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The 2001 Mountain West Conference football season was the third since eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the Mountain West Conference. BYU won the conference championship in 2001, the Cougars' second title since the league began in 1999.
| 2001 Mountain West Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
| Sport | Football |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| 2002 NFL Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Chester Pitts (San Diego State) |
| Picked by | Houston Texans, 50th overall |
| Regular Season | |
| Champion | Brigham Young |
| Runners-up | Colorado State |
| Top scorer | Luke Staley (168 points) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coaching changes
edit- Tom Craft took over at San Diego State, replacing Ted Tollner.
- Gary Crowton took over at BYU, replacing BYU legend LaVell Edwards.
Bowl games
edit| Bowl | Date | Stadium | City | Result |
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| New Orleans Bowl | December 18, 2001 | Louisiana Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana | Colorado State 45, North Texas 20 |
| Las Vegas Bowl | December 25, 2001 | Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas, Nevada | Utah 10, Southern Cal 6 |
| Liberty Bowl | December 31, 2001 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | Memphis, Tennessee | Louisville 28, BYU 10 |
Awards
edit- Coach of the Year: Gary Crowton, BYU[1]
- Offensive Player of the Year: RB Luke Staley, Jr, BYU[1]
- Defensive Player of the Year: DB Kevin Thomas, Sr, UNLV[1]
- Freshman of the Year: RB Dominique Dorsey, UNLV[1]
All Conference Teams
editFirst-team:
| Offense | |
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| Quarterback | Brandon Doman, Sr, BYU |
| Running back | Luke Staley, Jr, BYU Larry Ned, Sr, San Diego State |
| Wide receiver | Reno Mahe, Jr, BYU Ryan McGuffey, So, Wyoming |
| Tight end | Doug Jolley, Sr, BYU |
| Offensive Line | Doug Kaufusi, Sr, Utah David Moreno, Sr, San Diego State Adam Goldberg, Jr, Wyoming David Shohet, Sr, Colorado State Jason Scukanec, Sr, BYU |
| Kicker | V. Borombozin, Sr, New Mexico |
| Kick returner | Pete Rebstock, Sr, Colorado State |
| Defense | |
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| Defensive line | Ryan Denney, Sr, BYU Jason Kaufusi, Jr, Utah Brian Johnson, Sr, New Mexico Garrett Smith, Sr, Utah |
| Linebacker | Gary Davis, Sr, New Mexico Justin Ena, Sr, BYU Sheldon Deckart, Jr, Utah |
| Defensive back | Kevin Thomas, Sr, UNLV Will Demps, Sr, San Diego State Sam Brandon, Sr, UNLV Jernaro Gilford, So, BYU |
| Punter | Joey Huber, Jr, Colorado State |
Second-team:
| Offense | |
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| Quarterback | Casey Bramlet, So, Wyoming |
| Running back | Dameon Hunter, Sr, Utah Joe Haro, Jr, UNLV |
| Wide receiver | J. R. Tolver, Jr, San Diego State Cliff Russell, Sr, Utah |
| Tight end | Jose Ochoa, Sr, Colorado State |
| Offensive Line | Ben Miller, Sr, Air Force Peter Tramontanas, Sr, UNLV Jeremy Sorenson, Sr, New Mexico Ben Archibald, Jr, BYU Broc Finlayson, Sr, Colorado State |
| Kicker | Jarvis Wallum, So, Wyoming |
| Kick returner | Dexter Wynn, So, Colorado State |
| Defense | |
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| Defensive line | Jerome Haywood, Sr, San Diego State Lauvale Sape, Sr, Utah Anton Palepoi, Sr, UNLV Zach Johnson, Sr, Air Force |
| Linebacker | Eric Pauley, So, Colorado State Leo Caires, Sr, Wyoming Drew Wood, So, Colorado State |
| Defensive back | Jason Gallimore, Sr, Colorado State Antwoine Sanders, So, Utah Stephen Persley, Sr, New Mexico Justin Gallimore, Sr, Colorado State |
| Punter | Brian Simnjanovski, Jr, San Diego State |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "All-conference 2001 All-MWC football team". Deseret News. December 6, 2001. Retrieved February 5, 2024.