2001 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2001 Purdue Boilermakers football
Sun Bowl, L 33-27 vs. Washington State
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2001 record	6-6 (4-4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Joe Tiller
Home stadium	Ross-Ade Stadium
Seasons « 2000 2002 »

2001 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#12/12 Illinois †		7	–	1					10	–	2
#20/20 Michigan		6	–	2					8	–	4
Ohio State		5	–	3					7	–	5
Iowa		4	–	4					7	–	5
Purdue		4	–	4					6	–	6
Indiana		4	–	4					5	–	6
Penn State		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 champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 2001 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented the US Purdue University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Contents 1 Season 1.1 Schedule 2 Rivalries 3 Seniors drafted by the NFL 4 Awards and honors 5 References 6 External links

Season

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
09/02/2001	2:30 p.m.	at Cincinnati*		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN2	W 19-14	35,097[1]
09/22/2001	12:10 p.m.	Akron*		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 33-14	63,459[1]
09/29/2001	12:10 p.m.	at Minnesota	#21	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	W 35-28 OT	40,160[1]
10/06/2001	12:10 p.m.	Iowa	#18	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	W 23-14	58,888[1]
10/13/2001	12:10 p.m.	at #12 Michigan	#16	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	L 10-24	110,450[1]
10/27/2001	12:10 p.m.	Northwestern	#20	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN2	W 32-27	67,181[1]
11/3/2001	12:10 p.m.	#18 Illinois	#15	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)	ESPN	L 13-38	61,568[1]
11/10/2001	12:10 p.m.	at Ohio State	#24	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN	L 9-35	104,189[1]
11/17/2001	12:10 p.m.	Michigan State		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN2	W 24-14	55,660[1]
11/24/2001	12:10 p.m.	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	ESPN Plus	L 7-13	36,685[1]
12/1/2001	12:10 p.m.	Notre Dame*		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	ABC	L 18-24	68,750[1]
12/31/2001	2:15 p.m.	#13 Washington State*		Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Wells Fargo Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 27-33	47,812[1]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rivalries

• In the battle for the Old Oaken Bucket, Indiana beat Purdue.
• In the battle for the Purdue Cannon, Illinois beat Purdue.
• In the battle for the Shillelagh Trophy, Notre Dame beat Purdue.

Seniors drafted by the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Akin Ayodele	Linebacker	3	89	Jacksonville Jaguars
Travis Dorsch	Punter	4	109	Cincinnati Bengals

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Awards and honors

• Travis Dorsch, Ray Guy Award^[4]

References

External links

Purdue Boilermakers football Venues Stuart Field (1892–1924) Ross–Ade Stadium (1924–present) Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Old Oaken Bucket (Indiana) Purdue Cannon (Illinois) Shillelagh Trophy (Notre Dame) Culture & lore Boilermaker Special Purdue Pete "Hail Purdue!" Purdue All-American Marching Band People Head coaches Seasons 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