2001 Iowa State Cyclones football team

2001 Big 12 Conference football standings
	Northern Division
	Southern Division
	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

2001 Iowa State Cyclones football
2001 Iowa State Cyclones football
Independence Bowl, L 13–14 vs. Alabama
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	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)
	Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

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.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	6:30 p.m.	No. 24 (I-AA) 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 Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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

Roster
Last update: 2018-04-17

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

v t Iowa State Cyclones football
Venues	Clyde Williams Field (1915–1974) Jack Trice Stadium (1975–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Cy-Hawk Trophy) Kansas State (Farmageddon) Missouri (Telephone Trophy)
Culture & lore	History Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State University Cyclone Marching Band 2011 Oklahoma State game
People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

2001 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t	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