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 Site TV Result Attendance September 1 8:00 p.m. No. 2 Miami * ABC L 7–33109,313
September 22 12:00 p.m. Wisconsin Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ABC L 6–18107,253
September 29 12:00 p.m. at Iowa ESPN L 18–2469,422
October 6 3:30 p.m. No. 15 Michigan Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ABC L 0–20107,879
October 20 3:30 p.m. at No. 22 Northwestern ABC W 38–3542,512
October 27 12:00 p.m. Ohio State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry ) ESPN W 29–27108,327
November 3 12:00 p.m. Southern Miss * Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ESPN2 W 38–20106,158
November 10 3:30 p.m. at No. 15 Illinois ABC L 28–3370,904
November 17 12:00 p.m. Indiana Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ESPN+ W 28–14106,527
November 24 3:30 p.m. at Michigan State ESPN W 42–3772,658
December 1 12:00 p.m. at Virginia * ESPN L 14–2057,005
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Roster
2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: December 11, 2001
Post season
NFL draft
Two Nittany Lions were drafted in the 2002 NFL Draft .
References
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