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2001 Boise State Broncos football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–4 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Petersen (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Gregory (1st season)
Home stadiumBronco Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Louisiana Tech $   7 – 1     7 – 5  
Fresno State   6 – 2     11 – 3  
Boise State   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Hawaii   5 – 3     9 – 3  
Rice   5 – 3     8 – 4  
SMU   4 – 4     4 – 7  
Nevada   3 – 5     3 – 8  
San Jose State   3 – 5     3 – 9  
UTEP   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Tulsa   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2001 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Dan Hawkins, the Broncos compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the WAC. Despite finishing bowl eligible, Boise State was not invited to a bowl game. The team played played home games on campus, at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho.

The loss to Washington State on September 8 was Boise State's last regular season loss at Bronco Stadium for over a decade. Two weeks later, the Broncos began a 65-game regular season home winning streak that continued through the 2011 season. Boise State lost the 2005 MPC Computers Bowl at Bronco Stadium, but the bowl game was not considered a home game.

This was the first season in which Boise State and rival Idaho were not in the same conference since the 1969 season, when the Broncos were an NAIA independent. This prompted the introduction of the Governor's Trophy by Idaho governor and University of IDaho alumnus, Dirk Kempthorne, to continue the series. The first game played for the trophy was won easily by Boise State, and, ironically, played out of state, at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. Idaho joined the WAC in 2005, and the rivalry returned to a conference game for six seasons. Boise State joined the Mountain West Conference after the 2010 season. The 2010 contest remains the most recent meeting of the rivals, and the Broncos hold a 12-game winning streak over the Vandals, who last won in 1998.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 15:00 pmat No. 21 South Carolina*
L 13–3283,019
September 86:00 pmWashington State*
L 20–4127,697
September 226:00 pmUTEP
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 42–1723,517
September 298:00 pmat Idaho*
W 45–1320,359
October 66:00 pmat Rice
L 14–4514,630
October 135:00 pmTulsadagger
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 41–1023,123
October 196:00 pmat No. 8 Fresno State
ESPNW 35–3042,881
October 276:00 pmNevada
W 49–724,298
November 311:00 amat Louisiana Tech
L 42–4816,621
November 109:00 pmat Hawaii
W 28–2145,012
November 171:00 pmSan Jose State
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 56–624,388
November 241:00 pmCentral Michigan*
  • Bronco Stadium
  • Boise, ID
W 26–1019,963[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

References

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  1. ^ "Boise State roughs up Central Michigan". South Idaho Press. November 25, 2001. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
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