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 NCAA Division I-A 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 p.m.	No. 2 Miami*		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC	L 7–33	109,313
September 22	12:00 p.m.	Wisconsin		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC	L 6–18	107,253
September 29	12:00 p.m.	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPN	L 18–24	69,422
October 6	3:30 p.m.	No. 15 Michigan		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC	L 0–20	107,879
October 20	3:30 p.m.	at No. 22 Northwestern		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ABC	W 38–35	42,512
October 27	12:00 p.m.	Ohio State		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 29–27	108,327
November 3	12:00 p.m.	Southern Miss*		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ESPN2	W 38–20	106,158
November 10	3:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ABC	L 28–33	70,904
November 17	12:00 p.m.	Indiana		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ESPN+	W 28–14	106,527
November 24	3:30 p.m.	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy)	ESPN	W 42–37	72,658
December 1	12:00 p.m.	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

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