2001 Arizona Wildcats football team

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.

2001 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferencePacific-10
Record5–6 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRick Dykes (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Mac Duff (11th season)
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
2001 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 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.

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