2001 Utah Utes football team
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.
2001 Utah Utes football | |
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Las Vegas Bowl champion | |
Las Vegas Bowl, W 10–6 vs. USC | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
2001 record | 8–4 (4–3 MW) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Craig Ver Steeg (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Kyle Whittingham (7th season) |
Home stadium | Rice-Eccles Stadium (Capacity: 45,634) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 6:00 pm | Utah State* | KJZZ | W 23–19 | 36,557 | |
September 8 | 1:30 pm | at No. 7 Oregon* | KJZZ | L 10–24 | 45,712 | |
September 22 | 3:00 pm | at Indiana* | KJZZ | W 28–26 | 26,591 | |
September 29 | 1:00 pm | New Mexico |
| ESPN+ | W 37–16 | 32,100 |
October 6 | 6:00 pm | South Florida* |
| KJZZ | W 52–21 | 30,818 |
October 20 | 1:00 pm | Wyoming |
| ESPN+ | W 35–0 | 36,795 |
October 27 | 1:00 pm | at Colorado State | ESPN+ | L 17–19 | 24,119 | |
November 3 | 1:00 pm | at UNLV | ESPN+ | W 42–14 | 21,042 | |
November 10 | 1:00 pm | San Diego State |
| W 17–3 | 36,018 | |
November 17 | 5:00 pm | at No. 9 BYU | ESPN2 | L 21–24 | 66,149 | |
December 1 | 12:00 pm | at Air Force | KJZZ | L 37–38 | 25,702 | |
December 25 | 1:30 pm | vs. USC* | ABC | W 10–6 | 30,894 | |
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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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
- "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- "2001 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
- "2001 Season Results". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
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