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2001 San José State

3–⁠9 (3–⁠5 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Fitz Hill.

Schedule and results

San José State in 2001, game by game: lost at USC 10–21; lost at Colorado 15–51; lost at Arizona State 15–53; lost at Louisiana Tech 20–41; lost vs. SMU 17–24; won at UTEP 40–28; won vs. Tulsa 63–27; lost at Hawai’i 10–34; won vs. Nevada 64–45; lost at Boise State 6–56; lost at No. 23 Fresno State 21–40; lost vs. No. 12 Stanford 14–41+36−50Lost 10–21 at USC-11USCLost 15–51 at Colorado-36ColoradoLost 15–53 at Arizona State-38Arizona StateLost 20–41 at Louisiana Tech-21Louisiana TechLost 17–24 vs. SMU-7SMUWon 40–28 at UTEP+12UTEPWon 63–27 vs. Tulsa+36TulsaLost 10–34 at Hawai’i-24Hawai’iWon 64–45 vs. Nevada+19NevadaLost 6–56 at Boise State-50Boise StateLost 21–40 at No. 23 Fresno State-19No. 23 Fresno StateLost 14–41 vs. No. 12 Stanford-27No. 12 Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atUSCL 10–⁠2139%
Sep 8atColoradoL 15–⁠5130%
Sep 29atArizona StateL 15–⁠5333%
Oct 6atLouisiana TechL 20–⁠4139%
Oct 13vsSMUL 17–⁠2467%
Oct 20atUTEPW 40–⁠2832%
Oct 27vsTulsaW 63–⁠2766%
Nov 4atHawai’iL 10–⁠3431%
Nov 10vsNevadaW 64–⁠4566%
Nov 17atBoise StateL 6–⁠5622%
Nov 23at23Fresno StateL 21–⁠4015%
Dec 1vs12StanfordL 14–⁠4125%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Stanford 41–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
295–⁠461
Coach
Fitz Hill
Elo
1371 −91 this season
SP+ rating
-14.5 No. 98 of 117; offense No. 62, defense No. 109
SRS
−15.0 No. 100 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 51
Offensive coordinator
Norman Joseph
Defensive coordinator
Ronnie Lee

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 29— allowed
Defense-0.1own 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 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisiana Tech7–⁠17–⁠5
Fresno State6–⁠211–⁠3
Boise State6–⁠28–⁠4
Hawai’i5–⁠39–⁠3
Rice5–⁠38–⁠4
SMU4–⁠44–⁠7
Nevada3–⁠53–⁠8
San José State3–⁠53–⁠9
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠9
Tulsa0–⁠81–⁠10

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