2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference Big Ten Conference
2001 record 5–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Joe Paterno (36th year)
Offensive coordinator Fran Ganter
Defensive coordinator Tom Bradley
Home stadium Beaver Stadium (c. 107,282; grass)
2001 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#12 Illinois $   7 1         10 2  
#20 Michigan   6 2         8 4  
Ohio State   5 3         7 5  
Iowa   4 4         7 5  
Purdue   4 4         6 6  
Penn State   4 4         5 6  
Indiana   4 4         5 6  
Michigan State   3 5         7 5  
Wisconsin   3 5         5 7  
Minnesota   2 6         4 7  
Northwestern   2 6         4 7  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2001–2002 college football season.[1] The team's head coach was Joe Paterno. It played its home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Penn State did not play Big Ten teams Minnesota and Purdue this year. Also, due to the events of 9/11, the Virginia game was rescheduled from September 13, 2001, to December 1, 2001.

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 8:00 PM #2 Miami* Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA ABC L 7–33   109,313
September 22 12:00 PM Wisconsin Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC L 6–18   107,253
September 29 12:00 PM at Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA ESPN L 18–24   69,422
October 6 3:30 PM #15 Michigan Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC L 0–20   107,879
October 20 3:30 PM at #22 Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL ABC W 38–35   42,512
October 27 12:00 PM Ohio State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) ESPN W 29–27   108,327
November 3 12:00 PM Southern Miss*dagger Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ESPN2 W 38–20   106,158
November 10 3:30 PM at #15 Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL ABC L 28–33   70,904
November 17 12:00 PM Indiana Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ESPN+ W 28–14   106,527
November 24 3:30 PM at Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy) ESPN W 42–37   72,658
December 1 12:00 PM at Virginia* Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA ESPN L 14–20   57,005
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Post season

NFL draft

Two Nittany Lions were drafted in the 2002 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
4th 9 107 Omar Easy Fullback Kansas City Chiefs
6th 24 196 John Gilmore Tight end New Orleans Saints

References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (2000-2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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