The Marshall Thundering Herd were 10-2 in 2001. They emerged victorious over the East Carolina Pirates, 64 to 61, in the GMAC Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5-2 | 10-2 | |
8-0 | 11-2 | ||
5-3 | 8-3 | ||
6-2 | 7-5 | ||
5-3 | 6-5 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 12 | 448 | 6,060 | 880 | 6.9 | 1,859 | 403 | 4.6 | 4,201 | 477 | 8.8 | 312 | 105 | 185 | 185 | 95 | 825 | ||
Team Rank | 8th | 3rd | 12th | 4th | 45th | 84th | 22nd | 5th | 10th | 7th | 3rd | 36th | 4th | 4th | 97th | 103rd | |||
Opponent | 12 | 308 | 4,997 | 5.5 | 2,613 | 559 | 4.7 | 2,384 | 353 | 6.8 | 279 | 145 | 114 | 114 | 67 | 545 | |||
Opponent Rank | 75th | 103rd | 75th | 115th | 116th | 100th | 54th | 60th | 57th | 115th | 118th | 76th | 76th | 99th | 103rd | ||||
Net | +140 | +1,063 | +880 | +1.4 | -754 | -156 | -0.1 | +1,817 | +124 | +2.1 | +33 | -40 | +71 | +71 | +28 | +280 | |||
Net Rank | 15th | 15th | 12th | 9th | 97th | 112th | 60th | 2nd | 7th | 12th | 25th | 102nd | 3rd | 3rd | 112th | 113th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |