2001 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 2001 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big 12 Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Dan McCarney, in his seventh year, and played their home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and five losses (7–5 overall, 4–4 in the Big 12) and with a loss to Alabama in the Independence Bowl.

2001 Iowa State Cyclones football
Independence Bowl, L 13–14 vs. Alabama
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
2001 record	7–5 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Dan McCarney (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Loney (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	John Skladany (6th season)
Home stadium	Jack Trice Stadium (Capacity: 43,000)

2001 Big 12 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern 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
Southern 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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	6:30 p.m.	Northern Iowa*	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		W 45–0	47,092
September 22	Noon	at Ohio*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		W 31–28	24,000
September 29	1:00 p.m.	Baylor	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		W 41–0	44,189
October 6	6:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FSN	L 14–48	78,002
October 13	1:00 p.m.	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Battle for the Telephone Trophy)		W 20–14	50,671
October 20	1:00 p.m.	Oklahoma State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		W 28–14	49,459
October 27	1:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX		L 21–24	85,661
November 3	1:00 p.m.	Kansas State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)		L 3–42	40,228
November 10	6:00 p.m.	No. 21 Colorado	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FSN	L 27–40	39,024
November 17	11:30 a.m.	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	W 49–7	33,500
November 24	11:30 a.m.	Iowa*	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)	FSN	W 17–14	51,042
December 27	6:30 p.m.	vs. Alabama*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	L 13–14	45,627
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

2001 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 31 Mike Banks Sr WR 82 Lane Danielsen So RB 2 Ennis Haywood Sr QB 16 Chris Love  Fr WR 83 Jamaul Montgomery So RB 12 Hiawatha Rutland So QB 15 Seneca Wallace Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 92 Jordan Carstens So LB 41 Jeremy Loyd Jr DB 9 Nik Moser Fr LB 7 Matt Word Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 14 Tony Yelk  Fr	Head coach Dan McCarney Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2018-04-17

References

1. "Football-Archives 2001". Iowa State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 11, 2012.