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2001 Texas A&M

8–⁠4 (4–⁠4 Big 12), coached by R.C. Slocum.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 2001, game by game: won vs. McNeese 38–24; won at Wyoming 28–20; won vs. Oklahoma State 21–7; won vs. Notre Dame 24–3; won vs. Baylor 16–10; lost at No. 20 Colorado 21–31; won at Kansas State 31–24; won vs. Iowa State 24–21; lost at Texas Tech 0–12; lost at No. 3 Oklahoma 10–31; lost vs. No. 5 Texas 7–21; won vs. TCU 28–9+21−21Won 38–24 vs. McNeese+14McNeeseWon 28–20 at Wyoming+8WyomingWon 21–7 vs. Oklahoma State+14Oklahoma StateWon 24–3 vs. Notre Dame+21Notre DameWon 16–10 vs. Baylor+6BaylorLost 21–31 at No. 20 Colorado-10No. 20 ColoradoWon 31–24 at Kansas State+7Kansas StateWon 24–21 vs. Iowa State+3Iowa StateLost 0–12 at Texas Tech-12Texas TechLost 10–31 at No. 3 Oklahoma-21No. 3 OklahomaLost 7–21 vs. No. 5 Texas-14No. 5 TexasWon 28–9 vs. TCU+19TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsMcNeeseW 38–⁠2488%
Sep 6atWyomingW 28–⁠2069%
Sep 22vsOklahoma StateW 21–⁠777%
Sep 29vsNotre DameW 24–⁠367%
Oct 6vsBaylorW 16–⁠1086%
Oct 13at20ColoradoL 21–⁠3146%
Oct 20atKansas StateW 31–⁠2445%
Oct 27vsIowa StateW 24–⁠2164%
Nov 3atTexas TechL 0–⁠1254%
Nov 10at3OklahomaL 10–⁠3124%
Nov 23vs5TexasL 7–⁠2140%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsTCUGalleryfurniture.com BowlW 28–⁠953%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat TCU 28–⁠9 in the Galleryfurniture.com Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 24
  2. Wk 8: 25
  3. Wk 11: 24

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
8–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 24
Points
248–⁠213
Coach
R.C. Slocum
Elo
1611 +29 this season
SP+ rating
10.8 No. 38 of 117; offense No. 95, defense No. 3
SRS
6.5 No. 41 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 31
Offensive coordinator
Dino Babers
Defensive coordinator
Mike Hankwitz
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 32— allowed
Defense-0.2own 31— 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.

Top recruits in the 2001 class

Jami Hightower OT★★★★★No. 30

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2001 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line15.00.986

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2002

The 2002 draft
Rd 3Seth McKinney CMiami Dolphins
Rd 5Rocky Bernard DESeattle Seahawks

All-Big 12

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

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

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.