2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Cornhuskers logo, 1992–2003.svg 150 Big 12 Conference North Division Big 12 7 8 11–2 7–1 Frank Solich 4th Craig Bohl 2nd I formation 4–3 Memorial Stadium Big 12 North co-champion Rose Bowl (BCS NCG) L 14–37 vs. Miami (FL) 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 2001 AP Central August 25 2:30 pm w y 4 TCU Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Pigskin Classic ABC 21–7 77,473 September 1 11:30 am w y 4 Troy State Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE FSN 42–14 77,812 September 8 7:00 pm w y 5 Notre Dame 17 rivalry, College GameDay Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE ABC 27–10 78,118 September 20, 2001 7:30 pm w y 4 Rice Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE 48–3 77,344 September 29 11:30 am w y 4 Missouri Faurot Field Columbia, MO rivalry FSN 36–3 64,204 October 6 6:00 pm w 4 Iowa State Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE rivalry FSN 48–14 78,002 October 13 1:00 pm w y 4 Baylor Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX 48–7 38,102 October 20 6:00 pm w y 3 Texas Tech Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE FSN 41–31 77,838 October 27 11:00 am w 3 Oklahoma 2 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE rivalry, College GameDay ABC 20–10 78,031 November 3 6:00 pm w y 2 Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS rivalry FSN 51–7 50,750 November 10 2:30 pm w 2 Kansas State Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE rivalry ABC 31–21 77,818 November 23, 2001 2:30 pm l y 2 Colorado 14 Folsom Field Boulder, CO rivalry ABC 36–62 53,790 January 3, 2002, 2002 7:00 pm l y y 4 Miami (FL) 1 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Rose Bowl, rivalry, College Gameday ABC 14–37 93,781 Roster and coaching staff 2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers y Matt Albertson 41 IB J Steve Altstadt 64 OG S Jake Andersen 71 OG RF Brandon Biodrowski 38 SE F Jon Bowling 84 TE J Clifford Brye 85 SE J Joe Chrisman 11 QB J Wes Cody 59 OG J Thunder Collins 1 IB J y Kelly Cook 32 SE SO Ben Cornelsen 81 WB J Eric Crouch 7 QB S y Will Dabbert 80 TE J Judd Davies 4 FB SO Josh Davis 25 IB SO Jon Dawson 50 OG SO Dahrran Diedrick 30 IB J y Andrew Dunn 29 WB RF Mike Erickson 78 OG RF M.J. Flaum 65 OT RF Toniu Fonoti 77 OG J y John Garrison 52 C J Chris Giacone 2 QB RF John Gibson 8 WB GS Zach Giesselmann 39 FB F Aaron Golliday 99 TE J Nick Gragert 49 FB S Tim Green 72 OT SO DeAntae Grixby 6 IB SO Troy Hassebroek 89 SE J Richie Incognito 51 C F y Jason Jisa 88 SE RF Paul Kastl 37 FB J Dusty Keiser 47 TE RF John Klem 19 SE J Kniep Phillip 40 FB F Scott Koethe 73 OT J Kyle Kollmorgen 75 OT S David Kolowski 74 C J Nate Kolterman 67 OT J Steve Kriewald 45 FB RF Tim Liley 13 SE SO Jack Limbaugh 63 C SO Brett Lindstrom 15 QB SO DeWayne Long 12 WB RF Cameron Loos 62 OT Fr Chris Loos 76 OT SO Jammal Lord 10 QB SO y Nate Manley 56 OL F Luke McGowan 28 SE SO Mike McLaughlin 18 QB SO Ryan Mikluscak 14 SE RF Robin Miller 21 IB SO Nanfwang Mutfwang 5 IB F Brian Nelson 61 OG SO Jack O'Holleran 24 WB RF Ryan Ommert 23 SE SO Phil Peetz 82 TE SO Gary Pike 54 OT F Matt Plooster 27 WB SO Nick Povendo 69 OT RF Tim Reese 36 IB SO Kyle Ringenberg 86 TE J Cory Ross 2 IB F y Jon Rutherford 66 OG S Matt Schroeder 81 SE F Chris Septak 83 TE RF Josh Sewell 79 OG SO Alex Shada 42 TE RF Matt Shook 53 C J Scott Siefken 17 QB RF Marques Simmons 33 IB F Mike Stuntz 16 QB F Junior Tagoa'i 55 OG SO Wilson Thomas 9 SE J Fred Thorne 31 WB SO Curt Tomasevicz 35 FB RF y Curtis Tomasevicz Dan Vili Waldrop 68 OT SO Cody Volk 57 OT SO Dave Volk 58 OT S Tim Welrmer 43 FB F Kiffin Wigert 20 SE RF Andy Wingender 34 FB SO Tracey Wistrom 87 TE S Matthew Woodward 44 TE F Ben Zajicek 5 WB RF Demoine Adams 98 RE J y Titus Adams 72 NT F y Willie Amos 27 FS SO Ryon Bingham 59 DT SO y Philip Bland 21 ROV F Mic Boettner 29 ROV S Dion Booker 14 FS S Manaia Brown 91 