2001 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2001 Purdue Boilermakers football
2001 Purdue Boilermakers football
Sun Bowl, L 27–33 vs. Washington State
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Joe Tiller (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jim Chaney (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brock Spack (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
	Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

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

Record6–6 (4–4 Big Ten)

Headcoach

OffensivecoordinatorJim Chaney (5th season)

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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

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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	No. 24	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	W 35–28 ^OT	40,160^[1]
October 6	11:00 am	Iowa	No. 21	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	W 23–14	58,888^[1]
October 13	11:00 am	at No. 12 Michigan	No. 17	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	L 10–24	110,450^[1]
October 27	12:00 pm	Northwestern	No. 24	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN2	W 32–27	67,181^[1]
November 3	12:00 pm	No. 21 Illinois	No. 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	No. 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 released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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


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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