2001 SMU Mustangs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2001 SMU Mustangs football Western Athletic Conference WAC 4–7 4–4 Mike Cavan 5th Larry Kueck 3rd Spread option Eric Schumann 5th 4–3 Gerald J. Ford Stadium The 2001 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Mike Cavan in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the WAC. Schedule 2001 AP Central September 1 7:00 p.m. l y Louisiana Tech Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA 6–36 22,505 September 8 6:00 p.m. l y TCU Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX rivalry 10–38 24,122 September 22 5:30 p.m. l y NC State Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX FSN 17–26 19,522 October 6 11:00 a.m. l Hawaii Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX FSN 31–38 OT 12,082 October 13 4:00 p.m. w y San Jose State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 24–17 8,329 October 27 2:00 p.m. w UTEP Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX 40–14 17,037 November 3 2:00 p.m. l y Nevada Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 14–35 13,858 November 10 2:00 p.m. l Fresno State Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX 13–38 16,731 November 17 1:30 p.m. w y Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK FSN 24–14 18,112 November 24 2:00 p.m. w Rice Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX rivalry 37–20 14,820 December 1 12:30 p.m. l y y North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 10–19 45,500 Roster 2001 SMU Mustangs f 24 Jr Kris Briggs RB 21 Jr Chris Cunningham WR 64 Fr Scott Dale G 17 Jr Billy Ford WR 5 Jr Johnnie Freeman WR 86 Jr John Hampton TE 75 So Sterling Harris T 7 Jr Kelan Luker QB y 32 So Keylon Kincade RB y 82 Fr Ryan Wannemacher WR yes 11 Sr Kevin Aldridge DE y 9 Jr Khalid Beard DE 50 Jr Warrie Birdwell DT 46 So Brian Bischoff LB 98 So John David Blagg DT 1 Jr Kevin Garrett Kevin Garrett (American football) CB y 22 Jr Shane O'Neill S 39 Jr James Orr CB 95 Sr Chris Post DT 8 So Leroy Price S 42 Jr Billy Jack Williams LB 16 Sr Adam Walterscheid K https://web.archive.org/web/20011221221544/http://smumustangs.com:80/football/2001/roster.asp *Mike Cavan Phil Jones (special teams / tight ends / offensive tackles) 2001-12-21 References SMU Category:SMU Mustangs football seasons SMU Mustangs football