2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

	2001 Big Ten football standings
	† – BCS representative as champion ; *All wins for Penn State (5-6, 4-4) vacated due to scandal. ; Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll;

Penn State Nittany Lions football
	2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2001 record	5–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Joe Paterno (36th season)
Offensive coordinator	Fran Ganter
Defensive coordinator	Tom Bradley
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium (c. 107,282; grass)
	Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

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*	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 the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster[]

2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`3`	Ganter, ChrisChris Ganter	1.0 !Fr
QB	`4`	Senneca, MattMatt Senneca	File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr
RB	`5`	Johnson, LarryLarry Johnson	File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr
TE	`6`	Luke, R. J.R. J. Luke	File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr
QB	`7`	Mills, ZackZack Mills	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
RB	`8`	McCoo, EricEric McCoo	7.0 !Sr
WR	`11`	Johnson, TonyTony Johnson	3.0 !So
QB	`12`	Robinson, MichaelMichael Robinson	1.0 !Fr
WR	`13`	Palmer, KintaKinta Palmer	1.0 !Fr
WR	`17`	Phillips, TerranceTerrance Phillips	1.0 !Fr
WR	`19`	Smith, GeraldGerald Smith	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
WR	`20`	Drummond, EddieEddie Drummond	7.0 !Sr
RB	`22`	Gilmore, PetePete Gilmore	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
WR	`24`	Johnson, BryantBryant Johnson	5.0 !Jr
RB	`26`	Gasparato, MikeMike Gasparato	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
WR	`28`	Phillips, AnwarAnwar Phillips	1.0 !Fr
WR	`31`	Terrell, ErnieErnie Terrell	1.0 !Fr
FB	`31`	Glover, TerrenceTerrence Glover	File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So
FB	`33`	Lukac, MikeMike Lukac	File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So
RB	`34`	Easy, OmarOmar Easy	7.0 !Sr
RB	`35`	Heffelfinger, AricAric Heffelfinger	1.0 !Fr
WR	`36`	Drenning, MikeMike Drenning	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
FB	`39`	Jefferson, PaulPaul Jefferson	3.0 !So
FB	`42`	Blosser, MickMick Blosser	7.0 !Sr
RB	`44`	Upton, RickyRicky Upton	File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So
RB	`45`	Senk, AdamAdam Senk	1.0 !Fr
WR	`48`	Maraire, MunyaradziMunyaradzi Maraire	5.0 !Jr
G	`50`	Lenda, TylerTyler Lenda	File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr
OL	`52`	Fairchild, BrianBrian Fairchild	1.0 !Fr
OL	`53`	McHugh, TommyTommy McHugh	1.0 !Fr
G	`54`	Davis, ScottScott Davis	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
G	`55`	Ransom, GregGreg Ransom	7.0 !Sr
C	`56`	Stryker, GeoffGeoff Stryker	7.0 !Sr
OL	`57`	Hunt, CarlCarl Hunt	1.0 !Fr
C	`59`	Rickenbach, EricEric Rickenbach	File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr
C	`61`	Costlow, DavidDavid Costlow	File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So
OL	`62`	Daise, NickNick Daise	1.0 !Fr
C	`63`	Iorio, JoeJoe Iorio	5.0 !Jr
T	`64`	Schmitt, MattMatt Schmitt	7.0 !Sr
G	`66`	Evangelista, B. J.B. J. Evangelista	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
G	`67`	Nabavi, JonathanJonathan Nabavi	File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So
T	`70`	Marmo, NickNick Marmo	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
G	`71`	Hartings, JoeJoe Hartings	File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr
T	`72`	Felder, GusGus Felder	7.0 !Sr
OL	`74`	Reed, TylerTyler Reed	1.0 !Fr
T	`75`	McKelvy, ChrisChris McKelvy	3.0 !So
T	`76`	Jones, DamoneDamone Jones	File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So
OL	`77`	Smith, E.Z.E.Z. Smith	1.0 !Fr
WR	`80`	Shirley, ScottScott Shirley	File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So
WR	`81`	Stryker, JasonJason Stryker	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
FB	`82`	McHugh, SeanSean McHugh	3.0 !So
WR	`83`	Scott, RyanRyan Scott	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
WR	`84`	Delich, SteveSteve Delich	File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr
TE	`85`	Gilmore, JohnJohn Gilmore	File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr
WR	`88`	Kranchick, MattMatt Kranchick	File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So
TE	`89`	Richardson, AndrewAndrew Richardson	1.0 !Fr
TE	`90`	Smolko, IsaacIsaac Smolko	1.0 !Fr
TE	`91`	Pawlikowski, MikeMike Pawlikowski	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
TE	`93`	Williams, CaseyCasey Williams	File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`1`	Branch, BruceBruce Branch	7.0 !Sr
LB	`2`	Toles, DeryckDeryck Toles	File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So
