2001 Utah Utes football team

2001 Utah Utes football
Las Vegas Bowl vs USC, W, 10–6
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2001 record	8–4 (4–3 MWC)
Head coach	Ron McBride (12th year)
Offensive coordinator	Craig Ver Steeg (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Kyle Whittingham (7th year)
Home stadium	Rice–Eccles Stadium (Capacity: 45,634)

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 Utes went 8–4 in the 2001 season, starting 7–2 before losing the last two conference games. They finished the season with a victory over a Carson Palmer-led USC Trojans team in the 2001 Las Vegas Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 PM	Utah State*		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers)	KJZZ	W 23–19	36,557
September 8	1:30 PM	at #7 Oregon*		Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	KJZZ	L 10–24	45,712
September 22	3:00 PM	at Indiana*		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	KJZZ	W 28–26	26,591
September 29	1:00 PM	New Mexico		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (The Bowl)	ESPN+	W 37–16	32,100
October 6	6:00 PM	South Florida*		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	KJZZ	W 52–21	30,818
October 20	1:00 PM	Wyoming		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN+	W 35–0	36,795
October 27	1:00 PM	at Colorado State		Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	ESPN+	L 17–19	24,119
November 3	1:00 PM	at UNLV		Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV	ESPN+	W 42–14	21,042
November 10	1:00 PM	San Diego State		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT		W 17–3	36,018
November 17	5:00 PM	at #9 BYU		LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT (Holy War)	ESPN2	L 21–24	66,149
December 1	12:00 PM	at Air Force		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	KJZZ	L 37–38	25,702
December 25	1:30 PM	vs. USC*		Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ABC	W 10–6	30,894
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

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After the season

NFL draft

Two players went in the 2002 NFL Draft, and one player was signed as an undrafted free agent.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Cliff Russell	Wide receiver	3	87	Washington Redskins
Ed Ta'amu	Guard	4	132	Minnesota Vikings
Maake Kemoeatu	Defensive tackle	-	-	Baltimore Ravens

References

1. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
2. "2001 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
3. "2001 Season Results". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 4, 2009.