2001 Air Force Falcons football team

American college football season

2001 Air Force Falcons football

Conference| Mountain West Conference
Record| 6–6 (3–4 MW)
Head coach|

* Fisher DeBerry (18th season)

Offensive scheme| Wishbone triple option
Defensive coordinator| Richard Bell (7th season)
Base defense| 3–4
Home stadium| Falcon Stadium
(Capacity: 52,480)

Seasons

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2001 Mountain West Conference football standings

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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 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons were coached by Fisher DeBerry and played their home games at Falcon Stadium. They finished the season 6–6, 3–4 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

## Schedule

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September 1| No. 3 Oklahoma*|

* Falcon Stadium
* Colorado Springs, CO

| ABC| L 3–44| 56,162
September 8| Tennessee Tech*|

* Falcon Stadium
* Colorado Springs, CO

| | W 42–0| 28,525
September 29| at San Diego State|

* Qualcomm Stadium
* San Diego, CA

| ESPN2| W 45–21| 22,193
October 6| vs. Navy*|

* FedExField
* Landover, MD

| | W 24–18| 36,251
October 13| Wyoming|

* Falcon Stadium
* Colorado Springs, CO

| | W 24–13| 44,258
October 20| at No. 18 BYU|

* LaVell Edwards Stadium
* Provo, UT

| ESPN2| L 33–63| 62,382
October 27| at New Mexico|

* University Stadium
* Albuquerque, NM

| | L 33–52| 28,047
November 3| Army*|

* Falcon Stadium
* Colorado Springs, CO (College GameDay)

| | W 34–24| 44,910
November 8| at Colorado State|

* Hughes Stadium
* Fort Collins, CO (Ram-Falcon Trophy)

| ESPN| L 21–28| 26,638
November 17| UNLV|

* Falcon Stadium
* Colorado Springs, CO

| | L 10–34| 31,074
November 24| at Hawaii*|

* Aloha Stadium
* Honolulu, HI (rivalry)

| | L 30–52| 41,148
December 1| Utah|

* Falcon Stadium
* Colorado Springs, CO

| | W 38–37| 25,702

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ "Air Force Academy Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.

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Air Force Falcons football

Venues|

* DU Stadium (1955–1961)
* Falcon Stadium (1962–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Army (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
* Colorado State (Ram–Falcon Trophy)
* Hawaii (Kuter Trophy)
* Navy (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)

Culture & lore|

* History
* The Bird
* "Falcon Fight Song"
* "The U.S. Air Force"
* United States Air Force Academy Band

People|

* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees

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