2001 BYU Cougars football team

2001 BYU Cougars football
MW champion
Liberty Bowl, L 10–28 vs. Louisville
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
AP	No. 25
Record	12–2 (7–0 MW)
Head coach	Gary Crowton (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Borich (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Ken Schmidt (11th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	LaVell Edwards Stadium (capacity: 65,000)

2001 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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

The 2001 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the first BYU team without LaVell Edwards as the head coach in 30 years.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 25	2:30 pm	Tulane*		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT (BCA Classic)	ESPN2	W 70–35	49,008
September 1	7:00 pm	Nevada*		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	SWP	W 52–7	56,286
September 8	3:30 pm	at California*		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	SWP	W 44–16	33,043
September 29	5:00 pm	at UNLV	No. 20	Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, NV	ABC	W 35–31	32,601
October 5	7:00 pm	Utah State*	No. 20	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT (Old Wagon Wheel)	SWP	W 54–34	65,396
October 13	1:00 pm	at New Mexico	No. 18	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPN+	W 24–20	29,036
October 20	3:45 pm	Air Force	No. 18	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	W 63–33	62,382
October 27	7:00 pm	at San Diego State	No. 16	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	SWP	W 59–21	30,064
November 1	7:45 pm	Colorado State	No. 13	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	W 56–34	63,478
November 10	1:00 pm	at Wyoming	No. 9	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	ESPN+	W 41–34	15,277
November 17	5:00 pm	Utah	No. 8	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT (Holy War)	ESPN2	W 24–21	66,149
December 1	6:00 pm	at Mississippi State*	No. 10	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS	ESPN2	W 41–38	44,260
December 8	2:00 pm	at Hawaii*	No. 9	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	ESPN2	L 45–72	50,000
December 31	2:00 pm	vs. No. 23 Louisville*	No. 19	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	L 10–28	58,968
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

•SportsWest Productions (SWP) games were shown locally on KSL 5.

Roster

2001 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 David Christensen So WR 80 Tody Christensen So QB 11 Brandon Doman Sr TE 88 Doug Jolley Sr WR 20 Reno Mahe Jr TE 89 Spencer Nead Jr RB 6 Luke Staley Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 46 Colby Bockwoldt So DE 92 John Denney Fr DE 92 Ryan Denney Sr SS 33 Aaron Francisco Fr DE 93 Brett Keisel Sr LB 49 Brady Poppinga Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Gary Crowton Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total Tulane 21 7 7 0 35 • BYU 21 28 14 7 70 Date: August 25 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 2:36 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:42 Game attendance: 61,930 Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C), Sunny, wind NW 2–5 mph (3.2–8.0 km/h) Referee: David Neal TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Jones, Todd Christensen, Dave Ryan

Scoring summary 1 13:56 TU Mewelde Moore 75-yard run (Seth Marler kick) TU 7-0 1 11:46 BYU Luke Staley 2-yard run (Matt Payne kick) TIED 7-7 1 8:27 TU Kris Coleman 3-yard run (Seth Marler kick) TU 14-7 1 4:41 BYU Luke Staley 29-yard run (Matt Payne kick) TIED 14-14 1 2:54 BYU Luke Staley 65-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 21-14 1 0:54 TU Royde Williams 5-yard pass from Patrick Ramsey (Seth Marler kick) TIED 21-21 2 14:56 BYU Spencer Nead 8-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) BYU 28-21 2 10:09 BYU Gabriel Reid 13-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) BYU 35-21 2 5:52 BYU Spencer Nead 52-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) BYU 42-21 2 1:26 TU Mewelde Moore 10-yard pass from Patrick Ramsey (Seth Marler kick) BYU 42-28 2 0:42 BYU Brian McDonald 26-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 49-28 3 13:04 BYU Brandon Doman 14-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 56-28 3 8:01 TU Mewelde Moore 15-yard pass from Patrick Ramsey (Seth Marler kick) BYU 56-35 3 5:43 BYU Brian McDonald 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 63-35 4 9:25 BYU Brian McDonald 5-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 70-35

Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Nevada 0 0 0 7 7 • BYU 10 28 14 0 52 Date: September 1 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 7:06 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:09 Game attendance: 56,286 Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), Clear Referee: Clair Gausman TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler

