2001 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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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.

Schedule

September 77:00 PMat UNLV*No. 16

• Sam Boyd Stadium
• Whitney, NV

ESPN2W 37–28 26,721 September 15 Navy Cancelled due to September 11 attacks   September 225:00 PMat Duke*No. 16

• Wallace Wade Stadium
• Durham, NC

W 44–7 18,427 September 292:30 PMNo. 23 Michigan StateNo. 16

• Ryan Field
• Evanston, IL

ABCW 27–26 40,103 October 66:45 PMat Ohio StateNo. 14

• Ohio Stadium
• Columbus, OH

ESPNL 20–38 104,042 October 1311:00 AMMinnesota

• Ryan Field
• Evanston, IL

ESPN+W 23–17 31,097 October 202:30 PMPenn StateNo. 20

• Ryan Field
• Evanston, IL

ABCL 35–38 42,512 October 2711:00 AMat No. 24 Purdue

• Ross–Ade Stadium
• West Lafayette, IN

ESPN2L 27–32 67,181 November 312:00 PMat Indiana

• Memorial Stadium
• Bloomington, IN

L 21–56 26,213 November 1011:00 AMIowa

• Ryan Field
• Evanston, IL

ESPN+L 16–59 36,458 November 1711:00 AMBowling Green*

• Ryan Field
• Evanston, IL

L 42–43 23,545 November 2212:00 PMat No. 10 Illinois

• Memorial Stadium
• Champaign, IL

ESPN2L 28–34 45,755

Roster

2001 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 20 Damien Anderson Sr C 62 Austin King Jr OT 73 Jeff Roehl Jr QB 10 Zak Kustok Sr OL 56 Mike Souza Sr WR 32 Sam Simmons Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 94 Luis Castillo Fr DT 98 Pete Chapman Jr DT 97 Colby Clark Fr LB 2 Kevin Bentley Sr CB 27 Raheem Covington Jr LB 3 Pat Durr Jr LB 8 Napoleon Harris Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Randy Walker Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2002-02-08

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Napoleon Harris	Linebacker	1	23	Oakland Raiders
Kevin Bentley	Linebacker	4	101	Cleveland Browns
Sam Simmons	Wide Receiver	5	170	Miami Dolphins