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2001 SMU

4–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Mike Cavan.

Schedule and results

SMU in 2001, game by game: lost at Louisiana Tech 6–36; lost vs. TCU 10–38; lost vs. NC State 17–26; lost vs. Hawai’i 31–38; won at San José State 24–17; won vs. UTEP 40–14; lost at Nevada 14–35; lost vs. Fresno State 13–38; won at Tulsa 24–14; won vs. Rice 37–20; lost at North Carolina 10–19+26−30Lost 6–36 at Louisiana Tech-30Louisiana TechLost 10–38 vs. TCU-28TCULost 17–26 vs. NC State-9NC StateLost 31–38 vs. Hawai’i-7Hawai’iWon 24–17 at San José State+7San José StateWon 40–14 vs. UTEP+26UTEPLost 14–35 at Nevada-21NevadaLost 13–38 vs. Fresno State-25Fresno StateWon 24–14 at Tulsa+10TulsaWon 37–20 vs. Rice+17RiceLost 10–19 at North Carolina-9North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atLouisiana TechL 6–⁠3636%
Sep 8vsTCUL 10–⁠3826%
Sep 22vsNC StateL 17–⁠2629%
Oct 6vsHawai’iL 31–⁠3851%
Oct 13atSan José StateW 24–⁠1733%
Oct 27vsUTEPW 40–⁠1451%
Nov 3atNevadaL 14–⁠3552%
Nov 10vsFresno StateL 13–⁠3821%
Nov 17atTulsaW 24–⁠1448%
Nov 24vsRiceW 37–⁠2036%
Dec 1atNorth CarolinaL 10–⁠1919%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 19–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 6th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
226–⁠295
Coach
Mike Cavan
Elo
1383 −0 this season
SP+ rating
-14.5 No. 98 of 117; offense No. 106, defense No. 79
SRS
−12.8 No. 94 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 51
Offensive coordinator
Larry Kueck
Defensive coordinator
Eric Schumann
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 29— allowed
Defense-0.4own 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.

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.