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WAC · 2001 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
4th
5–3 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
113
1914–2026
All-Time Record
494–669–32
0.427 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1949
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 13
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

2001 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4Houston (HOUSTON)H2HUSA0–11W 21–14
3Week 3 · Sep 11Duke (DUKE)H2HACC0–11W 15–13
5Week 5 · Sep 25Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB1210–2L 3–48
6Week 6 · Oct 2Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC9–3W 27–24
7Week 7 · Oct 9Boise State (BOISE STATE)H2HIND WAC8–4W 45–14
8Week 8 · Oct 16Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI0–10W 21–13
9Week 9 · Oct 23Nevada (NEVADA)H2HIND WAC3–8W 33–30
10Week 10 · Oct 30Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND WAC7–5L 38–41
11Week 11 · Nov 6Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND WAC11–3L 24–52
12Week 12 · Nov 13Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND WAC1–10W 59–32
13Week 13 · Nov 20UTEPH2HIND WAC2–9W 27–17
14Week 14 · Nov 27SMUH2HIND WAC4–7L 20–37

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
2.681
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+6
-17+23
  • Hawai'i +9
  • Boise State +8
  • Nevada +3
  • UTEP +2
  • Tulsa +1
  • Houston 0
  • Duke 0
  • Navy 0
  • Nebraska -2
  • Fresno State -3
  • Louisiana Tech -5
  • SMU -7

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 #48Better than 66%
Win % Place 25thBetter than 82%

0.667 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#48Regular Season Final#48Post-Season W1#48Post-Season W3#49Post-Season W4#48Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
+2
-45
+3
+31
+8
+3
-3
-28
+27
+10
-17

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

Final Rank by Season
#341996#431997#631998#691999#902000

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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