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2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
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The 2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Frank Solich and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. Notably, quarterback Eric Crouch won the Heisman Trophy that season, which culminanted in a national championship appearance.
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TCU
TCU at Nebraska [box score]
- Date: August 25
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Game attendance: 77,473
- TV announcers (ABC): Mike Tirico (Play–by–play), Tim Brant (Color), & Todd Harris (Sideline)
Troy State
Troy State at Nebraska [box score]
- Date: September 1
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Game attendance: 77,812
- TV announcers (FSN): Drew Goodman (Play–by–play), Dave Lapham (Color), & Jim Knox (Sideline)
Notre Dame
Notre Dame at Nebraska [box score]
- Date: September 8
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Game attendance: 78,118
- TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline)
Rice
Rice at Nebraska [box score]
- Date: September 20
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Game attendance: 77,344
- TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play–by–play), James Lofton (Color), & Eric Clemons (Sideline)
Rice at Nebraska, on September 20, 2001 was the first NCAA College Football game following the infamous Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001.
Missouri
Nebraska at Missouri [box score]
- Date: September 29
- Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
- Game attendance: 64,204
- TV announcers (FSN): Drew Goodman (Play–by–play), Dave Lapham (Color), & Jim Knox (Sideline)
Iowa State
Iowa State at Nebraska [box score]
- Date: October 6
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Game attendance: 78,002
- TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play–by–play), James Lofton (Color), & Eric Clemons (Sideline)
Baylor
Nebraska at Baylor [box score]
- Date: October 13
- Location: Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, Texas
- Game attendance: 38,102
Texas Tech
Texas Tech at Nebraska [box score]
- Date: October 20
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Game attendance: 77,838
- TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play–by–play), James Lofton (Color), & Eric Clemons (Sideline)
Oklahoma
Oklahoma at Nebraska [box score]
- Date: October 27
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Game attendance: 78,031
- TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline)
Kansas
Nebraska at Kansas [box score]
- Date: November 3
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas
- Game attendance: 50,750
- TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play–by–play), James Lofton (Color), & Eric Clemons (Sideline)
Kansas State
Kansas State at Nebraska [box score]
- Date: November 10
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Game attendance: 77,818
- TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play–by–play), Bob Griese (Color), & Lynn Swann (Sideline)
Colorado
Nebraska at Colorado [box score]
- Date: November 23
- Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
- Game attendance: 53,790
- TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline)
#14 ranked Colorado pulled off a huge upset over #2 ranked Nebraska.
Miami (FL)
Nebraska vs Miami (FL) [box score]
- Date: January 3
- Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
- Game attendance: 93,781
- TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson (Play–by–play), Tim Brant (Color), Todd Harris, & Lynn Swann (Sidelines)
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Nebraska finished in a tie for 1st place in the Big 12 North Division and also tied for 1st conference-wide, with a final record of 11–2 (7–1).
The events which took place at the end of the season put a strain on the system of college rankings and polls. The Cornhuskers lost their final regular season game to Colorado 36–62, leaving both tied for 1st place in the Big 12 North Division. As Colorado won the head-to-head contest, Colorado then participated in the Big 12 Championship and defeated Texas 39–37. Despite Colorado's accomplishments, Nebraska's strength-of-schedule component in the Bowl Championship Series selection system resulted in the Cornhuskers being selected to play in the 2002 Rose Bowl for the BCS National Championship Game against Miami, despite the fact that Nebraska had not played in its own conference championship game and technically had not even won its own division.
Nebraska then fell to Miami 14–37 in the Rose Bowl, but the controversy of these events led to more modifications to the BCS formula, which followed a pattern of seasonal tweaks dating back nearly to when the BCS system was implemented.
Senior Cornhusker quarterback Eric Crouch was the 2001 recipient of the Walter Camp Award, the Davey O'Brien Award, and the Heisman Trophy. Coach Solich was also selected Big 12 Football Coach of the Year.
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NFL and pro players
The following Nebraska players who participated in the 2001 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.[2]
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