2001 BYU Cougars football team

2001 BYU Cougars football
Mountain West Champions
Liberty Bowl, L 10–28 vs. Louisville
Conference	Mountain West
Ranking
Coaches	#24
AP	#25
2001 record	12–2 (7–0 MWC)
Head coach	Gary Crowton (1st year)
Home stadium	LaVell Edwards Stadium (Capacity: 65,000)

2001 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#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	–	3		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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 25	2:30 PM	Tulane*		LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT (BCA Classic)	ESPN2	W 70–35	49,008
September 1	7:00 PM	Nevada*		LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT	KSL	W 52–7	56,286
September 8	3:30 PM	at California*		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	SPW	W 44–16	33,043
September 29	5:00 PM	at UNLV	#20	Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, NV	ABC	W 35–31	32,601
October 5	7:00 PM	Utah State*	#20	LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT (Old Wagon Wheel)	SPW	W 54–34	65,396
October 13	1:00 PM	at New Mexico	#18	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	ESPN+	W 24–20	29,036
October 20	3:45 PM	Air Force	#18	LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT	ESPN2	W 63–33	62,382
October 27	7:00 PM	at San Diego State	#16	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA	SPW	W 59–21	30,064
November 1	7:45 PM	Colorado State	#13	LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT	ESPN2	W 56–34	63,478
November 10	1:00 PM	at Wyoming	#9	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	ESPN+	W 41–34	15,277
November 17	5:00 PM	Utah	#8	LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT (Holy War)	ESPN2	W 24–21	66,149
December 1	6:00 PM	at Mississippi State*	#10	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	ESPN2	W 41–38	44,260
December 8	2:00 PM	at Hawaii*	#9	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	ESPN2	L 45–72	50,000
December 31	2:00 PM	vs. #23 Louisville*	#19	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	L 10–28	58,968
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

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References

BYU Cougars football

Venues	LaVell Edwards Stadium (1964–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games San Diego State Utah: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Utah State (Beehive Boot, The Old Wagon Wheel)

Culture & lore	Cosmo the Cougar "The Cougar Song" BYU Cougar Marching Band Miami Beach Brawl

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Mountain West Conference football champions

BYU, Colorado State, & Utah (1999) Colorado State (2000) BYU (2001) Colorado State (2002) Utah (2003) Utah (2004) TCU (2005) BYU (2006) BYU (2007) Utah (2008) TCU (2009) TCU (2010) TCU (2011) Boise State, Fresno State, & San Diego State (2012) Fresno State (2013) Boise State (2014) San Diego State (2015)

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