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2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football
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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)
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
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. The team's head coach was Joe Paterno. It played its home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

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.

Two Nittany Lions were drafted in the 2002 NFL Draft.


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