The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 11-1 in 2001. They fell to the Miami Hurricanes, 37 to 14, in the Rose Bowl.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 12 | 449 | 5,414 | 871 | 6.2 | 3,776 | 672 | 5.6 | 1,638 | 199 | 8.2 | 269 | 190 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 674 | ||
Team Rank | 7th | 7th | 16th | 12th | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 104th | 115th | 17th | 11th | 1st | 107th | 107th | 31st | 62nd | |||
Opponent | 12 | 189 | 3,446 | 4.2 | 1,403 | 418 | 3.4 | 2,043 | 395 | 5.2 | 194 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 601 | |||
Opponent Rank | 10th | 19th | 10th | 33rd | 37th | 30th | 23rd | 101st | 4th | 27th | 41st | 16th | 16th | 60th | 88th | ||||
Net | +260 | +1,968 | +871 | +2.0 | +2,373 | +254 | +2.3 | -405 | -196 | +3.1 | +75 | +104 | -16 | -16 | -10 | +73 | |||
Net Rank | 4th | 4th | 16th | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 87th | 118th | 3rd | 5th | 1st | 86th | 86th | 34th | 81st |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |