2001 Northwestern Wildcats football team

2001 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2001 record	4–7 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Randy Walker
Home stadium	Ryan Field (Capacity: 47,130)

2001 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#12 Illinois $		7	–	1					10	–	2
#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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	7:00 PM	at UNLV*	#16	Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV	ESPN2	W 37–28	26,721
September 15		Navy				Cancelled due to September 11 attacks
September 22	5:00 PM	at Duke*	#16	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC		W 44–7	18,427
September 29	2:30 PM	#23 Michigan State	#16	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ABC	W 27–26	40,103
October 6	6:45 PM	at Ohio State	#14	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN	L 20–38	104,042
October 13	11:00 AM	Minnesota		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN+	W 23–17	31,097
October 20	2:30 PM	Penn State	#20	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ABC	L 35–38	42,512
October 27	11:00 AM	at #24 Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN2	L 27–32	67,181
November 3	12:00 PM	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		L 21–56	26,213
November 10	11:00 AM	Iowa		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN+	L 16–59	36,458
November 17	11:00 AM	Bowling Green*		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL		L 42–43	23,545
November 22	12:00 PM	at #10 Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPN2	L 28–34	45,755
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.