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2001 BYU

12–⁠2 (7–⁠0 Mountain West Conference), coached by Gary Crowton, finished No. 25 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

BYU in 2001, game by game: won vs. Tulane 70–35; won vs. Nevada 52–7; won at California 44–16; won at UNLV 35–31; won vs. Utah State 54–34; won at New Mexico 24–20; won vs. Air Force 63–33; won at San Diego State 59–21; won vs. Colorado State 56–34; won at Wyoming 41–34; won vs. Utah 24–21; won at Mississippi State 41–38; lost at Hawai’i 45–72; lost vs. No. 23 Louisville 10–28+45−27Won 70–35 vs. Tulane+35TulaneWon 52–7 vs. Nevada+45NevadaWon 44–16 at California+28CaliforniaWon 35–31 at UNLV+4UNLVWon 54–34 vs. Utah State+20Utah StateWon 24–20 at New Mexico+4New MexicoWon 63–33 vs. Air Force+30Air ForceWon 59–21 at San Diego State+38San Diego StateWon 56–34 vs. Colorado State+22Colorado StateWon 41–34 at Wyoming+7WyomingWon 24–21 vs. Utah+3UtahWon 41–38 at Mississippi State+3Mississippi Sta…Lost 45–72 at Hawai’i-27Hawai’iLost 10–28 vs. No. 23 Louisville-18No. 23 Louisville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 25vsTulaneW 70–⁠3556%
Sep 1vsNevadaW 52–⁠783%
Sep 8atCaliforniaW 44–⁠1664%
Sep 29atUNLVW 35–⁠3163%
Oct 5vsUtah StateW 54–⁠3483%
Oct 13atNew MexicoW 24–⁠2067%
Oct 20vsAir ForceW 63–⁠3364%
Oct 27atSan Diego StateW 59–⁠2177%
Nov 1vsColorado StateW 56–⁠3472%
Nov 10atWyomingW 41–⁠3486%
Nov 17vsUtahW 24–⁠2170%
Dec 1atMississippi StateW 41–⁠3872%
Dec 8atHawai’iL 45–⁠7268%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs23LouisvilleLiberty BowlL 10–⁠2850%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisville 28–⁠10 in the Liberty Bowl; No. 25 in the final AP poll; Mountain West Conference champions.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 20
  2. Wk 7: 20
  3. Wk 8: 18
  4. Wk 10: 16
  5. Wk 11: 13
  6. Wk 12: 9
  7. Wk 13: 8
  8. Wk 14: 9
  9. Wk 15: 10
  10. Wk 16: 19
  11. Final: 25

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2001.

Mountain West Conference champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Led the nationLuke Staley: rushing touchdowns (24 TD), points (170 pts), points per game (15.45)

Doak Walker AwardLuke Staley, RB

Consensus All-AmericanLuke Staley, RB

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Mountain West Conference
AP final
No. 25 peak No. 8
Points
618–⁠424
Coach
Gary Crowton
Elo
1627 +95 this season
SP+ rating
9.6 No. 41 of 117; offense No. 2, defense No. 99
SRS
7.5 No. 35 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mike Borich
Defensive coordinator
Ken Schmidt
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 31— allowed
Defense-0.0own 34— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Drafted in 2002

The 2002 draft
Rd 2Doug Jolley TEOakland Raiders
Rd 2Ryan Denney DEBuffalo Bills
Rd 5Brandon Doman QBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Luke Staley RBDetroit Lions
Rd 7Brett Keisel DEPittsburgh Steelers

2001 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠012–⁠225
Colorado State5–⁠27–⁠5
Utah4–⁠38–⁠4
New Mexico4–⁠36–⁠5
Air Force3–⁠46–⁠6
UNLV3–⁠44–⁠7
San Diego State2–⁠53–⁠8
Wyoming0–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.