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2001 Texas

11–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Big 12), coached by Mack Brown, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas in 2001, game by game: won vs. New Mexico State 41–7; won vs. North Carolina 44–14; won at Houston 53–26; won vs. Texas Tech 42–7; lost vs. No. 3 Oklahoma 3–14; won at Oklahoma State 45–17; won vs. Colorado 41–7; won at Missouri 35–16; won at Baylor 49–10; won vs. Kansas 59–0; won at Texas A&M 21–7; lost vs. No. 9 Colorado 37–39; won vs. No. 21 Washington 47–43+59−11Won 41–7 vs. New Mexico State+34New Mexico StateWon 44–14 vs. North Carolina+30North CarolinaWon 53–26 at Houston+27HoustonWon 42–7 vs. Texas Tech+35Texas TechLost 3–14 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma-11No. 3 OklahomaWon 45–17 at Oklahoma State+28Oklahoma StateWon 41–7 vs. Colorado+34ColoradoWon 35–16 at Missouri+19MissouriWon 49–10 at Baylor+39BaylorWon 59–0 vs. Kansas+59KansasWon 21–7 at Texas A&M+14Texas A&MLost 37–39 vs. No. 9 Colorado-2No. 9 ColoradoWon 47–43 vs. No. 21 Washington+4No. 21 Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsNew Mexico StateW 41–⁠784%
Sep 8vsNorth CarolinaW 44–⁠1479%
Sep 22atHoustonW 53–⁠2675%
Sep 29vsTexas TechW 42–⁠772%
Oct 6vs3OklahomaL 3–⁠1440%
Oct 13atOklahoma StateW 45–⁠1773%
Oct 20vsColoradoW 41–⁠764%
Oct 27atMissouriW 35–⁠1676%
Nov 3atBaylorW 49–⁠1087%
Nov 10vsKansasW 59–⁠090%
Nov 23atTexas A&MW 21–⁠760%
Dec 1vs9ColoradoBig 12 Championship GameL 37–⁠3958%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs21WashingtonHoliday BowlW 47–⁠4363%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washington 47–⁠43 in the Holiday Bowl; No. 5 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Big 12.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 5
  2. Wk 2: 5
  3. Wk 3: 4
  4. Wk 6: 5
  5. Wk 7: 5
  6. Wk 8: 11
  7. Wk 10: 7
  8. Wk 11: 5
  9. Wk 12: 5
  10. Wk 13: 5
  11. Wk 14: 5
  12. Wk 15: 3
  13. Wk 16: 9
  14. Final: 5

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.

Big 12 South champions7–⁠1 in the conference

2 consensus All-AmericansMike Williams, OT; Quentin Jammer, CB

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Big 12
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 3
Points
517–⁠207
Coach
Mack Brown
Elo
1747 +128 this season
SP+ rating
23.1 No. 4 of 117; offense No. 8, defense No. 23
SRS
22.4 No. 3 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 11
Offensive coordinator
Greg Davis
Defensive coordinator
Carl Reese
Captains
Major Applewhite, Ahmad Brooks and D.D. Lewis
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 39— allowed
Defense-0.1own 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.

Top recruits in the 2001 class

Cedric Benson RB★★★★★No. 31
Derrick Johnson OLB★★★★No. 62
Jonathan Scott DT★★★★No. 68
Quan Cosby ATH★★★★No. 80

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

The 2001 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs15.00.986
Defensive line14.00.977
Linebackers14.00.978
Athletes and specialists14.00.974
Whole class44.30.979

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 1Mike Williams OTBuffalo Bills
Rd 1Quentin Jammer DBSan Diego Chargers

All-Big 12

5 first team, 1 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.