The 2001 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. Their home games were played at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Led by senior quarterback Kurt Kittner, the team won the Big Ten Conference title and earned a Sugar Bowl berth, but lost to LSU, 47–34.
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|
| September 1 | 2:30 PM | at California* | | | FSN | W 44–17 | 38,160[3] |
| September 8 | 11:00 AM | Northern Illinois* | | | ESPN+ | W 17–12 | 45,674[4] |
| September 22 | 11:00 AM | No. 25 Louisville* | | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, Illinois
| ESPN | W 34–10 | 43,232[5] |
| September 29 | 2:30 PM | at No. 17 Michigan | No. 22 | | ABC | L 20–45 | 107,085[6] |
| October 6 | 11:00 AM | Minnesota | | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, Illinois
| ESPN+ | W 32–14 | 53,225[7] |
| October 13 | 12:00 PM | at Indiana | | | | W 35–14 | 31,116[8] |
| October 20 | 11:00 AM | Wisconsin | | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, Illinois
| ESPN | W 42–35 | 70,904[9] |
| November 3 | 11:00 AM | at No. 20 Purdue | No. 21 | | ESPN | W 38–13 | 61,568[10] |
| November 10 | 2:30 PM | Penn State | No. 15 | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, Illinois
| ABC | W 33–28 | 70,904[11] |
| November 17 | 11:00 AM | at No. 25 Ohio State | No. 12 | | ESPN | W 34–22 | 104,407[12] |
| November 24 | 11:00 AM | Northwestern | No. 10 | | ESPN2 | W 34–28 | 45,755[13] |
| January 1 | 7:30 PM | vs. No. 12 LSU* | No. 7 | | ABC | L 34–47 | 77,688[14] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Roster[]
| 2001 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
|
| Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| C
|
71
|
Butkus, LukeLuke Butkus
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| FB
|
24
|
Davis, CareyCarey Davis
|
3.0 !So
|
| G
|
64
|
Diehl, DavidDavid Diehl
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| QB
|
15
|
Kittner, KurtKurt Kittner
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| WR
|
17
|
Lewis, GregGreg Lewis
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| WR
|
6
|
Lloyd, BrandonBrandon Lloyd
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| WR
|
86
|
Moorehead, AaronAaron Moorehead
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| G
|
79
|
Pashos, TonyTony Pashos
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| C
|
75
|
Preston, DukeDuke Preston
|
1.0 !Fr
|
| QB/RB
|
18
|
Young, WalterWalter Young
|
5.0 !Jr
|
|
Defense
|
Special teams
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
Roster
|
References[]
- ↑ Year-by-Year Final Coaches' Polls – AFCA.com—Official Site of the American Football Coaches Association Archived 2011-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ CNNSI.com – College Football – Associated Press Top 25 College Football Poll – Tuesday January 8, 2002
- ↑ "Illinois at California". University of Illinois Department of Athletics. September 1, 2001. http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/090101aab.html. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Northern Illinois at Illinois". University of Illinois Department of Athletics. September 8, 2001. http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/090801aaa.html. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Louisville at Illinois". University of Illinois Department of Athletics. September 22, 2001. http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/092201aaa.html. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Michigan 45, Illinois 20". University of Illinois Department of Athletics. September 29, 2001. http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/092901aaa.html. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Minnesota at Illinois". University of Illinois Department of Athletics. October 6, 2001. http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/100601aaa.html. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Illinois 35, Indiana 14". University of Illinois Department of Athletics. October 13, 2001. http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/101301aaa.html. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Wisconsin at Illinois". University of Illinois Department of Athletics. October 20, 2001. http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/102001aaa.html. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Illinois 38, Purdue 13". University of Illinois Department of Athletics. November 3, 2001. http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/110301aaa.html. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Penn State at Illinois". University of Illinois Department of Athletics. November 10, 2001. http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/111001aaa.html. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Illinois 34, Ohio State 22". University of Illinois Department of Athletics. November 17, 2001. http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/111701aaa.html. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ "No. 10 Illinois 34, Northwestern 28". University of Illinois Department of Athletics. November 24, 2001. http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/112201aaa.html. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Louisiana State 47, Illinois 34". University of Illinois Department of Athletics. January 1, 2002. http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/010102aaa.html. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
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