2001 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 2001 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented the US Purdue University

Purdue University

Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...

in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season

2001 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the University of Miami winning the national title for the fifth time.The Hurricanes were led by Larry Coker, who was in his first year as head coach after five years as Miami's offensive coordinator under Butch Davis...

Schedule

Rivalries

In the battle for the Old Oaken Bucket
Old Oaken Bucket
The Old Oaken Bucket is the name of the trophy that is annually awarded to the winner of the Big Ten Conference college football game between Indiana University and Purdue University. It is one of the oldest football trophies in the nation...

, Indiana beat Purdue.
In the battle for the Purdue Cannon
Purdue Cannon
The Purdue Cannon is presented to the winner of the University of Illinois-Purdue University football game. The cannon was conceived by Purdue students 95 years ago but was first presented as a trophy by an Illinois alumnus in 1943....

, Illinois beat Purdue.
In the battle for the Shillelagh Trophy
Shillelagh Trophy
The Shillelagh Trophy is a trophy exchanged between Notre Dame and Purdue, being held by the winner of the annual football game. The two in-state rivals first played each other in 1896 and the game has occurred annually since 1946. The trophy, first presented in 1957, is a club donated by Joe...

, Notre Dame beat Purdue.

Seniors drafted by the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Akin Ayodele Akin Ayodele Akinola James "Akin" Ayodele is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft...	Linebacker	3	89	Jacksonville Jaguars 2002 Jacksonville Jaguars season The 2002 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the team's 8th year in the National Football League. The team finished with a record of 6–10 and finished 3rd place in the AFC South...
Travis Dorsch Travis Dorsch Travis Dorsch is a PhD student in sport psychology at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Dorsch is a former American football placekicker and punter of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft...	Punter	4	109	Cincinnati Bengals 2002 Cincinnati Bengals season The 2002 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 35th year in professional football and its 33rd with the National Football League. With a record of 2–14, however, they were the worst team in football in 2002. This resulted in the Bengals firing Dick LeBeau and replacing him with Marvin Lewis...

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