2001 Utah Utes football team
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The Utes went 8–4 in the 2001 season, starting 7–2 before losing the last two conference games. They finished the season with a victory over a Carson Palmer
-led USC Trojans
team in the 2001 Las Vegas Bowl
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, and one player was signed as an undrafted free agent.
Carson Palmer
Carson Palmer is an American professional football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals first overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at the University of Southern California and won the Heisman Trophy in 2002...
-led USC Trojans
2001 USC Trojans football team
The 2001 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A college football season. It was Pete Carroll's first year as head coach....
team in the 2001 Las Vegas Bowl
2001 Las Vegas Bowl
The 2001 edition to the Las Vegas Bowl was the 10th edition of that annual game. It featured the USC Trojans, and the Utah Utes.The game was dominated by defense. Utah opened the scoring on a 3 yard touchdown run by Adam Tate, leading 7–0. They increased their lead to 10–0 in the second quarter,...
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Schedule
NFL draft
Two players went in the 2002 NFL Draft2002 NFL Draft
The 2002 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. The draft is known officially as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting" and has been conducted annually since 1936. The draft took place April 20–21, 2002 at the theater at...
, and one player was signed as an undrafted free agent.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Cliff Russell Cliff Russell Clifford Antonio Russell is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent after being waived by the Denver Broncos on February 11, 2009.... |
Wide receiver Wide receiver A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible... |
3 | 87 | Washington Redskins 2002 Washington Redskins season The 2002 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8–8 record from 2001.-Staff:-Schedule:-References:... |
| Ed Ta'amu Ed Ta'amu Ed Ta'amu is an arena football offensive lineman who currently plays for the Spokane Shock of the newly reformed Arena Football League. He was originally drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft... |
Guard Guard (American football) In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team.... |
4 | 132 | Minnesota Vikings 2002 Minnesota Vikings season 2002 was the 42nd year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 83rd regular season of the National Football League.On January 10, 2002, Mike Tice was named the sixth Head Coach in Vikings history. Tice was the third of the six Vikings head coaches to be promoted from within the team's... |
| Maake Kemoeatu | Defensive tackle | - | - | Baltimore Ravens 2002 Baltimore Ravens season The 2002 Baltimore Ravens season was the team's seventh season in the NFL. They were unable to improve upon their previous output of 10–6, instead winning only seven games and missing the playoffs for the first time in three years.-Schedule:-References:... |