2001 Boise State Broncos football team

The 2001 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Dan Hawkins, the Broncos compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the WAC. Despite finishing bowl eligible, Boise State was not invited to a bowl game. The team played home games on campus, at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho.

The loss to Washington State on September 8 was Boise State's last regular season loss at Bronco Stadium for over a decade. Two weeks later, the Broncos began a 65-game regular season home winning streak that continued through the 2011 season. Boise State lost the 2005 MPC Computers Bowl at Bronco Stadium, but the bowl game was not considered a home game.

This was the first season in which Boise State and rival Idaho were not in the same conference since the 1969 season, when the Broncos were an NAIA independent. This prompted the introduction of the Governor's Trophy by Idaho governor and University of Idaho alumnus, Dirk Kempthorne, to continue the series. The first game played for the trophy was won easily by Boise State, and, ironically, played out of state, at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. Idaho joined the WAC in 2005, and the rivalry returned to a conference game for six seasons. Boise State joined the Mountain West Conference after the 2010 season. The 2010 contest remains the most recent meeting of the rivals, and the Broncos hold a 12-game winning streak over the Vandals, who last won in 1998.