NT RF Chad Buller 39 WLB SO Daniel Bullocks 6 FS F y Josh Bullocks 22 ROV F y Rodney Burgess 7 CB J Dan Burrow 36 FS RF Jamie Burrow 48 MLB S Terrell Butler 4 ROV SO Jon Clanton 55 NT J Ira Cooper 47 MLB RF Keyuo Craver 3 LCB S y Tim Demerath 32 ROV S Seppo Evwaraye 62 NT F Jared Franzluebbers 41 LB F Gabe Fries 51 SLB J DeJuan Groce 5 RCB J y Kevin Guse 26 LCB SO Jared Helming 74 NT F Jeff Hemje 18 RCB S Anthony Hoke 46 WLB SO T.J. Hollowell 17 MLB SO y Lannie Hopkins 40 ROV RF Kellen Huston 15 RCB RF Adam Ickes 34 LB F Matt Ickes 24 RCB S Joel Jackson 30 LCB RF Blanchard Johnson 23 WLB SO Trevor Johnson 88 RE SO y Trevor Johnson (American football) Patrick Kabongo 94 DT SO y Chris Kelsay 57 RE J y Randy Landingham 8 CB F Jason Lohr 70 NT S Mike Makris 53 MLB SO Danieal Manning CB F Stephen Manning 79 DT J Jeff McBride 76 RE RF Lornell McPherson 1 LCB RF Tim Miller 58 WLB SO Casey Nelson 85 DT S Matt O'Shea 63 DT F Jamie Otto 13 LCB RF Jerrell Pippens 31 FS SO y Seth Rexilius 1 LCB Fr Jason Richenberger 44 WLB RF Pat Ricketts 28 LCB SO Barrett Ruud 38 MLB F y Steve Safranek 47 MLB SO Carl Scholting 35 FS SO Scott Shanle 43 SLB J y Matt Shrader 96 RE F Shane Siegel 23 FS F Chad Sievers 52 LB SO Jeremy Slechta 56 DT S Jemond Smith 45 SLB J Justin Smith 92 RE J Le Kevin Smith 66 DT F y Erwin Swiney 16 RCB S y Tony Tata 90 MLB J Aaron Terpening 2 ROV J Benard Thomas 10 RE SO Blake Tiedtke 25 CB F Tyler Toline 93 RE RF Mark Vedral 9 WLB S Adrian Warrior 97 RE J Jay White 12 LCB J Seth White 33 LCB SO J.P. (John Paul) Wichmann 95 RE S Wes Woodward 20 ROV S Josh Brown 26 PK J y Josh Brown (American football) Stephen Colon 90 PK F Sandro DeAngelis 22 PK RF Kyle Larson 19 P SO y Kyle Larson (American football) Zach Wright 92 PK F Dustin Zambondi 93 PK F http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=2001 January 16, 2011 Frank Solich   4th season   23rd year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Nebraska Craig Bohl   2nd season as DC/LB coach   10th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Nebraska Turner Gill   10th season as QB coach   10th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Nebraska Ron Brown   15th season as WR/TE coach   15th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Brown Jeff Jamrog   2nd season as DL coach   4th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Nebraska Dan Young   19th season as OL/K coach   19th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Reed Milt Tenopir   28th season as OL coach   28th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Sterling Nelson Barnes   5th season as RE coach   5th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: North Texas George Darlington   DB coach   29th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Rutgers Dave Gillespie   4th season as RB coach   13th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Nebraska-Omaha Boyd Epley   33rd season as S&C coach   33rd year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Nebraska Depth chart Pro-Set 4–3 Yes No Yes Eric Crouch Jammal Lord Joe Chrisman Dahrran Diedrick Thunder Collins DeAntae Grixby Judd Davies Steve Kriewald Paul Kastl Wilson Thomas Ben Cornelson Mike Stuntz John Gibson Troy Hassebroek John Klem Tracey Wistrom Aaron Golliday Jon Bowling Kyle Ringenberg Dave Volk Scott Koethe Kyle Kollmorgen Toniu Fonoti Steve Altstadt Mike Erickson John Garrison David Kolowski Matt Shook Jon Rutherford Wes Cody Junior Tagoa'i Dan Vil Waldrop Chris Loos Nate Kolterman Mark Vedral T.J. Hollowell Blanchard Johnson WILL Jamie Burrow Barrett Ruud Jason Richenberger MIKE Scott Shanle Ira Cooper Gabe Fries SAM Dion Booker Willie Amos Jerrell Pippens Philip Bland Aaron Terpening Tim Demerath Terrell Butler ROVER Keyuo Craver Pat Ricketts Lornell McPherson DeJuan Groce Erwin Swiney Jeff Hemje Demoine Adams J.P. Wichmann Trevor Johnson Jon Clanton Ryon Bingham Manaia Brown Jeremy Slechta Casey Nelson Patrick Kabongo Chris Kelsay