2001 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2001 Purdue Boilermakers football
Sun Bowl, L 27–33 vs. Washington State
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2001 record	6–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Joe Tiller (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Chaney (5th year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brock Spack (4th year)
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium (Capacity: 67,332)


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
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 *All wins for Penn State (5-6, 4-4) vacated due to 2012 investigation into child sex abuse case. Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

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

1 Season
- 1.1 Schedule
2 Roster
3 Season summary
- 3.1 Iowa
4 Seniors drafted by the NFL
5 Awards and honors
6 References
7 External links

Season

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	1:30 PM	at Cincinnati*		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN2	W 19–14	35,097^[1]
September 22	11:00 AM	Akron*		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 33–14	63,459^[1]
September 29	11:00 AM	at Minnesota	#24	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	W 35–28 ^OT	40,160^[1]
October 6	11:00 AM	Iowa	#21	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	W 23–14	58,888^[1]
October 13	11:00 AM	at #12 Michigan	#17	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	L 10–24	110,450^[1]
October 27	12:00 PM	Northwestern	#24	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN2	W 32–27	67,181^[1]
November 3	12:00 PM	#21 Illinois	#20	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)	ESPN	L 13–38	61,568^[1]
November 10	12:00 PM	at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN	L 9–35	104,189^[1]
November 17	12:00 PM	Michigan State		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN2	W 24–14	55,660^[1]
November 24	12:00 PM	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	ESPN+	L 7–13	36,685^[1]
December 1	12:00 PM	Notre Dame*		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	ABC	L 18–24	68,750^[1]
December 31	2:15 PM	#13 Washington State*		Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 27–33	47,812^[1]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Roster

Season summary

Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	7	0	7	0	14
• Purdue	7	6	0	10	23

Date: October 6
Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Game attendance: 58,888

Scoring summary

1	9:36	PUR	Ashante Woodyard 86 yard interception return (Travis Dorsch kick)	Purdue 7–0

1	4:41	IOWA	Jeremy Allen 8 yard pass from Kyle McCann (Nate Kaeding kick)	Tie 7–7

2	8:38	PUR	Travis Dorsch 39 yard field goal	Purdue 10–7

2	13:13	PUR	Travis Dorsch 42 yard field goal	Purdue 13–7

3	6:38	IOWA	Kahlil Hill 6 yard pass from Kyle McCann (Nate Kaeding kick)	Iowa 14–13

4	12:07	PUR	Brandon Hance 4 yard run (Travis Dorsch kick)	Purdue 20–14

4	1:38	PUR	Travis Dorsch 37 yard field goal	Purdue 23–14

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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^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "The 2001 Boilermakers". Purdue University.
^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=101&season=2001
^ USA Today
^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2002.htm
^ http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=3764155

External links

Purdue Boilermakers football

Venues	Stuart Field (1892–1924) Ross–Ade Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois (Purdue Cannon) Indiana (Old Oaken Bucket) Notre Dame (Shillelagh Trophy)

Culture & lore	Boilermaker Special Cradle of Quarterbacks Purdue Pete "Hail Purdue!" Purdue All-American Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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