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^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	8:00 PM	#2 Miami*	Beaver Stadium • University 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 Stadium • Iowa 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 Field • Evanston, 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*	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ESPN2	W 38–20	106,158
November 10	3:30 PM	at #15 Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, 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 Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy)	ESPN	W 42–37	72,658
December 1	12:00 PM	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPN	L 14–20	57,005
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#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

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

Penn State Nittany Lions football

Venues	Old Main lawn (until 1891) Beaver Field (1892–1908) New Beaver Field (1909–1959) Beaver Stadium (1960–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Maryland Michigan State Minnesota Ohio State Pittsburgh Syracuse West Virginia

Culture & lore	Nittany Lion "Fight On, State" Penn State Blue Band Uplifting Athletes Joe Paterno statue Something for Joey 1982 Nebraska game

People	Head coaches All-Americans Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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