2001 Kansas Jayhawks football team

2001 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North
Record	3–8 (1–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Terry Allen (5th season; fired November 4) Tom Hayes (interim)
Offensive coordinator	Rip Scherer (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 50,250)

2001 Big 12 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 9 Colorado xy$		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 8 Nebraska x%		7	–	1					11	–	2
Iowa State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Kansas State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Missouri		3	–	5					4	–	7
Kansas		1	–	7					3	–	8
South Division
No. 5 Texas xy		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 6 Oklahoma		6	–	2					11	–	2
Texas Tech		4	–	4					7	–	5
Texas A&M		4	–	4					8	–	4
Oklahoma State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Baylor		0	–	8					3	–	8
Championship: Colorado 39, Texas 37
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. They were coached by head coach Terry Allen, who was fired on November 4 and replaced by interim head coach Tom Hayes. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	SW Missouri State*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas		W 24–10	37,500
September 8	11:30 a.m.	No. 17 UCLA*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas	FSN	L 17–41	43,500
September 22	2:30 p.m.	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		L 16–27	47,495
October 6	7:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, Texas		W 34–31	45,343
October 13	6:00 p.m.	No. 3 Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas	FSN	L 10–38	48,700
October 20	1:00 p.m.	Missouri	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas (Border War)		L 34–38	38,500
October 27	2:30 p.m.	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas (Sunflower Showdown)	PPV	L 6–40	50,101
November 3	6:00 p.m.	No. 2 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas	FSN	L 7–51	50,750
November 10	11:30 a.m.	at No. 5 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas		L 0–59	83,111
November 17	11:30 a.m.	Iowa State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas	FSN	L 7–49	33,500
November 24	1:00 p.m.	Wyoming*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas		W 27–14	24,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time