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2001 Utah Utes football team

2001 Utah Utes football
Utah Utes - U logo.svg
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)
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Mountain West 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.

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


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