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2001 New Mexico

6–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Mountain West Conference), coached by Rocky Long.

Schedule and results

New Mexico in 2001, game by game: won vs. UTEP 26–6; lost at Texas Tech 30–42; lost at Baylor 13–16; lost at Utah 16–37; won at Wyoming 30–29; lost vs. No. 18 BYU 20–24; won vs. Air Force 52–33; won at San Diego State 20–15; won vs. UNLV 27–17; lost vs. Colorado State 17–24; won vs. New Mexico State 53–0+53−21Won 26–6 vs. UTEP+20UTEPLost 30–42 at Texas Tech-12Texas TechLost 13–16 at Baylor-3BaylorLost 16–37 at Utah-21UtahWon 30–29 at Wyoming+1WyomingLost 20–24 vs. No. 18 BYU-4No. 18 BYUWon 52–33 vs. Air Force+19Air ForceWon 20–15 at San Diego State+5San Diego StateWon 27–17 vs. UNLV+10UNLVLost 17–24 vs. Colorado State-7Colorado StateWon 53–0 vs. New Mexico State+53New Mexico State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsUTEPW 26–⁠649%
Sep 8atTexas TechL 30–⁠4239%
Sep 22atBaylorL 13–⁠1656%
Sep 29atUtahL 16–⁠3734%
Oct 6atWyomingW 30–⁠2952%
Oct 13vs18BYUL 20–⁠2433%
Oct 27vsAir ForceW 52–⁠3339%
Nov 3atSan Diego StateW 20–⁠1555%
Nov 10vsUNLVW 27–⁠1760%
Nov 17vsColorado StateL 17–⁠2450%
Nov 24vsNew Mexico StateW 53–⁠064%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New Mexico State 53–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 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
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
304–⁠243
Coach
Rocky Long
Elo
1508 +51 this season
SP+ rating
-3.8 No. 80 of 117; offense No. 88, defense No. 61
SRS
−2.5 No. 75 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 51
Offensive coordinator
Dan Dodd
Defensive coordinator
Bronco Mendenhall
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 27— allowed
Defense-0.2own 32— 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.

Drafted in 2002

The 2002 draft
Rd 5Jarrod Baxter RBHouston Texans

2001 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠012–⁠225
Colorado State5–⁠27–⁠5
Utah4–⁠38–⁠4
New Mexico4–⁠36–⁠5
Air Force3–⁠46–⁠6
UNLV3–⁠44–⁠7
San Diego State2–⁠53–⁠8
Wyoming0–⁠72–⁠9

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