2001 Hawaii Warriors football team

2001 Hawaii Warriors football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	9–3 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach	June Jones (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Run and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Lempa (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Aloha Stadium

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 Hawaii Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Hawaii finished the 2001 season with a 9–3 record, going 5–3 in Western Athletic Conference (WAC) play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	6:05 pm	vs. No. 2 (I-AA) Montana*	War Memorial Stadium Wailuku, HI		W 30–12	12,863
September 22	10:05 am	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		L 20–28	15,876
September 29	6:05 pm	Rice	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		L 24–27	35,443
October 6	6:00 am	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	FSN	W 38–31 OT	12,082
October 13	6:05 pm	UTEP	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		W 66–7	34,128
October 20	9:00 am	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 36–15	17,629
October 26	4:00 pm	No. 18 Fresno State	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)	ESPN	W 38–34	37,900
November 3	6:05 pm	San Jose State	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)		W 34–10	36,566
November 10	6:05 pm	Boise State	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		L 21–28	45,012
November 17	6:05 pm	Miami (OH)*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		W 52–51	33,148
November 23	6:05 pm	Air Force*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)		W 52–30	41,148
December 8	11:05 am	No. 9 BYU*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	ESPN2	W 72–45	50,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian time