2001 Northwestern Wildcats football team

2001 Northwestern Wildcats football
2001 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–7 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Randy Walker (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Wilson (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Napoleon Harris; Zak Kustok;
Home stadium	Ryan Field
	Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ryan Field and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Randy Walker.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	7:00 pm	at UNLV*	No. 16	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ESPN2	W 37–28	26,721
September 15		Navy*		Ryan Field Evanston, IL		Canceled		^[2]
September 22	5:00 pm	at Duke*	No. 16	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 44–7	18,427
September 29	2:30 pm	No. 23 Michigan State	No. 16	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ABC	W 27–26	40,103
October 6	6:45 pm	at Ohio State	No. 14	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN	L 20–38	104,042
October 13	11:00 am	Minnesota		Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN Plus	W 23–17	31,097
October 20	2:30 pm	Penn State	No. 22	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ABC	L 35–38	42,512
October 27	11:00 am	at No. 24 Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN2	L 27–32	67,181
November 3	12:00 pm	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 21–56	26,213
November 10	11:00 am	Iowa		Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN Plus	L 16–59	36,458
November 17	11:00 am	Bowling Green*		Ryan Field Evanston, IL		L 42–43	23,545
November 22	12:00 pm	at No. 10 Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 28–34	45,755
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Schedule

2001 Big Ten Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 12 Illinois $	7	–	1	10	–	2
No. 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