2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Penn State text logo.svg
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2001 record5–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coachJoe Paterno (36th season)
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter
Defensive coordinatorTom Bradley
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium (c. 107,282; grass)
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Big Ten 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 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team's head coach was Joe Paterno. It played its home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule[edit]

Penn State did not play Big Ten teams Minnesota and Purdue this year. Also, due to the events of 9/11, the Virginia game was rescheduled from September 13, 2001, to December 1, 2001.

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 8:00 p.m. No. 2 Miami* Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA ABC L 7–33   109,313
September 22 12:00 p.m. Wisconsin Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC L 6–18   107,253
September 29 12:00 p.m. at Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA ESPN L 18–24   69,422
October 6 3:30 p.m. No. 15 Michigan Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC L 0–20   107,879
October 20 3:30 p.m. at No. 22 Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL ABC W 38–35   42,512
October 27 12:00 p.m. Ohio State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) ESPN W 29–27   108,327
November 3 12:00 p.m. Southern Miss*dagger Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ESPN2 W 38–20   106,158
November 10 3:30 p.m. at No. 15 Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL ABC L 28–33   70,904
November 17 12:00 p.m. Indiana Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ESPN+ W 28–14   106,527
November 24 3:30 p.m. at Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy) ESPN W 42–37   72,658
December 1 12:00 p.m. at Virginia* Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA ESPN L 14–20   57,005
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster[edit]

2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 3 Chris Ganter Fr
QB 4 Matt Senneca Redshirt.svg Jr
RB 5 Larry Johnson Redshirt.svg Jr
TE 6 R. J. Luke Redshirt.svg Jr
QB 7 Zack Mills Redshirt.svg Fr
RB 8 Eric McCoo Sr
WR 11 Tony Johnson So
QB 12 Michael Robinson Fr
WR 13 Kinta Palmer Fr
WR 17 Terrance Phillips Fr
WR 19 Gerald Smith Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 20 Eddie Drummond Sr
RB 22 Pete Gilmore Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 24 Bryant Johnson Jr
RB 26 Mike Gasparato Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 28 Anwar Phillips Fr
WR 31 Ernie Terrell Fr
FB 31 Terrence Glover Redshirt.svg So
FB 33 Mike Lukac Redshirt.svg So
RB 34 Omar Easy Sr
RB 35 Aric Heffelfinger Fr
WR 36 Mike Drenning Redshirt.svg Fr
FB 39 Paul Jefferson So
FB 42 Mick Blosser Sr
RB 44 Ricky Upton Redshirt.svg So
RB 45 Adam Senk Fr
WR 48 Munyaradzi Maraire Jr
G 50 Tyler Lenda Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 52 Brian Fairchild Fr
OL 53 Tommy McHugh Fr
G 54 Scott Davis Redshirt.svg Fr
G 55 Greg Ransom Sr
C 56 Geoff Stryker Sr
OL 57 Carl Hunt Fr
C 59 Eric Rickenbach Redshirt.svg Jr
C 61 David Costlow Redshirt.svg So
OL 62 Nick Daise Fr
C 63 Joe Iorio Jr
T 64 Matt Schmitt Sr
G 66 B. J. Evangelista Redshirt.svg Fr
G 67 Jonathan Nabavi Redshirt.svg So
T 70 Nick Marmo Redshirt.svg Fr
G 71 Joe Hartings Redshirt.svg Sr
T 72 Gus Felder Sr
OL 74 Tyler Reed Fr
T 75 Chris McKelvy So
T 76 Damone Jones Redshirt.svg So
OL 77 E.Z. Smith Fr
WR 80 Scott Shirley Redshirt.svg So
WR 81 Jason Stryker Redshirt.svg Fr
FB 82 Sean McHugh So
WR 83 Ryan Scott Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 84 Steve Delich Redshirt.svg Jr
TE 85 John Gilmore Redshirt.svg Sr
WR 88 Matt Kranchick Redshirt.svg So
TE 89 Andrew Richardson Fr
TE 90 Isaac Smolko Fr
TE 91 Mike Pawlikowski Redshirt.svg Fr
TE 93 Casey Williams Redshirt.svg So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 1 Bruce Branch Sr
LB 2 Deryck Toles Redshirt.svg So
DE 3 Ron Graham Sr
S 9 Sam Crenshaw Sr
LB 10 Jesse Neumeyer Fr
CB 13 Scott Sanden Fr
S 15 Yaacov Yisrael Redshirt.svg So
LB 16 Andy Ryland Redshirt.svg So
DB 18 Andrew Guman Fr
LB 21 Shamar Finney Sr
S 23 Shawn Mayer Redshirt.svg Jr
CB 25 Rich Gardner Redshirt.svg So
DB 26 Nolan McCready Fr
DB 27 Chris Harrell Fr
LB 28 Erik Holt Redshirt.svg Jr
S 28 James Millon Redshirt.svg Jr
DB 29 Paul Cronin Fr
LB 29 Ryan Pinckney Redshirt.svg Jr
DB 30 Eric Dare Redshirt.svg So
CB 32 Bryan Scott Jr
LB 35 Dave Benfatti Sr
DB 36 Alan Zemaitis Fr
LB 37 LaMar Stewart Fr
S 38 Jimi Mitchell Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 40 T.C. Cosby Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 41 Tom Williams Redshirt.svg Sr
DB 43 Adam Taliaferro Fr
DB 44 Marcus Mills Fr
CB 45 Tom Humphrey Sr
DB 46 Geo Vendemia Fr
LB 47 Gino Capone Redshirt.svg So
DB 48 Ben Lago So
LB 49 Dave Jens Redshirt.svg So
LB 51 Tim Johnson Redshirt.svg Fr
DE 53 Jason Crosby Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 58 Dethrell Garcia Fr
DL 59 Charles Rush Fr
DT 60 Tyler Valoczki Redshirt.svg Jr
DT 62 Randy Buck Redshirt.svg Jr
LB 65 Sam Ruhe So
DT 69 Jason Robinson Redshirt.svg Fr
DT 73 Jimmy Kennedy Redshirt.svg Jr
DT 78 Erik Noll Redshirt.svg Fr
DE 80 Scott Paxson Fr
DE 81 Michael Haynes Redshirt.svg Jr
DE 84 Matthew Rice Fr
DE 86 Jeremiah Davis Redshirt.svg Fr
DE 87 John Bronson Redshirt.svg Fr
DE 92 Lavon Chisley Fr
DE 92 T. J. Gholston Redshirt.svg Jr
LB 94 Derek Wake So
DE 96 Bob Jones Redshirt.svg Sr
DL 97 Greg Bauer Fr
DT 98 Anthony Adams Redshirt.svg Jr
DT 99 Tim Falls Redshirt.svg Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 14 David Royer Redshirt.svg Jr
K 16 Robbie Gould Fr
K 19 Mike Savage Redshirt.svg So
K 33 Matt Huet Redshirt.svg Fr
P 39 Woody Schmidt Fr
K 95 David Kimball So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 11, 2001

Post season[edit]

NFL draft[edit]

Two Nittany Lions were drafted in the 2002 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
4th 9 107 Omar Easy Fullback Kansas City Chiefs
6th 24 196 John Gilmore Tight end New Orleans Saints

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (2000-2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.