2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Joe Paterno. It played its home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter (18th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorTom Bradley (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
2001 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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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