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2001 Texas Tech

7–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Mike Leach.

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 2001, game by game: won vs. New Mexico 42–30; won vs. North Texas 42–14; lost at No. 5 Texas 7–42; lost vs. Kansas 31–34; won vs. No. 24 Kansas State 38–19; lost at Nebraska 31–41; won at Baylor 63–19; won vs. No. 24 Texas A&M 12–0; won at Oklahoma State 49–30; lost vs. No. 3 Oklahoma 13–30; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 58–3; lost vs. Iowa 16–19+55−35Won 42–30 vs. New Mexico+12New MexicoWon 42–14 vs. North Texas+28North TexasLost 7–42 at No. 5 Texas-35No. 5 TexasLost 31–34 vs. Kansas-3KansasWon 38–19 vs. No. 24 Kansas State+19No. 24 Kansas StateLost 31–41 at Nebraska-10NebraskaWon 63–19 at Baylor+44BaylorWon 12–0 vs. No. 24 Texas A&M+12No. 24 Texas A&MWon 49–30 at Oklahoma State+19Oklahoma StateLost 13–30 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma-17No. 3 OklahomaWon 58–3 vs. Stephen F. Austin+55Stephen F. Aust…Lost 16–19 vs. Iowa-3Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsNew MexicoW 42–⁠3061%
Sep 22vsNorth TexasW 42–⁠1475%
Sep 29at5TexasL 7–⁠4228%
Oct 6vsKansasL 31–⁠3472%
Oct 13vs24Kansas StateW 38–⁠1940%
Oct 20atNebraskaL 31–⁠4117%
Oct 27atBaylorW 63–⁠1967%
Nov 3vs24Texas A&MW 12–⁠046%
Nov 10atOklahoma StateW 49–⁠3069%
Nov 17vs3OklahomaL 13–⁠3034%
Nov 24vsStephen F. AustinW 58–⁠388%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsIowaAlamo BowlL 16–⁠1960%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Iowa 19–⁠16 in the Alamo Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 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
7–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
402–⁠281
Coach
Mike Leach
Elo
1578 +67 this season
SP+ rating
14.7 No. 22 of 117; offense No. 19, defense No. 45
SRS
9.5 No. 30 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 51
Defensive coordinator
Greg McMackin
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.3own 33— 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 4Kevin Curtis DBSan Francisco 49ers

All-Big 12

3 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Ricky WilliamsRBCoaches-1; Media-2
  • Aaron HuntDLCoaches-2; Media-1
  • Lawrence FlugenceLBCoaches-2; Media-1

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

Conference page
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.