Scoring summary 1 11:59 BYU Luke Staley 8-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 7-0 1 2:00 BYU Matt Payne 27-yard field goal BYU 10-0 2 13:09 BYU Luke Staley 44-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 17-0 2 10:59 BYU Brian McDonald 5-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 24-0 2 3:55 BYU Reno Mahe 12-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) BYU 31-0 2 0:39 BYU Brian McDonald 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 38-0 3 12:48 BYU Rod Wilkerson 53-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Matt Payne kick) BYU 45-0 2 3:55 BYU Charlie Peterson 2-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 52-0 4 6:52 UNR Zac Threadgill 10-yard run (Damon Fine kick) BYU 52-7

California

1 2 3 4 Total • BYU 0 21 20 3 44 California 7 0 3 6 16 Date: September 8 Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA Game start: 2:30 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3:23 Game attendance: 33,043 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), clear at kickoff, winds W 10 mph (16 km/h) Referee: Chuck McFerrin TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler Source:

Scoring summary 1 8:14 CAL Marcus Fields 25-yard pass from Kyle Boller (Mark Jensen kick) CAL 7-0 2 9:16 BYU Luke Staley 27-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) TIED 7-7 2 0:52 BYU Brandon Doman 4-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 14-7 2 0:00 BYU Brian McDonald 53-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) BYU 21-7 3 11:26 BYU Brandon Doman 4-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 28-7 3 8:53 BYU Brandon Doman 4-yard run (Payne kick failed) BYU 34-7 3 3:47 CAL Mark Jensen 30-yard field goal BYU 34-10 3 10:29 BYU Reno Mahe 16-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) BYU 41-10 4 5:03 BYU Matt Payne 23-yard field goal BYU 44-10 4 2:19 CAL Ryan Stanger 19-yard pass from Eric Holtfreter (Holtfreter run failed) BYU 44-16

UNLV

1 2 3 4 Total • #20/20 BYU 10 18 0 7 35 UNLV 21 0 7 3 31 Date: September 29 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV Game start: 4:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3:12 Game attendance: 32,601 Game weather: 100 °F (38 °C), Partly cloudy, Winds S 1 mph (1.6 km/h) Referee: Gerald Wright TV announcers (ABC): Rich Cellini, Reggie Rivers

Scoring summary 1 14:47 UNLV Derek Olsen 22-yard fumble return (Dillon Pieffer kick) UNLV 7-0 1 12:19 UNLV Luke Staley 14-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) TIED 7-7 1 8:57 BYU Matt Payne 50-yard field goal BYU 10-7 1 4:56 UNLV Joe Haro 3-yard run (Dillon Pieffer kick) UNLV 14-10 1 2:50 UNLV Dominique Dorsey 8-yard run (Dillon Pieffer kick) UNLV 21-10 2 13:19 BYU Justin Andersen 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick) UNLV 21-17 2 12:12 BYU Matt Payne 42-yard field goal UNLV 21-20 2 0:54 BYU Rod Wilkerson 54-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Brandon Doman run) BYU 28-21 3 9:22 UNLV Dominique Dorsey 12-yard run (Dillon Pieffer kick) TIED 28-28 4 6:32 UNLV Dillon Pieffer 22-yard field goal UNLV 31-28 4 1:12 BYU Brandon Doman 21-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 35-31

Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total Utah State 6 21 7 0 34 • #20/18 BYU 14 7 20 13 54 Date: October 5 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 7:05 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:39 Game attendance: 65,396 Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), clear, winds N 2–5 mph (3.2–8.0 km/h) Referee: Rich Kollen TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler Source:

Scoring summary 1 7:29 BYU Luke Staley 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 7-0 1 3:02 USU Kevin Curtis 13-yard pass from Jose Fuentes (Dane Kidman kick failed) BYU 7-6 1 2:35 BYU Doug Jolley 19-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) BYU 14-6 2 14:55 USU Jeff Crosbie 12-yard run (Jose Fuentes pass failed) BYU 14-12 2 12:10 BYU Luke Staley 28-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) BYU 21-12 2 10:16 USU Emmett White 26-yard run (Dane Kidman kick) BYU 21-19 2 5:19 USU Emmett White 18-yard run (Emmett White pass) USU 27-21 3 12:41 USU Chris Stallworth 14-yard pass from Jose Fuentes (Dane Kidman kick) USU 34-21 3 8:58 BYU Luke Staley 37-yard run (Matt Payne kick failed) USU 34-27 3 6:30 BYU Luke Staley 1-yard run (Aaron Edmonds kicked) TIED 34-34 3 1:33 BYU Luke Staley 5-yard run (Aaron Edmonds kick) BYU 41-34 4 13:13 BYU Mike Rigell 6-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Aaron Edmonds kick) BYU 48-34 4 6:02 BYU Spencer Nead 5-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Aaron Edmonds kick blocked) BYU 54-34

