2001 Air Force Falcons football team

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)

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 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

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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