2001 Arizona Wildcats football team

2001 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferencePacific-10
Record5–6 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRick Dykes (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorLarry Mac Duff (11th season)
Base defenseDouble Eagle Flex
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Oregon $   7 1     11 1  
No. 10 Washington State   6 2     10 2  
No. 16 Stanford   6 2     9 3  
No. 19 Washington   6 2     8 4  
USC   5 3     6 6  
UCLA   4 4     7 4  
Oregon State   3 5     5 6  
Arizona   2 6     5 6  
Arizona State   1 7     4 7  
California   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were coached by John Mackovic in his first season with the Wildcats, replacing longtime coach Dick Tomey. Arizona finished the year with a record of 5–6 (2–6 against Pac-10 opponents) and again missed the postseason due to a losing record.

The season was mostly affected by the September 11 terrorist attacks, which led to the NCAA cancelling a week of college football in mid-September, and the Wildcats had to regroup and play the rest of the year with pride.[1]

  1. ^ "Wildcat football resumes play in wake of 9/11 tragedy". Arizona Daily Star. September 19, 2001.