The 2001 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Season
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 2 |
1:30 PM |
at Cincinnati* |
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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. |
[2]
Roster
Season summary
Iowa
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Iowa |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
• Purdue |
7 |
6 |
0 |
10 |
23 |
|
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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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[3]
Seniors drafted by the NFL
[4]
Awards and honors
References
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