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2001 Toledo

10–⁠2 (5–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Tom Amstutz, finished No. 23 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 2001, game by game: won vs. Minnesota 38–7; won at Temple 33–7; won at Central Michigan 52–28; won vs. Northern Illinois 41–20; won at Ohio 48–41; lost at Ball State 20–24; won vs. Navy 21–20; won vs. Western Michigan 41–35; won vs. Eastern Michigan 28–7; lost at Bowling Green 21–56; won vs. No. 20 Marshall 41–36; won vs. Cincinnati 23–16+31−35Won 38–7 vs. Minnesota+31MinnesotaWon 33–7 at Temple+26TempleWon 52–28 at Central Michigan+24Central MichiganWon 41–20 vs. Northern Illinois+21Northern Illino…Won 48–41 at Ohio+7OhioLost 20–24 at Ball State-4Ball StateWon 21–20 vs. Navy+1NavyWon 41–35 vs. Western Michigan+6Western MichiganWon 28–7 vs. Eastern Michigan+21Eastern MichiganLost 21–56 at Bowling Green-35Bowling GreenWon 41–36 vs. No. 20 Marshall+5No. 20 MarshallWon 23–16 vs. Cincinnati+7Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsMinnesotaW 38–⁠769%
Sep 8atTempleW 33–⁠768%
Sep 22atCentral MichiganW 52–⁠2878%
Sep 29vsNorthern IllinoisW 41–⁠2079%
Oct 6atOhioW 48–⁠4169%
Oct 20atBall StateL 20–⁠2482%
Oct 27vsNavyW 21–⁠2092%
Nov 6vsWestern MichiganW 41–⁠3573%
Nov 17vsEastern MichiganW 28–⁠794%
Nov 23atBowling GreenL 21–⁠5666%
Nov 30vs20MarshallMid-American Championship GameW 41–⁠3642%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsCincinnatiMotor City BowlW 23–⁠1666%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 23–⁠16 in the Motor City Bowl; No. 23 in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 25
  2. Wk 7: 23
  3. Wk 16: 25
  4. Final: 23

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.

Mid-American Conference champions5–⁠2 in the conference, won the Mid-American Championship Game

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
No. 23 peak No. 23
Points
407–⁠297
Coach
Tom Amstutz
Elo
1647 +45 this season
SP+ rating
4.0 No. 56 of 117; offense No. 32, defense No. 74
SRS
1.4 No. 57 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 51
Offensive coordinator
Rob Spence
Defensive coordinator
Lou West

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 31— allowed
Defense-0.1own 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 6Chester Taylor RBBaltimore Ravens

2001 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall8–⁠011–⁠2
Miami (OH)6–⁠27–⁠5
Toledo5–⁠210–⁠223
Bowling Green5–⁠38–⁠3
Kent State5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Illinois4–⁠36–⁠5
Ball State4–⁠35–⁠6
Western Michigan4–⁠45–⁠6
Akron4–⁠44–⁠7
Central Michigan2–⁠63–⁠8
Eastern Michigan1–⁠62–⁠9
Buffalo1–⁠73–⁠8
Ohio1–⁠71–⁠10

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