New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total • #18/17 BYU 3 7 0 14 24 New Mexico 0 10 3 7 20 Date: October 13 Location: University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM Game start: 1:07 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 29,036 Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), clear, winds SW 12 mph (19 km/h) Referee: Jack Wood TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Kelly, JC Pearson, Beth Mowins Source:

Scoring summary 1 11:18 BYU Matt Payne 33-yard field goal BYU 3-0 2 8:38 UNM Jarrod Baxter 1-yard run (Vladimir Borombozin kick) UNM 7-3 2 4:54 BYU Rod Wilkerson 28-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) BYU 10-7 2 0:23 UNM Vladimir Borombozin 20-yard field goal TIED 10-10 3 3:07 UNM Vladimir Borombozin 23-yard field goal UNM 13-10 4 11:01 BYU Mike Rigell 27-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) BYU 17-13 4 6:09 UNM Javier Hanson 19-yard pass from Derri Shepherd (Vladimir Borombozin kick) UNM 20-17 4 3:33 BYU Andrew Ord 15-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) BYU 24-20

Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total Air Force 7 6 0 20 33 • #18/13 BYU 21 21 21 0 63 Date: October 20 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 3:50 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 62,382 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), clear and sunny, wind N 2–5 mph (3.2–8.0 km/h) Referee: Ken Rivera TV announcers (ESPN2): Pam Ward, Dean Blevins, Heather Cox

Scoring summary 1 11:12 BYU Doug Jolley 18-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) BYU 7-0 1 8:52 BYU Luke Staley 2-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 14-0 1 6:45 AFA Keith Boyea 36-yard run (Brooks Walters kick) BYU 14-7 1 4:42 BYU Brandon Doman 7-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 21-7 2 8:45 BYU Reno Mahe 14-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) BYU 28-7 2 5:29 BYU Luke Staley 5-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 35-7 2 2:05 AFA Ryan Flemming 12-yard pass from Keith Boyea (Brooks Walters kick failed) BYU 35-13 2 0:56 BYU Doug Jolley 18-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) BYU 42-13 3 10:11 BYU Doug Jolley 18-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) BYU 49-13 3 4:56 BYU Mike Rigell 7-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Matt Payne kick) BYU 56-13 3 2:09 BYU Paul Peterson 2-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 63-13 4 13:45 AFA Chance Harridge 3-yard run (Brooks Walters kick) BYU 63-20 4 2:04 AFA Brandon Brown 5-yard run (Brooks Walters kick failed) BYU 63-26 4 0:41 AFA Anthony Butler 46-yard run (Brooks Walters kick) BYU 63-33

San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total • #16/10 BYU 7 17 14 21 59 San Diego State 7 7 7 0 21 Date: October 27 Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA Game start: 6:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3:11 Game attendance: 30,064 Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), partly cloudy and cool, winds W 5 mph (8.0 km/h) Referee: Clair Gausman TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler Source:

Scoring summary 1 9:49 SDSU Ryan Denney 82-yard missed field goal return (Matt Payne kick) BYU 7-0 1 0:06 SDSU Larry Ned 1-yard run (Tommy Kirovski kick) TIED 7-7 2 14:49 SDSU Larry Ned 23-yard run (Tommy Kirovski kick) SDSU 14-7 2 9:27 BYU Matt Payne 34-yard field goal SDSU 14-10 2 5:21 BYU Luke Staley 63-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 17-14 2 1:46 BYU Isaac Kelley 60-yard interception return (Matt Payne kick) BYU 24-14 3 10:22 BYU Soren Halladay 32-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) BYU 31-14 3 8:18 SDSU McNeill 26-yard pass from Lon Sheriff (Tommy Kirovski kick) BYU 31-21 3 3:18 SDSU Luke Staley 3-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 38-21 4 13:36 BYU Gabriel Reid 4-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) BYU 45-21 4 7:38 BYU Luke Staley 8-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 52-21 4 4:38 BYU Tody Christensen 68-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Matt Payne kick) BYU 59-21

Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total Colorado State 0 24 10 0 34 • #13/8 BYU 21 7 14 14 56 Date: November 1 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 7:51 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:42 Game attendance: 63,478 Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), clear, windy Referee: Gerald Wright TV announcers (ESPN2): Rich Waltz, Dean Blevins, Heather Cox

Scoring summary 1 11:30 BYU Brandon Doman 7-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 7-0 1 5:20 BYU Luke Staley 2-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 14-0 1 0:48 BYU Luke Staley 2-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 21-0 2 11:13 CSU Joel Dressen 1-yard pass from Bradlee Van Pelt (Kent Naughton kick) BYU 21-7 2 5:24 CSU Bradlee Van Pelt 18-yard run (Kent Naughton kick) BYU 21-14 2 4:00 CSU Bryan Save 28-yard fumble return (Kent Naughton kicked) TIED 21-21 2 1:54 BYU Luke Staley 44-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 28-21 2 0:00 CSU Kent Naughton 31-yard field goal BYU 28-24 3 11:59 CSU Bradlee Van Pelt 5-yard run (Kent Naughton kick) CSU 31-28 3 10:23 BYU Brandon Doman 37-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 35-31 3 7:19 BYU Luke Staley 20-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 42-31 3 1:02 CSU Kent Naughton 25-yard field goal BYU 42-34 4 13:23 BYU Gabriel Reid 29-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) BYU 49-34 4 2:21 BYU Luke Staley 3-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 56-34

Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total • #9/9 BYU 10 10 14 7 41 Wyoming 7 13 7 7 34 Date: November 10 Location: War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY Game start: 1:07 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:43 Game attendance: 15,277 Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), Clear and sunny, Winds W 5 mph (8.0 km/h) Referee: Ken Flaherty TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Kelly, JC Pearson, Beth Mowins Source:

Scoring summary 1 12:14 BYU Matt Payne 40-yard field goal BYU 3-0 1 8:02 BYU Luke Staley 3-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 10-0 1 1:01 WY Casey Bramlet 9-yard run (Jarvis Wallum kick) BYU 10-7 2 13:27 WY Jarvis Wallum 37-yard field goal TIED 10-10 2 11:21 BYU Reno Mahe 16-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) BYU 17-10 2 6:15 BYU Matt Payne 27-yard field goal BYU 20-10 2 2:31 WY Jarvis Wallum 37-yard field goal BYU 20-13 2 0:41 WY Scottie Vines 37-yard pass from Casey Bramlet (Jarvis Wallum kick) TIED 20-20 3 10:26 BYU Luke Staley 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 27-20 3 7:10 WY Kit Bradshaw 2-yard run (Jarvis Wallum kick) TIED 27-27 3 1:30 BYU Luke Staley 4-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 34-27 4 9:28 WY Casey Bramlet 1-yard run (Jarvis Wallum kick) TIED 34-34 4 2:08 BYU Luke Staley 8-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 41-34

Utah

1 2 3 4 Total UTAH 0 7 7 7 21 • #8/8 BYU 0 3 7 14 24 Date: November 17 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 5:06 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:27 Game attendance: 66,149 Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), Fair, winds S 1–3 mph (1.6–4.8 km/h) Referee: Gerald Wright TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Barnett, Bill Curry, Mike Golic, Michele Tafoya Source:

Scoring summary 2 11:58 UTAH Dennis Smith 13-yard pass from Lance Rice (Ryan Kaneshiro kick) UTAH 7-0 2 4:14 BYU Matt Payne 35-yard field goal UTAH 7-3 3 2:21 UTAH Dameon Hunter 15-yard run (Ryan Kaneshiro kick) UTAH 14-3 3 0:19 BYU Reno Mahe 23-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) UTAH 14-10 4 9:53 UTAH Adam Tate 1-yard run (Ryan Kaneshiro kick) UTAH 21-10 4 3:22 BYU Luke Staley 7-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Luke Staley run) UTAH 21-18 4 1:16 BYU Luke Staley 30-yard run (Matt Payne kick failed) BYU 24-21

Mississippi State

1 2 3 4 Total • #10/7 BYU 7 14 3 17 41 Mississippi State 14 10 7 7 38 Date: December 1 Location: Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, MS Game start: 7:06 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:37 Game attendance: 43,156 Referee: Jack Wood TV announcers (ESPN2): Pam Ward, Dean Blevins, Heather Cox Source:

