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2001 BYU Cougars football team

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2001 BYU Cougars football
MW champion
Liberty Bowl, L 10–28 vs. Louisville
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 25
Record12–2 (7–0 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Borich (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorKen Schmidt (11th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumLaVell Edwards Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 BYU $   7 0     12 2  
Colorado State   5 2     7 5  
Utah   4 3     8 4  
New Mexico   4 3     6 5  
Air Force   3 4     6 6  
UNLV   3 4     4 7  
San Diego State   2 5     3 8  
Wyoming   0 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 252:30 pmTulane*ESPN2W 70–3549,008
September 17:00 pmNevada*
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
SWPW 52–756,286
September 83:30 pmat California*SWPW 44–1633,043
September 295:00 pmat UNLVNo. 20ABCW 35–3132,601
October 57:00 pmUtah State*No. 20
SWPW 54–3465,396
October 131:00 pmat New MexicoNo. 18ESPN+W 24–2029,036
October 203:45 pmAir ForceNo. 18
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN2W 63–3362,382
October 277:00 pmat San Diego StateNo. 16SWPW 59–2130,064
November 17:45 pmColorado StateNo. 13
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN2W 56–3463,478
November 101:00 pmat WyomingNo. 9ESPN+W 41–3415,277
November 175:00 pmUtahNo. 8
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT (Holy War)
ESPN2W 24–2166,149
December 16:00 pmat Mississippi State*No. 10ESPN2W 41–3844,260
December 82:00 pmat Hawaii*No. 9ESPN2L 45–7250,000
December 312:00 pmvs. No. 23 Louisville*No. 19ESPNL 10–2858,968

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•SportsWest Productions (SWP) games were shown locally on KSL 5.

Roster

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2001 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 David Christensen So
WR 80 Tody Christensen So
QB 11 Brandon Doman Sr
TE 88 Doug Jolley Sr
WR 20 Reno Mahe Jr
TE 89 Spencer Nead Jr
RB 6 Luke Staley Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 46 Colby Bockwoldt So
DE 92 John Denney Fr
DE 92 Ryan Denney Sr
SS 33 Aaron Francisco Fr
DE 93 Brett Keisel Sr
LB 49 Brady Poppinga Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

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Tulane

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1 234Total
Tulane 21 770 35
BYU 21 28147 70

Nevada

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1 234Total
Nevada 0 007 7
BYU 10 28140 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

California

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1 234Total
BYU 0 21203 44
California 7 036 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
  • Source:

UNLV

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1 234Total
#20/20 BYU 10 1807 35
UNLV 21 073 31

Utah State

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1 234Total
Utah State 6 2170 34
#20/18 BYU 14 72013 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
  • Source:

New Mexico

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#18/17 BYU 3 7014 24
New Mexico 0 1037 20
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Air Force

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1 234Total
Air Force 7 6020 33
#18/13 BYU 21 21210 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

San Diego State

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#16/10 BYU 7 171421 59
San Diego State 7 770 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
  • Source:

Colorado State

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1 234Total
Colorado State 0 24100 34
#13/8 BYU 21 71414 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

Wyoming

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#9/9 BYU 10 10147 41
Wyoming 7 1377 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
  • Source:

Utah

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UTAH 0 777 21
#8/8 BYU 0 3714 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
  • Source:

Mississippi State

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1 234Total
#10/7 BYU 7 14317 41
Mississippi State 14 1077 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
  • Source:

Hawai'i

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1 234Total
#9/8 BYU 10 02114 45
Hawai'i 21 102714 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

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2001 Liberty Bowl
1 234Total
#19/17 BYU 0 730 10
#23/22 Louisville 7 777 28
  • Source:

References

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  1. ^ "2001 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results".