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2001 Utah

8–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Mountain West Conference), coached by Ron McBride.

Schedule and results

Utah in 2001, game by game: won vs. Utah State 23–19; lost at No. 7 Oregon 10–24; won at Indiana 28–26; won vs. New Mexico 37–16; won vs. South Florida 52–21; won vs. Wyoming 35–0; lost at Colorado State 17–19; won at UNLV 42–14; won vs. San Diego State 17–3; lost at No. 8 BYU 21–24; lost at Air Force 37–38; won vs. USC 10–6+35−14Won 23–19 vs. Utah State+4Utah StateLost 10–24 at No. 7 Oregon-14No. 7 OregonWon 28–26 at Indiana+2IndianaWon 37–16 vs. New Mexico+21New MexicoWon 52–21 vs. South Florida+31South FloridaWon 35–0 vs. Wyoming+35WyomingLost 17–19 at Colorado State-2Colorado StateWon 42–14 at UNLV+28UNLVWon 17–3 vs. San Diego State+14San Diego StateLost 21–24 at No. 8 BYU-3No. 8 BYULost 37–38 at Air Force-1Air ForceWon 10–6 vs. USC+4USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsUtah StateW 23–⁠1966%
Sep 8at7OregonL 10–⁠2425%
Sep 22atIndianaW 28–⁠2653%
Sep 29vsNew MexicoW 37–⁠1666%
Oct 6vsSouth FloridaW 52–⁠2169%
Oct 20vsWyomingW 35–⁠081%
Oct 27atColorado StateL 17–⁠1944%
Nov 3atUNLVW 42–⁠1450%
Nov 10vsSan Diego StateW 17–⁠384%
Nov 17at8BYUL 21–⁠2430%
Dec 1atAir ForceL 37–⁠3862%
Dec 25Bowls & playoffvsUSCLas Vegas BowlW 10–⁠650%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat USC 10–⁠6 in the Las Vegas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

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.

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
329–⁠210
Coach
Ron McBride
Elo
1594 +92 this season
SP+ rating
12.8 No. 30 of 117; offense No. 59, defense No. 13
SRS
8.9 No. 32 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 51
Offensive coordinator
Craig Ver Steeg
Defensive coordinator
Kyle Whittingham
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 33— allowed
Defense0.0own 30— 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 3Cliff Russell WRWashington Redskins
Rd 4Ed Ta’amu CMinnesota Vikings

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.