Scoring summary 1 11:52 BYU Reno Mahe 7-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) BYU 7-0 1 9:22 MSU Dicenzo Miller 27-yard run (John Michael Marlin kick) TIED 7-7 1 4:17 MSU Ray Bivines 30-yard pass from Kevin Fant (John Michael Marlin kick) MSU 14-7 2 12:45 MSU Justin Jenkins 7-yard pass from Kevin Fant (John Michael Marlin kick) MSU 21-7 2 3:49 BYU Reno Mahe 62-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) MSU 21-14 2 2:08 BYU Soren Halladay 45-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) TIED 21-21 2 1:10 MSU John Michael Marlin 23-yard field goal MSU 24-21 3 9:33 MSU Justin Jenkins 27-yard pass from Kevin Fant (John Michael Marlin kick) MSU 31-21 3 1:53 BYU Matt Payne 42-yard field goal MSU 31-24 4 14:22 BYU Doug Jolley 26-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) TIED 31-31 4 9:27 MSU Dicenzo Miller 22-yard run (John Michael Marlin kick) MSU 38-31 4 2:08 BYU Spencer Nead 12-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) TIED 38-38 4 1:16 BYU Matt Payne 25-yard field goal BYU 41-38

Hawai'i

1 2 3 4 Total #9/8 BYU 10 0 21 14 45 • Hawai'i 21 10 27 14 72 Date: December 8 Location: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI Game start: 11:06 a.m. Elapsed time: 3:37 Game attendance: 50,000 Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Breezy and Partly cloudy Referee: Frank White TV announcers (ESPN2): Pam Ward, Dean Blevins, Heather Cox Source:

Scoring summary 1 14:37 UH Channon Harris 23-yard pass from Nick Rolovich (Justin Ayat kick) UH 7-0 1 12:42 UH Chad Owens 74-yard punt return (Justin Ayat kick) UH 14-0 1 4:26 BYU Matt Payne 44-yard field goal UH 14-3 1 0:43 BYU Spencer Nead 24-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) UH 14-10 1 0:26 UH Chad Owens 100-yard kickoff return (Justin Ayat kick) UH 21-10 2 7:15 UH Justin Ayat 45-yard field goal UH 24-10 2 4:33 UH Ashley Lelie 15-yard pass from Nick Rolovich (Justin Ayat kick) UH 31-10 3 10:31 UH Tafiti Uso 19-yard pass from Nick Rolovich (Justin Ayat kick) UH 38-10 3 10:05 BYU Reno Mahe 55-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick) UH 38-17 3 8:53 UH Tafiti Uso 21-yard pass from Nick Rolovich (Justin Ayat kick) UH 45-17 3 7:10 BYU Doug Jolley 21-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Matt Payne kick) UH 45-24 3 3:57 UH Craig Stutzmann 5-yard pass from Nick Rolovich (Justin Ayat kick) UH 52-24 3 1:05 BYU Doug Jolley 1-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Matt Payne kick) UH 52-31 3 0:37 UH Ashley Lelie 80-yard pass from Nick Rolovich (kick failed) UH 58-31 4 14:54 UH Channon Harris 18-yard pass from Nick Rolovich (Justin Ayat kick) UH 65-31 4 10:37 BYU Reno Mahe 5-yard pass from Todd Mortensen (Matt Payne kick) UH 65-38 4 7:46 UH Channon Harris 12-yard pass from Nick Rolovich (Justin Ayat kick) UH 72-38 4 3:45 BYU Ned Stearns 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick) UH 72-45

Louisville

2001 Liberty Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total #19/17 BYU 0 7 3 0 10 • #23/22 Louisville 7 7 7 7 28 Date: December 31 Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN Game start: 3:17 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:14 Game attendance: 58,968 Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C), Sunny Referee: Jeff Roberson TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Chris Spielman, Holly Rowe Source:

Scoring summary 1 12:52 LOU Henry Miller 1-yard run (Nathan Smith kick) LOU 7-0 2 7:56 BYU Dustin Rykert 10-yard run (Matt Payne kick) TIED 7-7 2 0:14 LOU Chip Mattingly 1-yard pass from Dave Ragone (Nathan Smith kick) LOU 14-7 3 7:58 BYU Matt Payne 29-yard field goal LOU 14-10 3 4:15 LOU Damien Dorsey 34-yard pass from Dave Ragone (Nathan Smith kick) LOU 21-10 4 14:11 LOU Ronnie Ghent 27-yard pass from Dave Ragone (Nathan Smith kick) LOU 28-10