Justin Smith Benard Thomas Josh Brown Kyle Larson Josh Davis DeJuan Groce 110 88 No Game summaries TCU TCU at Nebraska [box score] TCU Nebraska 7 0 0 0 13 0 8 0 August 25 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska CST 77,473 Mike Tirico (Play–by–play), Tim Brant (Color), & Todd Harris (Sideline) ABC Troy State Troy State at Nebraska [box score] Troy State Nebraska 7 7 0 0 14 14 7 7 September 1 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska CST 77,812 Drew Goodman (Play–by–play), Dave Lapham (Color), & Jim Knox (Sideline) FSN Notre Dame Notre Dame at Nebraska [box score] Notre Dame Nebraska 0 3 0 7 17 10 0 0 September 8 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska CST 78,118 Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline) ABC Rice Rice at Nebraska [box score] Rice Nebraska 0 0 0 3 21 7 20 0 September 20 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska CST 77,344 Joel Meyers (Play–by–play), James Lofton (Color), & Eric Clemons (Sideline) FSN Rice at Nebraska, on September 20, 2001 was the first NCAA College Football game following the infamous Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001. Missouri Nebraska at Missouri [box score] Nebraska Missouri 0 13 9 14 3 0 0 0 September 29 Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri CST 64,204 Drew Goodman (Play–by–play), Dave Lapham (Color), & Jim Knox (Sideline) FSN Iowa State Iowa State at Nebraska [box score] Iowa State Nebraska 0 0 14 0 20 21 0 7 October 6 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska CST 78,002 Joel Meyers (Play–by–play), James Lofton (Color), & Eric Clemons (Sideline) FSN Baylor Nebraska at Baylor [box score] Nebraska Baylor 7 7 7 27 0 7 0 0 October 13 Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, Texas CST 38,102 Texas Tech Texas Tech at Nebraska [box score] Texas Tech Nebraska 13 15 3 0 21 7 10 3 October 20 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska CST 77,838 Joel Meyers (Play–by–play), James Lofton (Color), & Eric Clemons (Sideline) FSN Oklahoma Oklahoma at Nebraska [box score] Oklahoma Nebraska 0 10 0 0 0 10 3 7 October 27 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska CST 78,031 Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline) ABC Kansas Nebraska at Kansas [box score] Nebraska Kansas 0 20 7 24 0 0 0 7 November 3 Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas CST 50,750 Joel Meyers (Play–by–play), James Lofton (Color), & Eric Clemons (Sideline) FSN Kansas State Kansas State at Nebraska [box score] Kansas State Nebraska 0 14 0 7 0 13 15 3 November 10 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska CST 77,818 Brad Nessler (Play–by–play), Bob Griese (Color), & Lynn Swann (Sideline) ABC Colorado Nebraska at Colorado [box score] Nebraska Colorado 3 20 7 6 28 14 0 20 November 23 Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado CST 53,790 Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline) ABC #14 ranked Colorado pulled off a huge upset over #2 ranked Nebraska. Miami (FL) Nebraska vs Miami (FL) [box score] Nebraska Miami (FL) 0 0 7 7 7 27 0 3 January 3 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California CST 93,781 Keith Jackson (Play–by–play), Tim Brant (Color), Todd Harris, & Lynn Swann (Sidelines) ABC Rankings 2001 NCAA Division I-A football rankings 16 6 8 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 N/A 3 4 N/A NR 3 3 N/A 2 2 3 N/A 1 2 2 N/A 1 2 2 N/A 1 2 2 N/A 1 6 6 N/A 4 5 4 N/A 3 4 4 N/A 2 8 7 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 2001 Husker Honors 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.All Time NFL Huskers http://nflhuskers.com/alltime.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090815013540/http://nflhuskers.com/alltime.html August 15, 2009 live May 15, 2009 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 Nebraska Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football seasons Nebraska Cornhuskers football