2001 BYU Cougars football team

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2001 BYU Cougars football
BYU Cougars logo.svg
MW champion
Liberty Bowl, L 10–28 vs. Louisville
Conference Mountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 25
Record12–2 (7–0 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Borich (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinatorKen Schmidt (11th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium LaVell Edwards Stadium
Seasons
  2000
2002  
2001 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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  
  • $ 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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 252:30 pm Tulane * ESPN2 W 70–3549,008
September 17:00 pm Nevada *
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
SWPW 52–756,286
September 83:30 pmat California *SWPW 44–1633,043
September 295:00 pmat UNLV No. 20 ABC W 35–3132,601
October 57:00 pm Utah State *No. 20
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT (rivalry)
SWPW 54–3465,396 [1]
October 131:00 pmat New Mexico No. 18 ESPN Plus W 24–2029,036
October 203:45 pm Air Force No. 18
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN2W 63–3362,382
October 277:00 pmat San Diego State No. 16SWPW 59–2130,064
November 17:45 pm Colorado State No. 13
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN2W 56–3463,478
November 101:00 pmat Wyoming No. 9ESPN PlusW 41–3415,277
November 175:00 pm Utah No. 8
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT (Holy War)
ESPN2W 24–2166,149
December 16:00 pmat Mississippi State *No. 10ESPN2W 41–3844,260
December 82:00 pmat Hawaii *No. 9ESPN2L 45–7250,000
December 312:00 pmvs. No. 23 Louisville *No. 19 ESPN L 10–2858,968

[2]

•SportsWest Productions (SWP) games were shown locally on KSL 5.

Roster

2001 BYU Cougars football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2David ChristensenSo
WR 80Tody ChristensenSo
QB 11 Brandon Doman Sr
TE 88 Doug Jolley Sr
WR 20 Reno Mahe Jr
TE 89 Spencer Nead Jr
RB 6 Luke Staley Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 46 Colby Bockwoldt So
DE 92 John Denney Fr
DE 92 Ryan Denney Sr
SS 33 Aaron Francisco Fr
DE 93 Brett Keisel Sr
LB 49 Brady Poppinga Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Tulane

Team1234Total
Tulane2177035
BYU212814770

Nevada

Team1234Total
Nevada00077
BYU102814052
  • Date: September 1
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 7:06 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:09
  • Game attendance: 56,286
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), Clear
  • Referee: Clair Gausman
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler

California

Team1234Total
BYU02120344
California703616
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:23
  • Game attendance: 33,043
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), clear at kickoff, winds W 10 mph (16 km/h)
  • Referee: Chuck McFerrin
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler
  • Source:

UNLV

Team1234Total
#20/20 BYU10180735
UNLV2107331

Utah State

Team1234Total
Utah State6217034
#20/18 BYU147201354
  • Date: October 5
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 7:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:39
  • Game attendance: 65,396
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), clear, winds N 2–5 mph (3.2–8.0 km/h)
  • Referee: Rich Kollen
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler
  • Source:

New Mexico

Team1234Total
#18/17 BYU3701424
New Mexico0103720
  • Source:

Air Force

Team1234Total
Air Force7602033
#18/13 BYU212121063
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 3:50 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:21
  • Game attendance: 62,382
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), clear and sunny, wind N 2–5 mph (3.2–8.0 km/h)
  • Referee: Ken Rivera
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Pam Ward, Dean Blevins, Heather Cox

San Diego State

Team1234Total
#16/10 BYU717142159
San Diego State777021
  • Date: October 27
  • Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
  • Game start: 6:07 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:11
  • Game attendance: 30,064
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), partly cloudy and cool, winds W 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
  • Referee: Clair Gausman
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler
  • Source:

Colorado State

Team1234Total
Colorado State02410034
#13/8 BYU217141456
  • Date: November 1
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 7:51 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:42
  • Game attendance: 63,478
  • Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), clear, windy
  • Referee: Gerald Wright
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Rich Waltz, Dean Blevins, Heather Cox

Wyoming

Team1234Total
#9/9 BYU101014741
Wyoming7137734
  • Date: November 10
  • Location: War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:43
  • Game attendance: 15,277
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), Clear and sunny, Winds W 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
  • Referee: Ken Flaherty
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Kelly, JC Pearson, Beth Mowins
  • Source:

Utah

Team1234Total
UTAH077721
#8/8 BYU0371424
  • Date: November 17
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 5:06 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:27
  • Game attendance: 66,149
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), Fair, winds S 1–3 mph (1.6–4.8 km/h)
  • Referee: Gerald Wright
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Barnett, Bill Curry, Mike Golic, Michele Tafoya
  • Source:

Mississippi State

Team1234Total
#10/7 BYU71431741
Mississippi State14107738
  • Date: December 1
  • Location: Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, MS
  • Game start: 7:06 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:37
  • Game attendance: 43,156
  • Referee: Jack Wood
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Pam Ward, Dean Blevins, Heather Cox
  • Source:

Hawai'i

Team1234Total
#9/8 BYU100211445
Hawai'i2110271472
  • Date: December 8
  • Location: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
  • Game start: 11:06 a.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:37
  • Game attendance: 50,000
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Breezy and Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Frank White
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Pam Ward, Dean Blevins, Heather Cox
  • Source:

Louisville

2001 Liberty Bowl
Team1234Total
#19/17 BYU073010
#23/22 Louisville777728
  • Source:

References

  1. "Staley leads BYU rally in 2nd half". Albuquerque Journal. October 6, 2001. Retrieved August 2, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "2001 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results".