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WAC · 2001 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 14 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare SMU head-to-head · History & Eras
2001 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 4 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2H | IND WAC | 7–5 | L 6–36 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  TCUH2H |  USA | 6–5 | L 10–38 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 7–5 | L 17–26 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2H | IND WAC | 9–3 | L 31–38 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 3–9 | W 24–17 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  UTEPH2H | IND WAC | 2–9 | W 40–14 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Nevada (NEVADA)H2H | IND WAC | 3–8 | L 14–35 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 11–3 | L 13–38 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND WAC | 1–10 | W 24–14 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND WAC | 8–4 | W 37–20 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 8–5 | L 10–19 |
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).
- Rice +8
- San José State +3
- UTEP +2
- Tulsa +1
- Hawai'i -3
- Fresno State -3
- Louisiana Tech -5
- TCU -5
- NC State -5
- North Carolina -5
- Nevada -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.364 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.