2001 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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2001 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Base defense 4–3
Captains
Home stadium Ryan Field
Seasons
  2000
2002  
2001 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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

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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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 77:00 pmat UNLV *No. 16 ESPN2 W 37–2826,721
September 15 Navy * Canceled [2]
September 225:00 pmat Duke *No. 16W 44–718,427
September 292:30 pmNo. 23 Michigan State No. 16
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ABC W 27–2640,103
October 66:45 pmat Ohio State No. 14 ESPN L 20–38104,042
October 1311:00 am Minnesota Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ESPN+ W 23–1731,097
October 202:30 pm Penn State No. 22
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ABCL 35–3842,512
October 2711:00 amat No. 24 Purdue ESPN2 L 27–3267,181
November 312:00 pmat Indiana L 21–5626,213
November 1011:00 am Iowa
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ESPN+L 16–5936,458
November 1711:00 am Bowling Green *
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 42–4323,545
November 2212:00 pmat No. 10 Illinois ESPN2L 28–3445,755
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

2001 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 20 Damien Anderson Sr
C 62 Austin King Jr
OT 73 Jeff Roehl Jr
QB 10 Zak Kustok  (C)Sr
OL 56Mike SouzaSr
WR 32 Sam Simmons Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 2 Kevin Bentley Sr
DE 7Ray BogenriefSo
DT 94 Luis Castillo Fr
DT 98Pete ChapmanJr
DT 97Colby ClarkFr
CB 27Raheem CovingtonJr
LB 3Pat DurrJr
LB 8 Napoleon Harris  (C)Sr
DE 96Greg LutzenFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-02-08

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Napoleon Harris Linebacker123 Oakland Raiders
Kevin Bentley Linebacker4101 Cleveland Browns
Sam Simmons Wide Receiver5170 Miami Dolphins

References

  1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 150. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. "Football Game With Navy Canceled". nusports.com. September 12, 2001. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  3. "2001 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results".
  4. "2001 Football Schedule". nusports.com. Retrieved July 31, 2024.