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Fresno State

WAC · 2001 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
11–3
0.786 Win %
Conference
1st
6–2 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
58
1969–2026
All-Time Record
403–285–4
0.585 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#8
2018
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 12
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 13 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Fresno State head-to-head · History & Eras

2001 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
1Week 1 · Aug 28Colorado (COLORADO)H2HB1210–3W 24–22
2Week 2 · Sep 4Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC5–6W 44–24
3Week 3 · Sep 11Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB105–7W 32–20
5Week 5 · Sep 25Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND WAC1–10W 37–18
6Week 6 · Oct 2Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND WAC7–5W 38–28
8Week 8 · Oct 16Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HMWC7–5W 25–22
9Week 9 · Oct 23Boise State (BOISE STATE)H2HIND WAC8–4L 30–35
10Week 10 · Oct 30Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC9–3L 34–38
11Week 11 · Nov 6Rice (RICE)H2HIND WAC8–4W 52–24
12Week 12 · Nov 13SMUH2HIND WAC4–7W 38–13
13Week 13 · Nov 20Nevada (NEVADA)H2HIND WAC3–8W 61–14
14Week 14 · Nov 27San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND WAC3–9W 40–21
14Regular Season Final · Dec 4Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 70–21
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB107–5L 35–44

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.555
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+45
-12+57
  • Colorado +10
  • Rice +8
  • Louisiana Tech +7
  • Colorado State +7
  • Oregon State +5
  • Wisconsin +5
  • SMU +4
  • Utah State +4
  • Nevada +3
  • San José State +3
  • Tulsa +1
  • Hawai'i -3
  • Boise State -4
  • Michigan State -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #17Better than 88%
Win % Place 15thBetter than 90%

0.786 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#12Regular Season Final#11Post-Season W1#10Post-Season W3#16Post-Season W4#17Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+2
+20
+12
+19
+10
+3
-5
-4
+28
+25
+47
+19
+49
-9

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#841996#641997#661998#441999#492000

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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