# 2001 BYU Cougars football team

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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 25 | 2:30 pm | Tulane* | | LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT (BCA Classic) | ESPN2 | W 70–35 | 49,008 |
| September 1 | 7:00 pm | Nevada* | | LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT | SWP | W 52–7 | 56,286 |
| September 8 | 3:30 pm | at California* | | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | SWP | W 44–16 | 33,043 |
| September 29 | 5:00 pm | at UNLV | No. 20 | Sam Boyd StadiumLas Vegas, NV | ABC | W 35–31 | 32,601 |
| October 5 | 7:00 pm | Utah State* | No. 20 | LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT (Old Wagon Wheel) | SWP | W 54–34 | 65,396 |
| October 13 | 1:00 pm | at New Mexico | No. 18 | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | ESPN+ | W 24–20 | 29,036 |
| October 20 | 3:45 pm | Air Force | No. 18 | LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT | ESPN2 | W 63–33 | 62,382 |
| October 27 | 7:00 pm | at San Diego State | No. 16 | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA | SWP | W 59–21 | 30,064 |
| November 1 | 7:45 pm | Colorado State | No. 13 | LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT | ESPN2 | W 56–34 | 63,478 |
| November 10 | 1:00 pm | at Wyoming | No. 9 | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | ESPN+ | W 41–34 | 15,277 |
| November 17 | 5:00 pm | Utah | No. 8 | LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT (Holy War) | ESPN2 | W 24–21 | 66,149 |
| December 1 | 6:00 pm | at Mississippi State* | No. 10 | Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS | ESPN2 | W 41–38 | 44,260 |
| December 8 | 2:00 pm | at Hawaii* | No. 9 | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | ESPN2 | L 45–72 | 50,000 |
| December 31 | 2:00 pm | vs. No. 23 Louisville* | No. 19 | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) | ESPN | L 10–28 | 58,968 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time ||||||||
•SportsWest Productions (SWP) games were shown locally on KSL 5.

## Game summaries
### Tulane

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tulane | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| • BYU | 21 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 70 |

### Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Nevada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| • BYU | 10 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 52 |

### California

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • BYU | 0 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 44 |
| California | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 |

### UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #20/20 BYU | 10 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| UNLV | 21 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 31 |

### Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Utah State | 6 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
| • #20/18 BYU | 14 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 54 |

### New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #18/17 BYU | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| New Mexico | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |

### Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Air Force | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 33 |
| • #18/13 BYU | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 63 |

### San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #16/10 BYU | 7 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 59 |
| San Diego State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colorado State | 0 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
| • #13/8 BYU | 21 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 56 |

### Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #9/9 BYU | 10 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
| Wyoming | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 34 |

### Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UTAH | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| • #8/8 BYU | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |

### Mississippi State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #10/7 BYU | 7 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 41 |
| Mississippi State | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |

### Hawai'i

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #9/8 BYU | 10 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 45 |
| • Hawai'i | 21 | 10 | 27 | 14 | 72 |

### Louisville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #19/17 BYU | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| • #23/22 Louisville | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |