Michigan State
B10 · 2001 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 12 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Michigan State head-to-head · History & Eras
2001 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2H |  MAC | 3–8 | W 35–21 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 17–10 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H |  B10 | 4–7 | L 26–27 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 7–5 | W 31–28 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 4–7 | L 19–28 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 5–7 | W 42–28 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 8–4 | W 26–24 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 5–6 | L 28–37 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 6–6 | L 14–24 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | B10 | 5–6 | L 37–42 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H |  B12 | 4–7 | W 55–7 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 11–3 | W 44–35 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Fresno State +11
- Michigan +8
- Iowa +7
- Notre Dame +5
- Wisconsin +5
- Missouri +4
- Central Michigan +3
- Indiana -6
- Purdue -6
- Penn State -6
- Northwestern -7
- Minnesota -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.583 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.