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2001 Southern Miss

6–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Conference USA), coached by Jeff Bower.

Schedule and results

Southern Miss in 2001, game by game: won vs. Oklahoma State 17–9; won at Louisiana 35–10; won vs. UAB 3–0; lost at Memphis 17–22; lost at Louisville 14–24; won vs. Houston 58–14; lost at Penn State 20–38; won vs. Tulane 59–6; won at East Carolina 28–21; lost at Alabama 15–28; lost vs. TCU 12–14+53−18Won 17–9 vs. Oklahoma State+8Oklahoma StateWon 35–10 at Louisiana+25LouisianaWon 3–0 vs. UAB+3UABLost 17–22 at Memphis-5MemphisLost 14–24 at Louisville-10LouisvilleWon 58–14 vs. Houston+44HoustonLost 20–38 at Penn State-18Penn StateWon 59–6 vs. Tulane+53TulaneWon 28–21 at East Carolina+7East CarolinaLost 15–28 at Alabama-13AlabamaLost 12–14 vs. TCU-2TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsOklahoma StateW 17–⁠978%
Sep 22atLouisianaW 35–⁠1081%
Sep 29vsUABW 3–⁠072%
Oct 6atMemphisL 17–⁠2265%
Oct 16atLouisvilleL 14–⁠2440%
Oct 27vsHoustonW 58–⁠1486%
Nov 3atPenn StateL 20–⁠3856%
Nov 17vsTulaneW 59–⁠676%
Nov 23atEast CarolinaW 28–⁠2139%
Nov 29atAlabamaL 15–⁠2848%
Dec 7vsTCUL 12–⁠1462%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to TCU 14–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 90 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 5th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
278–⁠186
Coach
Jeff Bower
Elo
1561 −35 this season
SP+ rating
3.2 No. 59 of 117; offense No. 94, defense No. 27
SRS
4.1 No. 49 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 51
Offensive coordinator
Chris Klenakis
Defensive coordinator
Tyrone Nix
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 34— allowed
Defense0.0own 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.

Drafted in 2002

The 2002 draft
Rd 6Chad Williams DBBaltimore Ravens
Rd 7Jeff Kelly QBSeattle Seahawks

2001 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisville6–⁠111–⁠217
Cincinnati5–⁠27–⁠5
UAB5–⁠26–⁠5
East Carolina5–⁠26–⁠6
Southern Miss4–⁠36–⁠5
TCU4–⁠36–⁠6
Memphis3–⁠45–⁠6
Army2–⁠53–⁠8
Tulane1–⁠63–⁠9
Houston0–⁠70–⁠11

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