2001 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Result | Kickoff | Stadium | Attendance |
| September 1 | Miami | 7-33 | 8:00pm | Beaver Stadium | 109,313 |
| September 22 | Wisconsin | 6-18 | 12:10pm | Beaver Stadium | 107,253 |
| September 29 | at Iowa | 18-24 | 12:10pm | Kinnick Stadium | 69,422 |
| October 6 | Michigan | 0-20 | 3:30pm | Beaver Stadium | 107,879 |
| October 20 | at Northwestern | 38-35 | 3:30pm | Ryan Field | 42,512 |
| October 27 | Ohio State | 29-27 | 12:10pm | Beaver Stadium | 108,327 |
| November 3 | Southern Miss | 38-20 | 12:10pm | Beaver Stadium | 106,158 |
| November 10 | at Illinois | 28-33 | 3:30pm | Memorial Stadium | 70,904 |
| November 17 | Indiana | 28-14 | 12:10pm | Beaver Stadium | 106,527 |
| November 24 | at Michigan State | 42-37 | 3:30pm | Spartan Stadium | 72,658 |
| December 1 | at Virginia | 14-20 | 12:00pm | Scott Stadium | 57,005 |