| Year: | 2001 |
| Team: | Utah Utes |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Mountain West Conference |
| Short Conf: | MW |
| Record: | 8–4 |
| Conf Record: | 4–3 |
| Head Coach: | Ron McBride |
| Hc Year: | 12th |
| Off Coach: | Craig Ver Steeg |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Pro-style |
| Def Coach: | Kyle Whittingham |
| Dc Year: | 7th |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Rice–Eccles Stadium] |
| Champion: | Las Vegas Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Las Vegas Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 10–6 vs. USC |
The 2001 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Ron McBride, the Utes compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the MW. Utah was invited to the Las Vegas Bowl, where the Utes defeated USC. The team played home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.
Two players went in the 2002 NFL draft, and one player was signed as an undrafted free agent.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club | |
| 3 | 87 | Washington Redskins | |||
| 4 | 132 | Minnesota Vikings | |||
| - | - | Baltimore Ravens |