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2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| mode | football |
| year | 2001 |
| team | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| logo | Nebraska Cornhuskers logo, 1992–2003.svg |
| logo_size | 150 |
| conference | Big 12 Conference |
| division | North Division |
| short_conf | Big 12 |
| CoachRank | 7 |
| APRank | 8 |
| record | 11–2 |
| conf_record | 7–1 |
| head_coach | Frank Solich |
| hc_year | 4th |
| def_coach | Craig Bohl |
| dc_year | 2nd |
| off_scheme | I formation |
| def_scheme | [4–3](4-3-defense) |
| stadium | Memorial Stadium |
| champion | Big 12 North co-champion |
| bowl | [Rose Bowl](2002-rose-bowl) (BCS NCG) |
| bowl_result | L 14–37 vs. [Miami (FL)](2001-miami-hurricanes-football-team) |
The 2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Frank Solich and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. Notably, quarterback Eric Crouch won the Heisman Trophy that season, which culminanted in a national championship appearance.
Schedule
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Roster and coaching staff
- Frank Solich4th season 23rd year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- Craig Bohl2nd season as DC/LB coach 10th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- Turner Gill10th season as QB coach 10th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- Ron Brown15th season as WR/TE coach 15th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Brown
- Jeff Jamrog2nd season as DL coach 4th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- Dan Young19th season as OL/K coach 19th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Reed
- Milt Tenopir28th season as OL coach 28th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Sterling
- Nelson Barnes5th season as RE coach 5th year at Nebraska Alma mater: North Texas
- George DarlingtonDB coach 29th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Rutgers
- Dave Gillespie4th season as RB coach 13th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska-Omaha
- Boyd Epley33rd season as S&C coach 33rd year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
Depth chart
Jon Bowling Trevor Johnson
Game summaries
TCU
Troy State
Notre Dame
Rice
Rice at Nebraska, on September 20, 2001 was the first NCAA College Football game following the infamous Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001.
Missouri
Iowa State
Baylor
Texas Tech
Oklahoma
Kansas
Kansas State
Colorado
#14 ranked Colorado pulled off a huge upset over #2 ranked Nebraska.
Miami (FL)
Rankings
After the season
Nebraska finished in a tie for 1st place in the Big 12 North Division and also tied for 1st conference-wide, with a final record of 11–2 (7–1).
The events which took place at the end of the season put a strain on the system of college rankings and polls. The Cornhuskers lost their final regular season game to Colorado 36–62, leaving both tied for 1st place in the Big 12 North Division. As Colorado won the head-to-head contest, Colorado then participated in the Big 12 Championship and defeated Texas 39–37. Despite Colorado's accomplishments, Nebraska's strength-of-schedule component in the Bowl Championship Series selection system resulted in the Cornhuskers being selected to play in the 2002 Rose Bowl for the BCS National Championship Game against Miami, despite the fact that Nebraska had not played in its own conference championship game and technically had not even won its own division.
Nebraska then fell to Miami 14–37 in the Rose Bowl, but the controversy of these events led to more modifications to the BCS formula, which followed a pattern of seasonal tweaks dating back nearly to when the BCS system was implemented.
Senior Cornhusker quarterback Eric Crouch was the 2001 recipient of the Walter Camp Award, the Davey O'Brien Award, and the Heisman Trophy. Coach Solich was also selected Big 12 Football Coach of the Year.
Awards
| Award | Name(s) |
|---|---|
| Heisman Trophy | Eric Crouch |
| Walter Camp Award | Eric Crouch |
| Davey O'Brien Award | Eric Crouch |
| Sporting News Player of the Year | Eric Crouch |
| ABC/Chevrolet Player of the Year | Eric Crouch |
| Big 12 Coach of the Year | Frank Solich |
| All-American 1st Team | Toniu Fonoti, Keyuo Craver, Eric Crouch |
| All-American 2nd Team | Chris Kelsay |
| All-American 3rd Team | Tracey Wistrom |
| All-Big 12 1st team | Toniu Fonoti, Eric Crouch, Keyuo Craver, Dahrran Diedrick |
| All-Big 12 2nd team | Dave Volk, Chris Kelsay, Jamie Burrow |
| All-Big 12 3rd team | Tracey Wistrom, Jeremy Slechta, DeJuan Groce, Kyle Larson |
NFL and pro players
The following Nebraska players who participated in the 2001 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.
| Name | Team |
|---|---|
| **Demoine Adams** | Edmonton Eskimos |
| **Titus Adams** | New York Jets |
| **Ryon Bingham** | San Diego Chargers |
| **Josh Brown** | Seattle Seahawks |
| **Daniel Bullocks** | Detroit Lions |
| **Josh Bullocks** | New Orleans Saints |
| **Eric Crouch** | St. Louis Rams |
| **Keyuo Craver** | New Orleans Saints |
| **Josh Davis** | New York Jets |
| **Toniu Fonoti** | San Diego Chargers |
| **Aaron Golliday** | Scottish Claymores |
| **DeJuan Groce** | St. Louis Rams |
| **T. J. Hollowell** | New York Giants |
| **Richie Incognito** | St. Louis Rams |
| **Trevor Johnson** | New York Jets |
| **Patrick Kabongo** | Detroit Lions |
| **Chris Kelsay** | Buffalo Bills |
| **Kyle Larson** | Cincinnati Bengals |
| **Jammal Lord** | Houston Texans |
| **Jerrell Pippens** | Chicago Bears |
| **Cory Ross** | Baltimore Ravens |
| **Barrett Ruud** | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| **Scott Shanle** | St. Louis Rams |
| **Jeremy Slechta** | Philadelphia Eagles |
| **Le Kevin Smith** | New England Patriots |
| **Erwin Swiney** | Green Bay Packers |
References
References
- [http://www.huskermax.com/honors/honors_2001.html 2001 Husker Honors]
- "All Time NFL Huskers".
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