2001 Kansas Jayhawks football team

2001 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	3–8 (1–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Terry Allen (5th season; first 8 games) Tom Hayes (interim, final 3 games)
Offensive coordinator	Rip Scherer (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Hayes (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	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

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

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References

1. "2001 Football Schedule". University of Kansas Department of Athletics. September 23, 2002. Archived from the original on August 27, 2003. Retrieved November 6, 2012.