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Brigham Young Football Team History


Brigham Young Cougars
Brigham Young University
 Provo, UT
Founded: 1875
Stadium: Cougar Stadium
Capacity: 65,000
Colors: Navy Blue, Gold & White
Coach: Gary Crowton
Conference: Mountain West-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1922  <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024
2001 Season Highlights
 Gary Crowton enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Brigham Young.
 The Cougars won the Mountain West Conference Championship.
 
2001 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 25  vs. Tulane  70   35   W    @ Provo, UT   
 Sat., Sep. 1  vs. Nevada  52   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 8  @ California  44   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Nevada Las Vegas  35   31   W       
 Fri., Oct. 5  vs. Utah State  54   34   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ New Mexico  24   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Air Force  63   33   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ San Diego State  59   21   W       
 Thu., Nov. 1  vs. Colorado State  56   34   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Wyoming  41   34   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Utah  24   21   W       
 Sat., Dec. 1  @ Mississippi State  41   38   W       
 Sat., Dec. 8  @ Hawaii  45   72   L       
 Mon., Dec. 31   Louisville  10   28   L    @ Memphis, TN   Liberty Bowl
 
2001 Season Totals
  Record12-2
  Points Scored618
  Scoring Average44.1
  Points Allowed424
  Defense Average30.3
  Opponents Record70-91
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record6-1
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
24 12-2-0 AP
24 12-2-0 Coaches
24 12-2-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2001 Mountain West- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 12-2618424Lost  10-287-0302194  Gary Crowton
Colorado State 7-5298274Won  45-205-2180163  Sonny Lubick
New Mexico 6-5304243 4-3182179  Rocky Long
Utah 8-4329210Won  10-64-3206114  Ron McBride
Air Force 6-6337386 3-4204248  Fisher DeBerry
Nevada Las Vegas 4-7284270 3-4198169  John Robinson
San Diego State 3-8184290 2-5115195  Ted Tollner
Wyoming 2-9229368 0-7132257  Vic Koenning

2001 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2001 All Mountain West Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.