DE	`3`	Graham, RonRon Graham	7.0 !Sr
S	`9`	Crenshaw, SamSam Crenshaw	7.0 !Sr
LB	`10`	Neumeyer, JesseJesse Neumeyer	1.0 !Fr
CB	`13`	Sanden, ScottScott Sanden	1.0 !Fr
S	`15`	Yisrael, YaacovYaacov Yisrael	File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So
LB	`16`	Ryland, AndyAndy Ryland	File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So
DB	`18`	Guman, AndrewAndrew Guman	1.0 !Fr
LB	`21`	Finney, ShamarShamar Finney	7.0 !Sr
S	`23`	Mayer, ShawnShawn Mayer	File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr
CB	`25`	Gardner, RichRich Gardner	File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So
DB	`26`	McCready, NolanNolan McCready	1.0 !Fr
DB	`27`	Harrell, ChrisChris Harrell	1.0 !Fr
LB	`28`	Holt, ErikErik Holt	File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr
S	`28`	Millon, JamesJames Millon	File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr
DB	`29`	Cronin, PaulPaul Cronin	1.0 !Fr
LB	`29`	Pinckney, RyanRyan Pinckney	File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr
DB	`30`	Dare, EricEric Dare	File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So
CB	`32`	Scott, BryanBryan Scott	5.0 !Jr
LB	`35`	Benfatti, DaveDave Benfatti	7.0 !Sr
DB	`36`	Zemaitis, AlanAlan Zemaitis	1.0 !Fr
LB	`37`	Stewart, LaMarLaMar Stewart	1.0 !Fr
S	`38`	Mitchell, JimiJimi Mitchell	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
LB	`40`	Cosby, T.C.T.C. Cosby	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
LB	`41`	Williams, TomTom Williams	File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr
DB	`43`	Taliaferro, AdamAdam Taliaferro	1.0 !Fr
DB	`44`	Mills, MarcusMarcus Mills	1.0 !Fr
CB	`45`	Humphrey, TomTom Humphrey	7.0 !Sr
DB	`46`	Vendemia, GeoGeo Vendemia	1.0 !Fr
LB	`47`	Capone, GinoGino Capone	File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So
DB	`48`	Lago, BenBen Lago	3.0 !So
LB	`49`	Jens, DaveDave Jens	File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So
LB	`51`	Johnson, TimTim Johnson	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
DE	`53`	Crosby, JasonJason Crosby	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
LB	`58`	Garcia, DethrellDethrell Garcia	1.0 !Fr
DL	`59`	Rush, CharlesCharles Rush	1.0 !Fr
DT	`60`	Valoczki, TylerTyler Valoczki	File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr
DT	`62`	Buck, RandyRandy Buck	File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr
LB	`65`	Ruhe, SamSam Ruhe	3.0 !So
DT	`69`	Robinson, JasonJason Robinson	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
DT	`73`	Kennedy, JimmyJimmy Kennedy	File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr
DT	`78`	Noll, ErikErik Noll	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
DE	`80`	Paxson, ScottScott Paxson	1.0 !Fr
DE	`81`	Haynes, MichaelMichael Haynes	File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr
DE	`84`	Rice, MatthewMatthew Rice	1.0 !Fr
DE	`86`	Davis, JeremiahJeremiah Davis	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
DE	`87`	Bronson, JohnJohn Bronson	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
DE	`92`	Chisley, LavonLavon Chisley	1.0 !Fr
DE	`92`	Gholston, T. J.T. J. Gholston	File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr
LB	`94`	Wake, DerekDerek Wake	3.0 !So
DE	`96`	Jones, BobBob Jones	File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr
DL	`97`	Bauer, GregGreg Bauer	1.0 !Fr
DT	`98`	Adams, AnthonyAnthony Adams	File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr
DT	`99`	Falls, TimTim Falls	File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`14`	Royer, DavidDavid Royer	File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr
K	`16`	Gould, RobbieRobbie Gould	1.0 !Fr
K	`19`	Savage, MikeMike Savage	File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So
K	`33`	Huet, MattMatt Huet	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
P	`39`	Schmidt, WoodyWoody Schmidt	1.0 !Fr
K	`95`	Kimball, DavidDavid Kimball	3.0 !So

Head coach

Joe Paterno

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.

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[]

↑ "Penn State Yearly Results (2000-2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/penn_state/2000-2004_yearly_results.php. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

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[1] "Penn State Yearly Results (2000-2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/penn_state/2000-2004_yearly_results.php. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

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2001 Big Ten football standings
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	0*	–	4	0*	–	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 *All wins for Penn State (5-6, 4-4) vacated due to scandal. Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll