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2001 Oklahoma State

4–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Big 12), coached by Les Miles.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 2001, game by game: lost at Southern Miss 9–17; won vs. Louisiana Tech 30–23; lost at Texas A&M 7–21; won vs. Northwestern State 24–0; lost vs. Missouri 38–41; lost vs. No. 11 Texas 17–45; lost at Iowa State 14–28; lost vs. No. 25 Colorado 19–22; lost vs. Texas Tech 30–49; won at Baylor 38–22; won at No. 4 Oklahoma 16–13+24−28Lost 9–17 at Southern Miss-8Southern MissWon 30–23 vs. Louisiana Tech+7Louisiana TechLost 7–21 at Texas A&M-14Texas A&MWon 24–0 vs. Northwestern State+24Northwestern St…Lost 38–41 vs. Missouri-3MissouriLost 17–45 vs. No. 11 Texas-28No. 11 TexasLost 14–28 at Iowa State-14Iowa StateLost 19–22 vs. No. 25 Colorado-3No. 25 ColoradoLost 30–49 vs. Texas Tech-19Texas TechWon 38–22 at Baylor+16BaylorWon 16–13 at No. 4 Oklahoma+3No. 4 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atSouthern MissL 9–⁠1722%
Sep 8vsLouisiana TechW 30–⁠2355%
Sep 22atTexas A&ML 7–⁠2123%
Sep 29vsNorthwestern StateW 24–⁠072%
Oct 6vsMissouriL 38–⁠4162%
Oct 13vs11TexasL 17–⁠4527%
Oct 20atIowa StateL 14–⁠2822%
Oct 27vs25ColoradoL 19–⁠2230%
Nov 10vsTexas TechL 30–⁠4931%
Nov 17atBaylorW 38–⁠2252%
Nov 24at4OklahomaW 16–⁠137%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma 16–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 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.

Led the nationChris Massey: kickoff return average (34.8)

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 10th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
242–⁠281
Coach
Les Miles
Elo
1437 +3 this season
SP+ rating
2.2 No. 63 of 117; offense No. 72, defense No. 51
SRS
−1.0 No. 70 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 51
Offensive coordinator
Mike Gundy
Defensive coordinator
Bill Clay
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
3–⁠4

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.2own 33— allowed
Defense-0.1own 33— 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.

All-Big 12

1 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Chris MasseyAPBCoaches-1

Second team

  • Rashaun WoodsWRCoaches-2; Media-2
  • Dwayne LevelsLBMedia-2
  • Luke PhillipsKCoaches-2; Media-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

Conference page
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.