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2001 West Virginia

3–⁠8 (1–⁠6 Big East), coached by Rich Rodriguez.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 2001, game by game: lost at Boston College 10–34; won vs. Ohio 20–3; won vs. Kent State 34–14; lost at Maryland 20–32; lost vs. No. 8 Virginia Tech 0–35; lost at Notre Dame 24–34; lost at No. 1 Miami 3–45; won vs. Rutgers 80–7; lost at No. 18 Syracuse 13–24; lost vs. Temple 14–17; lost vs. Pittsburgh 17–23+73−42Lost 10–34 at Boston College-24Boston CollegeWon 20–3 vs. Ohio+17OhioWon 34–14 vs. Kent State+20Kent StateLost 20–32 at Maryland-12MarylandLost 0–35 vs. No. 8 Virginia Tech-35No. 8 Virginia TechLost 24–34 at Notre Dame-10Notre DameLost 3–45 at No. 1 Miami-42No. 1 MiamiWon 80–7 vs. Rutgers+73RutgersLost 13–24 at No. 18 Syracuse-11No. 18 SyracuseLost 14–17 vs. Temple-3TempleLost 17–23 vs. Pittsburgh-6Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atBoston CollegeL 10–⁠3442%
Sep 8vsOhioW 20–⁠357%
Sep 22vsKent StateW 34–⁠1483%
Sep 29atMarylandL 20–⁠3242%
Oct 6vs8Virginia TechL 0–⁠3528%
Oct 13atNotre DameL 24–⁠3436%
Oct 25at1MiamiL 3–⁠4512%
Nov 3vsRutgersW 80–⁠775%
Nov 10at18SyracuseL 13–⁠2421%
Nov 17vsTempleL 14–⁠1776%
Nov 24vsPittsburghL 17–⁠2348%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 23–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Big East.

In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠6 7th in Big East
AP final
Unranked
Points
235–⁠268
Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Elo
1442 −87 this season
SP+ rating
2.8 No. 60 of 117; offense No. 87, defense No. 40
SRS
−0.3 No. 63 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 51
Defensive coordinator
Phil Elmassian
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 32— allowed
Defense-0.1own 34— 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.

All-Big East

5 second team

Second team

  • Avon CobourneRBCoaches-2
  • Kyle KaydenLBCoaches-2
  • Rick SherrodSCoaches-2
  • Brenden RauhKCoaches-2
  • Shawn TerryRSCoaches-2

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 East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami7–⁠012–⁠01
Syracuse6–⁠110–⁠314
Boston College4–⁠38–⁠421
Virginia Tech4–⁠38–⁠418
Pittsburgh4–⁠37–⁠5
Temple2–⁠54–⁠7
West Virginia1–⁠63–⁠8
Rutgers0–⁠72–⁠9

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