2001 Utah Utes football team

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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 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 Mexicodagger 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. daggerHomecoming. #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

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