2001 Kansas Jayhawks football team

2001 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record3–8 (1–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRip Scherer (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Hayes (1st season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
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 as a member of the North Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Terry Allen in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Jayhawks compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for fifth place at the bottom of the Big 12's North Division standings. All was fired on November 4, after the eighth game of the season. Kansas State's defensive coordinator, Tom Hayes, was appointed interim head coach for the remainder of the year. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16:00 p.m.SW Missouri State*
W 24–1037,500
September 811:30 a.m.No. 17 UCLA*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
FSNL 17–4143,500
September 222:30 p.m.at Colorado
L 16–2747,495
October 67:00 p.m.at Texas Tech
W 34–31 2OT45,343
October 136:00 p.m.No. 3 Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
FSNL 10–3848,700
October 201:00 p.m.Missouri
L 34–3838,500[1]
October 272:30 p.m.at Kansas State
PPVL 6–4050,101
November 36:00 p.m.No. 2 Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
FSNL 7–5150,750
November 1011:30 a.m.at No. 5 Texas
L 0–5983,111
November 1711:30 a.m.Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
FSNL 7–4933,500
November 241:00 p.m.Wyoming*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 27–1424,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

2001 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 75 Justin Hartwig Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ Matter, Dave (October 21, 2001). "MU puts fight back in rivalry". Columbia Daily Tribune. p. 1B. Retrieved November 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2001 Football Schedule". University of Kansas Department of Athletics. September 23, 2002. Archived from the original on August 27, 2003. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
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