Penn State Football Team History
Penn State Nittany Lions
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
Founded: 1855 Stadium: Beaver Stadium Capacity: 106,537 Colors: Blue & White Coach: Joe Paterno Conference: Big 10-
2001 Season Highlights
Joe Paterno enters his 36th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
2001 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 vs.
Miami (Florida)
7
33
L
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Wisconsin
6
18
L
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Iowa
18
24
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Michigan
0
20
L
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Northwestern
38
35
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Ohio State
29
27
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Southern Mississippi
38
20
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Illinois
28
33
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Indiana
28
14
W
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Michigan State
42
37
W
Sat., Dec. 1 @
Virginia
14
20
L
2001 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 248
Scoring Average 22.5
Points Allowed 281
Defense Average 25.5
Opponents Record 64-53
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 2-3
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2001 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2001 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.