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2001 North Texas

5–⁠7 (5–⁠1 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Darrell Dickey.

Schedule and results

North Texas in 2001, game by game: lost vs. TCU 5–19; lost at No. 3 Oklahoma 10–37; lost vs. Texas Tech 14–42; lost at South Florida 10–28; lost at UL Monroe 17–19; won vs. Middle Tennessee 24–21; won vs. Arkansas State 45–0; won at New Mexico State 22–20; won vs. Louisiana 42–17; won at Idaho 50–27; lost at Troy 16–18; lost vs. Colorado State 20–45+45−28Lost 5–19 vs. TCU-14TCULost 10–37 at No. 3 Oklahoma-27No. 3 OklahomaLost 14–42 vs. Texas Tech-28Texas TechLost 10–28 at South Florida-18South FloridaLost 17–19 at UL Monroe-2UL MonroeWon 24–21 vs. Middle Tennessee+3Middle TennesseeWon 45–0 vs. Arkansas State+45Arkansas StateWon 22–20 at New Mexico State+2New Mexico StateWon 42–17 vs. Louisiana+25LouisianaWon 50–27 at Idaho+23IdahoLost 16–18 at Troy-2TroyLost 20–45 vs. Colorado State-25Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsTCUL 5–⁠1927%
Sep 8at3OklahomaL 10–⁠377%
Sep 22vsTexas TechL 14–⁠4225%
Sep 29atSouth FloridaL 10–⁠2829%
Oct 6atUL MonroeL 17–⁠1954%
Oct 13vsMiddle TennesseeW 24–⁠2126%
Oct 20vsArkansas StateW 45–⁠060%
Nov 3atNew Mexico StateW 22–⁠2032%
Nov 10vsLouisianaW 42–⁠1766%
Nov 17atIdahoW 50–⁠2753%
Dec 1atTroyL 16–⁠1844%
Dec 18Bowls & playoffvsColorado StateNew Orleans BowlL 20–⁠4527%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado State 45–⁠20 in the New Orleans Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Sun Belt Conference champions.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 105 on file).

Sun Belt Conference champions5–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Middle Tennessee

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
5–⁠1 shared first in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
275–⁠293
Coach
Darrell Dickey
Elo
1391 +32 this season
SP+ rating
-11.1 No. 91 of 117; offense No. 103, defense No. 67
SRS
−9.7 No. 89 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Gary DeLoach
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 27— allowed
Defense-0.4own 43— 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.