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2001 TCU

6–⁠6 (4–⁠3 Conference USA), coached by Gary Patterson.

Schedule and results

TCU in 2001, game by game: lost vs. No. 4 Nebraska 7–21; won at North Texas 19–5; won at SMU 38–10; lost vs. Northwestern State 24–27; won at Houston 34–17; lost at Tulane 22–48; won vs. Army 38–20; lost vs. East Carolina 30–37; lost at UAB 17–38; won vs. No. 17 Louisville 37–22; won at Southern Miss 14–12; lost vs. Texas A&M 9–28+28−26Lost 7–21 vs. No. 4 Nebraska-14No. 4 NebraskaWon 19–5 at North Texas+14North TexasWon 38–10 at SMU+28SMULost 24–27 vs. Northwestern State-3Northwestern St…Won 34–17 at Houston+17HoustonLost 22–48 at Tulane-26TulaneWon 38–20 vs. Army+18ArmyLost 30–37 vs. East Carolina-7East CarolinaLost 17–38 at UAB-21UABWon 37–22 vs. No. 17 Louisville+15No. 17 LouisvilleWon 14–12 at Southern Miss+2Southern MissLost 9–28 vs. Texas A&M-19Texas A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 25vs4NebraskaL 7–⁠2139%
Sep 1atNorth TexasW 19–⁠573%
Sep 8atSMUW 38–⁠1074%
Sep 22vsNorthwestern StateL 24–⁠2790%
Sep 29atHoustonW 34–⁠1770%
Oct 13atTulaneL 22–⁠4870%
Oct 20vsArmyW 38–⁠2084%
Oct 30vsEast CarolinaL 30–⁠3755%
Nov 10atUABL 17–⁠3850%
Nov 23vs17LouisvilleW 37–⁠2231%
Dec 7atSouthern MissW 14–⁠1238%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsTexas A&MGalleryfurniture.com BowlL 9–⁠2847%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas A&M 28–⁠9 in the Galleryfurniture.com Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 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
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 5th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
289–⁠285
Coach
Gary Patterson
Elo
1532 −72 this season
SP+ rating
0.4 No. 68 of 117; offense No. 84, defense No. 48
SRS
−0.6 No. 65 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 51
Offensive coordinator
Mike Schultz
Defensive coordinator
Chuck Driesbach
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.3own 35— allowed
Defense0.0own 30— 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 3Matt Schobel TECarolina Panthers

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.