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2001 UTEP

2–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Gary Nord.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 2001, game by game: lost at New Mexico 6–26; won vs. Texas Southern 52–6; lost at Boise State 17–42; won vs. Tulsa 26–10; lost at Alabama 7–56; lost at Hawai’i 7–66; lost vs. San José State 28–40; lost at SMU 14–40; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 30–53; lost at Rice 17–27; lost vs. Nevada 31–48+46−59Lost 6–26 at New Mexico-20New MexicoWon 52–6 vs. Texas Southern+46Texas SouthernLost 17–42 at Boise State-25Boise StateWon 26–10 vs. Tulsa+16TulsaLost 7–56 at Alabama-49AlabamaLost 7–66 at Hawai’i-59Hawai’iLost 28–40 vs. San José State-12San José StateLost 14–40 at SMU-26SMULost 30–53 vs. Louisiana Tech-23Louisiana TechLost 17–27 at Rice-10RiceLost 31–48 vs. Nevada-17Nevada
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atNew MexicoL 6–⁠2651%
Sep 8vsTexas SouthernW 52–⁠680%
Sep 22atBoise StateL 17–⁠4240%
Sep 29vsTulsaW 26–⁠1066%
Oct 6atAlabamaL 7–⁠5637%
Oct 14atHawai’iL 7–⁠6652%
Oct 20vsSan José StateL 28–⁠4068%
Oct 27atSMUL 14–⁠4049%
Nov 10vsLouisiana TechL 30–⁠5339%
Nov 17atRiceL 17–⁠2722%
Nov 24vsNevadaL 31–⁠4861%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nevada 48–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 9th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
235–⁠414
Coach
Gary Nord
Elo
1287 −235 this season
SP+ rating
-28.8 No. 115 of 117; offense No. 104, defense No. 114
SRS
−26.1 No. 115 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 51
Offensive coordinator
Patrick Higgins
Defensive coordinator
Bob Wagner

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 24— allowed
Defense0.0own 43— 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 6Lee Mays WRPittsburgh Steelers

2001 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisiana Tech7–⁠17–⁠5
Fresno State6–⁠211–⁠3
Boise State6–⁠28–⁠4
Hawai’i5–⁠39–⁠3
Rice5–⁠38–⁠4
SMU4–⁠44–⁠7
Nevada3–⁠53–⁠8
San José State3–⁠53–⁠9
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠9
Tulsa0–⁠81–⁠10

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