American college football season
The 2001 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the first BYU team without LaVell Edwards as the head coach in 30 years.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 25 | 2:30 pm | Tulane* | | | ESPN2 | W 70–35 | 49,008 |
September 1 | 7:00 pm | Nevada* | | - LaVell Edwards Stadium
- Provo, UT
| SWP | W 52–7 | 56,286 |
September 8 | 3:30 pm | at California* | | | SWP | W 44–16 | 33,043 |
September 29 | 5:00 pm | at UNLV | No. 20 | | ABC | W 35–31 | 32,601 |
October 5 | 7:00 pm | Utah State* | No. 20 | | SWP | W 54–34 | 65,396 |
October 13 | 1:00 pm | at New Mexico | No. 18 | | ESPN+ | W 24–20 | 29,036 |
October 20 | 3:45 pm | Air Force | No. 18 | - LaVell Edwards Stadium
- Provo, UT
| ESPN2 | W 63–33 | 62,382 |
October 27 | 7:00 pm | at San Diego State | No. 16 | | SWP | W 59–21 | 30,064 |
November 1 | 7:45 pm | Colorado State | No. 13 | - LaVell Edwards Stadium
- Provo, UT
| ESPN2 | W 56–34 | 63,478 |
November 10 | 1:00 pm | at Wyoming | No. 9 | | ESPN+ | W 41–34 | 15,277 |
November 17 | 5:00 pm | Utah | No. 8 | - LaVell Edwards Stadium
- Provo, UT (Holy War)
| ESPN2 | W 24–21 | 66,149 |
December 1 | 6:00 pm | at Mississippi State* | No. 10 | | ESPN2 | W 41–38 | 44,260 |
December 8 | 2:00 pm | at Hawaii* | No. 9 | | ESPN2 | L 45–72 | 50,000 |
December 31 | 2:00 pm | vs. No. 23 Louisville* | No. 19 | | ESPN | L 10–28 | 58,968 |
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•SportsWest Productions (SWP) games were shown locally on KSL 5.
Roster
2001 BYU Cougars football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
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Game summaries
Tulane
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tulane |
21 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
35 |
• BYU |
21 |
28 | 14 | 7 |
70 |
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Nevada
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Nevada |
0 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
7 |
• BYU |
10 |
28 | 14 | 0 |
52 |
- Date: September 1
- Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
- Game start: 7:06 p.m. MDT
- Elapsed time: 3:09
- Game attendance: 56,286
- Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), Clear
- Referee: Clair Gausman
- TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler
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California
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• BYU |
0 |
21 | 20 | 3 |
44 |
California |
7 |
0 | 3 | 6 |
16 |
- Date: September 8
- Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA
- Game start: 2:30 p.m. PDT
- Elapsed time: 3:23
- Game attendance: 33,043
- Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), clear at kickoff, winds W 10 mph (16 km/h)
- Referee: Chuck McFerrin
- TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler
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UNLV
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #20/20 BYU |
10 |
18 | 0 | 7 |
35 |
UNLV |
21 |
0 | 7 | 3 |
31 |
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Utah State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Utah State |
6 |
21 | 7 | 0 |
34 |
• #20/18 BYU |
14 |
7 | 20 | 13 |
54 |
- Date: October 5
- Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
- Game start: 7:05 p.m. MDT
- Elapsed time: 3:39
- Game attendance: 65,396
- Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), clear, winds N 2–5 mph (3.2–8.0 km/h)
- Referee: Rich Kollen
- TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler
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New Mexico
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #18/17 BYU |
3 |
7 | 0 | 14 |
24 |
New Mexico |
0 |
10 | 3 | 7 |
20 |
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Air Force
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Air Force |
7 |
6 | 0 | 20 |
33 |
• #18/13 BYU |
21 |
21 | 21 | 0 |
63 |
- Date: October 20
- Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
- Game start: 3:50 p.m. MDT
- Elapsed time: 3:21
- Game attendance: 62,382
- Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), clear and sunny, wind N 2–5 mph (3.2–8.0 km/h)
- Referee: Ken Rivera
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Pam Ward, Dean Blevins, Heather Cox
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San Diego State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #16/10 BYU |
7 |
17 | 14 | 21 |
59 |
San Diego State |
7 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
21 |
- Date: October 27
- Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
- Game start: 6:07 p.m. PDT
- Elapsed time: 3:11
- Game attendance: 30,064
- Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), partly cloudy and cool, winds W 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
- Referee: Clair Gausman
- TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler
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Colorado State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Colorado State |
0 |
24 | 10 | 0 |
34 |
• #13/8 BYU |
21 |
7 | 14 | 14 |
56 |
- Date: November 1
- Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
- Game start: 7:51 p.m. MST
- Elapsed time: 3:42
- Game attendance: 63,478
- Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), clear, windy
- Referee: Gerald Wright
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Rich Waltz, Dean Blevins, Heather Cox
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Wyoming
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #9/9 BYU |
10 |
10 | 14 | 7 |
41 |
Wyoming |
7 |
13 | 7 | 7 |
34 |
- Date: November 10
- Location: War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY
- Game start: 1:07 p.m. MST
- Elapsed time: 3:43
- Game attendance: 15,277
- Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), Clear and sunny, Winds W 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
- Referee: Ken Flaherty
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Kelly, JC Pearson, Beth Mowins
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Utah
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
UTAH |
0 |
7 | 7 | 7 |
21 |
• #8/8 BYU |
0 |
3 | 7 | 14 |
24 |
- Date: November 17
- Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
- Game start: 5:06 p.m. MST
- Elapsed time: 3:27
- Game attendance: 66,149
- Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), Fair, winds S 1–3 mph (1.6–4.8 km/h)
- Referee: Gerald Wright
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Barnett, Bill Curry, Mike Golic, Michele Tafoya
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Mississippi State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #10/7 BYU |
7 |
14 | 3 | 17 |
41 |
Mississippi State |
14 |
10 | 7 | 7 |
38 |
- Date: December 1
- Location: Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, MS
- Game start: 7:06 p.m. CST
- Elapsed time: 3:37
- Game attendance: 43,156
- Referee: Jack Wood
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Pam Ward, Dean Blevins, Heather Cox
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Hawai'i
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#9/8 BYU |
10 |
0 | 21 | 14 |
45 |
• Hawai'i |
21 |
10 | 27 | 14 |
72 |
- Date: December 8
- Location: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
- Game start: 11:06 a.m.
- Elapsed time: 3:37
- Game attendance: 50,000
- Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Breezy and Partly cloudy
- Referee: Frank White
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Pam Ward, Dean Blevins, Heather Cox
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Louisville
2001 Liberty Bowl
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#19/17 BYU |
0 |
7 | 3 | 0 |
10 |
• #23/22 Louisville |
7 |
7 | 7 | 7 |
28 |
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