 24–45; lost at No. 5 Texas 7–41; lost vs. No. 22 Oregon State 22–27; lost at Kansas State 0–64; won at UL Monroe 31–0; won at Tulsa 24–7; won vs. Idaho 46–39; lost at Middle Tennessee 35–39; lost vs. North Texas 20–22; won vs. Arkansas State 28–17; won at Louisiana 49–46; lost at New Mexico 0–53+31−64Lost 24–45 vs. Louisville-21LouisvilleLost 7–41 at No. 5 Texas-34No. 5 TexasLost 22–27 vs. No. 22 Oregon State-5No. 22 Oregon StateLost 0–64 at Kansas State-64Kansas StateWon 31–0 at UL Monroe+31UL MonroeWon 24–7 at Tulsa+17TulsaWon 46–39 vs. Idaho+7IdahoLost 35–39 at Middle Tennessee-4Middle TennesseeLost 20–22 vs. North Texas-2North TexasWon 28–17 vs. Arkansas State+11Arkansas StateWon 49–46 at Louisiana+3LouisianaLost 0–53 at New Mexico-53New Mexico
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 23vsLouisvilleL 24–⁠4526%
Sep 1at5TexasL 7–⁠4116%
Sep 8vs22Oregon StateL 22–⁠2726%
Sep 22atKansas StateL 0–⁠6412%
Sep 29atUL MonroeW 31–⁠057%
Oct 6atTulsaW 24–⁠740%
Oct 13vsIdahoW 46–⁠3965%
Oct 27atMiddle TennesseeL 35–⁠3935%
Nov 3vsNorth TexasL 20–⁠2268%
Nov 10vsArkansas StateW 28–⁠1775%
Nov 17atLouisianaW 49–⁠4662%
Nov 24atNew MexicoL 0–⁠5336%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Mexico 53–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠2 3rd in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
286–⁠400
Coach
Tony Samuel
Elo
1407 +4 this season
SP+ rating
-15.3 No. 101 of 117; offense No. 91, defense No. 98
SRS
−13.0 No. 98 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Barney Cotton
Defensive coordinator
Steve Stanard
Offense
Option
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 28— allowed
Defense0.0own 39— 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.

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.