| 2001 Mountain West Conference football season | |
| League: | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
| Sport: | Football |
| Pixels: | 125px |
| No Of Teams: | 8 |
| Draft: | 2002 NFL Draft |
| Draft Link: | 2002 NFL Draft |
| Top Pick: | Chester Pitts (San Diego State) |
| Picked By: | Houston Texans, 50th overall |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Season Champs: | Brigham Young |
| Season Champ Name: | Champion |
| Second Place: | Colorado State |
| Top Scorer: | Luke Staley (168 points) |
| Seasonslistnames: | Football |
| Prevseason Year: | 2000 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2002 |
The 2001 Mountain West Conference football season was the third since eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the Mountain West Conference. BYU won the conference championship in 2001, the Cougars' second title since the league began in 1999.
| Bowl | Date | Stadium | City | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Bowl | December 18, 2001 | Louisiana Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana | Colorado State 45, North Texas 20 |
| Las Vegas Bowl | December 25, 2001 | Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas, Nevada | Utah 10, Southern Cal 6 |
| Liberty Bowl | December 31, 2001 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | Memphis, Tennessee | Louisville 28, BYU 10 |
| Offense | ||
|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | Brandon Doman, Sr, BYU | |
| Running back | Luke Staley, Jr, BYU Larry Ned, Sr, San Diego State | |
| Wide receiver | Reno Mahe, Jr, BYU Ryan McGuffey, So, Wyoming | |
| Tight end | Doug Jolley, Sr, BYU | |
| Offensive Line | Doug Kaufusi, Sr, Utah David Moreno, Sr, San Diego State Adam Goldberg, Jr, Wyoming David Shohet, Sr, Colorado State Jason Scukanec, Sr, BYU | |
| Kicker | V. Borombozin, Sr, New Mexico | |
| Kick returner | Pete Rebstock, Sr, Colorado State | |
| Defense | ||
|---|---|---|
| Defensive line | Ryan Denney, Sr, BYU Jason Kaufusi, Jr, Utah Brian Johnson, Sr, New Mexico Garrett Smith, Sr, Utah | |
| Linebacker | Gary Davis, Sr, New Mexico Justin Ena, Sr, BYU Sheldon Deckart, Jr, Utah | |
| Defensive back | Kevin Thomas, Sr, UNLV Will Demps, Sr, San Diego State Sam Brandon, Sr, UNLV Jenaro Gilford, So, BYU | |
| Punter | Joey Huber, Jr, Colorado State | |