Record: 6-5, .545 W-L% (55th of 117)
Conference: MAC (West Division)
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Joe Novak (6-5)
PS/G: 27.5 (50th of 117) ▪ PA/G: 26.5 (68th of 117)
SRS: -3.67 (79th of 117) ▪ SOS: -4.67 (94th of 117)
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot | |
| 1 | 2001-08-30 | South Florida | W (20-17) | 20 | 36 | 55.6 | 144 | 1 | 47 | 200 | 4.3 | 1 | 83 | 344 | 4.1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2001-09-08 | @ | Illinois | L (12-17) | 17 | 44 | 38.6 | 159 | 1 | 44 | 214 | 4.9 | 0 | 88 | 373 | 4.2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 2001-09-22 | Sam Houston State | W (41-16) | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | 279 | 3 | 52 | 160 | 3.1 | 1 | 78 | 439 | 5.6 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2001-09-29 | @ | Toledo | L (20-41) | 22 | 43 | 51.2 | 210 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 0.6 | 0 | 71 | 227 | 3.2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 85 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 2001-10-06 | Marshall | L (15-37) | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 142 | 0 | 46 | 127 | 2.8 | 2 | 69 | 269 | 3.9 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 6 | 2001-10-13 | @ | Kent State | L (34-44) | 19 | 39 | 48.7 | 250 | 1 | 37 | 112 | 3.0 | 2 | 76 | 362 | 4.8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2001-10-20 | Western Michigan | W (20-12) | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 147 | 0 | 56 | 171 | 3.1 | 1 | 74 | 318 | 4.3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | 2001-10-27 | @ | Central Michigan | W (33-24) | 14 | 31 | 45.2 | 203 | 1 | 42 | 209 | 5.0 | 2 | 73 | 412 | 5.6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 2001-11-03 | Eastern Michigan | W (40-17) | 15 | 28 | 53.6 | 205 | 2 | 38 | 133 | 3.5 | 1 | 66 | 338 | 5.1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 2001-11-17 | Ball State | W (33-29) | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 217 | 1 | 40 | 124 | 3.1 | 2 | 66 | 341 | 5.2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | 2001-11-24 | @ | Wake Forest | L (35-38) | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 201 | 3 | 36 | 122 | 3.4 | 2 | 64 | 323 | 5.0 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 Games | 171 | 342 | 50.0 | 2157 | 14 | 466 | 1589 | 3.4 | 14 | 808 | 3746 | 4.6 | 97 | 89 | 20 | 206 | 65 | 581 | 5 | 9 | 14 | ||||
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO | |
| 1 | 2001-08-30 | South Florida | W (20-17) | 17 | 32 | 53.1 | 223 | 2 | 30 | 51 | 1.7 | 0 | 62 | 274 | 4.4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 95 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2001-09-08 | @ | Illinois | L (12-17) | 17 | 34 | 50.0 | 241 | 2 | 37 | 102 | 2.8 | 0 | 71 | 343 | 4.8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2001-09-22 | Sam Houston State | W (41-16) | 25 | 38 | 65.8 | 318 | 2 | 34 | 86 | 2.5 | 0 | 72 | 404 | 5.6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | 2001-09-29 | @ | Toledo | L (20-41) | 21 | 30 | 70.0 | 254 | 2 | 49 | 217 | 4.4 | 4 | 79 | 471 | 6.0 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 84 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2001-10-06 | Marshall | L (15-37) | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 184 | 3 | 42 | 174 | 4.1 | 0 | 71 | 358 | 5.0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 132 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | 2001-10-13 | @ | Kent State | L (34-44) | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 196 | 1 | 56 | 307 | 5.5 | 4 | 77 | 503 | 6.5 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2001-10-20 | Western Michigan | W (20-12) | 15 | 32 | 46.9 | 170 | 1 | 30 | 105 | 3.5 | 0 | 62 | 275 | 4.4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 8 | 2001-10-27 | @ | Central Michigan | W (33-24) | 22 | 40 | 55.0 | 264 | 2 | 52 | 229 | 4.4 | 1 | 92 | 493 | 5.4 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 2001-11-03 | Eastern Michigan | W (40-17) | 21 | 38 | 55.3 | 225 | 0 | 33 | 58 | 1.8 | 2 | 71 | 283 | 4.0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 10 | 2001-11-17 | Ball State | W (33-29) | 25 | 44 | 56.8 | 274 | 1 | 42 | 173 | 4.1 | 2 | 86 | 447 | 5.2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 11 | 2001-11-24 | @ | Wake Forest | L (35-38) | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 157 | 2 | 58 | 232 | 4.0 | 3 | 82 | 389 | 4.7 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 Games | 204 | 362 | 56.4 | 2506 | 18 | 463 | 1734 | 3.7 | 16 | 825 | 4240 | 4.4 | 106 | 104 | 18 | 228 | 80 | 713 | 4 | 17 | 21 | ||||