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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
Las Vegas Bowl champion
Las Vegas Bowl, W 10–6 vs. USC
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record8–4 (4–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCraig Ver Steeg (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorKyle Whittingham (7th season)
Home stadiumRice-Eccles Stadium
(Capacity: 45,634)
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmUtah State*
KJZZW 23–1936,557
September 81:30 pmat No. 7 Oregon*
KJZZL 10–2445,712
September 223:00 pmat Indiana*
KJZZW 28–2626,591
September 291:00 pmNew Mexico
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPN+W 37–1632,100
October 66:00 pmSouth Florida*
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
KJZZW 52–2130,818
October 201:00 pmWyoming
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPN+W 35–036,795
October 271:00 pmat Colorado State
ESPN+L 17–1924,119
November 31:00 pmat UNLV
ESPN+W 42–1421,042
November 101:00 pmSan Diego State
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 17–336,018
November 175:00 pmat No. 9 BYU
ESPN2L 21–2466,149
December 112:00 pmat Air Force
KJZZL 37–3825,702
December 251:30 pmvs. USC*
ABCW 10–630,894
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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Roster

2001 Utah Utes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT69Jordan GrossJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE63Garrett SmithJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

After the season

NFL draft

Two players went in the 2002 NFL Draft, and one player was signed as an undrafted free agent.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Cliff RussellWide receiver387Washington Redskins
Ed Ta'amuGuard4132Minnesota Vikings
Maake KemoeatuDefensive tackle--Baltimore Ravens

References

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