Record: 12-2, .857 W-L% (3rd of 117) ▪ Rank: 25th in Final AP Poll
Conference: MWC
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Gary Crowton (12-2)
PS/G: 44.1 (2nd of 117) ▪ PA/G: 30.3 (85th of 117)
SRS: 7.96 (31st of 117) ▪ SOS: -3.11 (81st of 117)
Bowl Game: Lost Liberty Bowl 28-10 versus Louisville
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot | |
| 1 | 2001-08-25 | Tulane | W (70-35) | 27 | 33 | 81.8 | 297 | 3 | 49 | 437 | 8.9 | 7 | 82 | 734 | 9.0 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2001-09-01 | Nevada | W (52-7) | 25 | 40 | 62.5 | 389 | 2 | 38 | 209 | 5.5 | 5 | 78 | 598 | 7.7 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2001-09-08 | @ | California | W (44-16) | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 295 | 3 | 35 | 193 | 5.5 | 3 | 63 | 488 | 7.7 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2001-09-29 | @ | Nevada-Las Vegas | W (35-31) | 23 | 38 | 60.5 | 281 | 2 | 35 | 167 | 4.8 | 2 | 73 | 448 | 6.1 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 2001-10-05 | Utah State | W (54-34) | 25 | 35 | 71.4 | 304 | 4 | 42 | 259 | 6.2 | 4 | 77 | 563 | 7.3 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 131 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | 2001-10-13 | @ | New Mexico | W (24-20) | 22 | 41 | 53.7 | 258 | 3 | 31 | 107 | 3.5 | 0 | 72 | 365 | 5.1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2001-10-20 | Air Force | W (63-33) | 27 | 43 | 62.8 | 408 | 5 | 37 | 203 | 5.5 | 4 | 80 | 611 | 7.6 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 2001-10-27 | @ | San Diego State | W (59-21) | 19 | 24 | 79.2 | 266 | 3 | 37 | 184 | 5.0 | 3 | 61 | 450 | 7.4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 2001-11-01 | Colorado State | W (56-34) | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 284 | 1 | 45 | 410 | 9.1 | 7 | 72 | 694 | 9.6 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2001-11-10 | @ | Wyoming | W (41-34) | 23 | 38 | 60.5 | 268 | 1 | 41 | 247 | 6.0 | 4 | 79 | 515 | 6.5 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | 2001-11-17 | Utah | W (24-21) | 21 | 42 | 50.0 | 270 | 2 | 32 | 180 | 5.6 | 1 | 74 | 450 | 6.1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2001-12-01 | @ | Mississippi State | W (41-38) | 23 | 32 | 71.9 | 390 | 5 | 43 | 139 | 3.2 | 0 | 75 | 529 | 7.1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 70 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | 2001-12-08 | @ | Hawaii | L (45-72) | 40 | 65 | 61.5 | 515 | 5 | 40 | 97 | 2.4 | 1 | 105 | 612 | 5.8 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 12 | 110 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 13 Games | 315 | 486 | 64.8 | 4225 | 39 | 505 | 2832 | 5.6 | 41 | 991 | 7057 | 7.1 | 180 | 148 | 23 | 351 | 93 | 828 | 18 | 9 | 27 | ||||
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO | |
| 1 | 2001-08-25 | Tulane | W (70-35) | 23 | 49 | 46.9 | 289 | 3 | 43 | 219 | 5.1 | 2 | 92 | 508 | 5.5 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2001-09-01 | Nevada | W (52-7) | 15 | 28 | 53.6 | 127 | 0 | 36 | 160 | 4.4 | 1 | 64 | 287 | 4.5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2001-09-08 | @ | California | W (44-16) | 23 | 38 | 60.5 | 291 | 2 | 36 | 120 | 3.3 | 0 | 74 | 411 | 5.6 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 105 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2001-09-29 | @ | Nevada-Las Vegas | W (35-31) | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 132 | 0 | 49 | 189 | 3.9 | 3 | 67 | 321 | 4.8 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2001-10-05 | Utah State | W (54-34) | 25 | 43 | 58.1 | 283 | 2 | 33 | 143 | 4.3 | 3 | 76 | 426 | 5.6 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 141 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 | 2001-10-13 | @ | New Mexico | W (24-20) | 18 | 35 | 51.4 | 180 | 1 | 48 | 198 | 4.1 | 1 | 83 | 378 | 4.6 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | 2001-10-20 | Air Force | W (63-33) | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 168 | 1 | 52 | 334 | 6.4 | 4 | 74 | 502 | 6.8 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | 2001-10-27 | @ | San Diego State | W (59-21) | 14 | 33 | 42.4 | 130 | 1 | 41 | 285 | 7.0 | 2 | 74 | 415 | 5.6 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 88 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 2001-11-01 | Colorado State | W (56-34) | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 158 | 1 | 58 | 440 | 7.6 | 2 | 84 | 598 | 7.1 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 29 | 6 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 10 | 2001-11-10 | @ | Wyoming | W (41-34) | 24 | 52 | 46.2 | 358 | 1 | 37 | 118 | 3.2 | 3 | 89 | 476 | 5.3 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 2001-11-17 | Utah | W (24-21) | 16 | 32 | 50.0 | 189 | 1 | 46 | 168 | 3.7 | 2 | 78 | 357 | 4.6 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2001-12-01 | @ | Mississippi State | W (41-38) | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | 346 | 3 | 27 | 160 | 5.9 | 2 | 55 | 506 | 9.2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 127 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | 2001-12-08 | @ | Hawaii | L (45-72) | 29 | 52 | 55.8 | 543 | 8 | 21 | 103 | 4.9 | 0 | 73 | 646 | 8.8 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 168 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 Games | 242 | 456 | 53.1 | 3194 | 24 | 527 | 2637 | 5.0 | 25 | 983 | 5831 | 5.5 | 142 | 141 | 19 | 302 | 95 | 939 | 13 | 21 | 34 | ||||