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2001 Washington

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Pac-10), coached by Rick Neuheisel, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Washington in 2001, game by game: won vs. No. 11 Michigan 23–18; won vs. Idaho 53–3; won at California 31–28; won vs. USC 27–24; lost at No. 7 UCLA 13–35; won vs. Arizona 31–28; won at Arizona State 33–31; won vs. No. 10 Stanford 42–28; lost at Oregon State 24–49; won vs. No. 9 Washington State 26–14; lost at No. 1 Miami 7–65; lost vs. No. 9 Texas 43–47+50−58Won 23–18 vs. No. 11 Michigan+5No. 11 MichiganWon 53–3 vs. Idaho+50IdahoWon 31–28 at California+3CaliforniaWon 27–24 vs. USC+3USCLost 13–35 at No. 7 UCLA-22No. 7 UCLAWon 31–28 vs. Arizona+3ArizonaWon 33–31 at Arizona State+2Arizona StateWon 42–28 vs. No. 10 Stanford+14No. 10 StanfordLost 24–49 at Oregon State-25Oregon StateWon 26–14 vs. No. 9 Washington State+12No. 9 Washington StateLost 7–65 at No. 1 Miami-58No. 1 MiamiLost 43–47 vs. No. 9 Texas-4No. 9 Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vs11MichiganW 23–⁠1854%
Sep 22vsIdahoW 53–⁠384%
Sep 29atCaliforniaW 31–⁠2879%
Oct 6vsUSCW 27–⁠2481%
Oct 13at7UCLAL 13–⁠3550%
Oct 20vsArizonaW 31–⁠2878%
Oct 27atArizona StateW 33–⁠3160%
Nov 3vs10StanfordW 42–⁠2863%
Nov 10atOregon StateL 24–⁠4961%
Nov 17vs9Washington StateW 26–⁠1456%
Nov 24at1MiamiL 7–⁠6522%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs9TexasHoliday BowlL 43–⁠4737%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas 47–⁠43 in the Holiday Bowl; No. 19 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 15
  2. Wk 2: 15
  3. Wk 3: 15
  4. Wk 6: 13
  5. Wk 7: 11
  6. Wk 8: 10
  7. Wk 10: 13
  8. Wk 11: 11
  9. Wk 12: 8
  10. Wk 13: 16
  11. Wk 14: 12
  12. Wk 15: 19
  13. Wk 16: 21
  14. Final: 19

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
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Pac-10
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 8
Points
353–⁠370
Coach
Rick Neuheisel
Elo
1632 −8 this season
SP+ rating
11.6 No. 34 of 117; offense No. 16, defense No. 61
SRS
6.1 No. 43 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 15
Offensive coordinator
Keith Gilbertson
Defensive coordinator
Tim Hundley
Captains
Kyle Benn, Willie Hurst and Larry Tripplett
Most valuable player
Willie Hurst and Ben Mahdavi
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 33— 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.

Top recruits in the 2001 class

Reggie Williams WR★★★★★No. 4
Charles Frederick WR★★★★No. 47
Casey Paus PRO★★★★No. 90

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

The 2001 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.971
Receivers24.50.990
Whole class34.30.983

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 1Jerramy Stevens TESeattle Seahawks
Rd 2Larry Tripplett DTIndianapolis Colts
Rd 5Omare Lowe DBMiami Dolphins

All-Pac-10

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 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon7–⁠111–⁠12
Washington State6–⁠210–⁠210
Stanford6–⁠29–⁠316
Washington6–⁠28–⁠419
USC5–⁠36–⁠6
UCLA4–⁠47–⁠4
Oregon State3–⁠55–⁠6
Arizona2–⁠65–⁠6
Arizona State1–⁠74–⁠7
California0–⁠81–⁠10

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