2001 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

2001 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Big Ten Champions
Sugar Bowl, L 47–34 vs. LSU
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#12
AP	#12
2001 record	10–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ron Turner
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 2000 2002 »

2001 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#12/12 Illinois †		7	–	1					10	–	2
#20/20 Michigan		6	–	2					8	–	4
Ohio State		5	–	3					7	–	5
Iowa		4	–	4					7	–	5
Purdue		4	–	4					6	–	6
Indiana		4	–	4					5	–	6
Penn State		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 champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 2001 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season season. Led by senior quarterback Kurt Kittner, the team won the Big Ten Conference title and earned a Sugar Bowl berth, but lost to LSU, 47–34.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
09/01/2001	2:30 p.m.	at California*		Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	FSN	W 44–17	38,160
09/08/2001	11:10 a.m.	Northern Illinois*		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPN Plus	W 17–12	45,674
09/22/2001	11:10 a.m.	#25 Louisville*		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPN	W 34–10	43,232
09/29/2001	2:30 p.m.	at #17 Michigan	#22	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 20–45	107,085
10/06/2007	11:10 a.m.	Minnesota		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPN Plus	W 32–14	53,225
10/13/2001	11:10 a.m.	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ESPN2	W 35–14	31,116
10/20/2001	11:10 a.m.	Wisconsin		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPN	W 42–35	70,904
11/03/2001	11:10 a.m.	at #20 Purdue	#21	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)	ESPN	W 38–13	61,568
11/10/2001	2:30 p.m.	Penn State	#15	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ABC	W 33–28	70,904
11/17/2001	11:10 a.m.	at #25 Ohio State	#12	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck)	ESPN	W 34–22	104,407
11/24/2001	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	#10	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk)	ESPN2	W 34–28	45,755
01/01/2002	7:30 p.m.	vs. #12 LSU*	#7	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	L 34–47	77,688
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.