The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 5-6 in 2001.
| 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 | 11 | 214 | 3,187 | 748 | 4.3 | 2,070 | 530 | 3.9 | 1,117 | 218 | 5.1 | 188 | 115 | 59 | 59 | 74 | 626 | ||
Team Rank | 100th | 111th | 87th | 111th | 33rd | 11th | 60th | 116th | 114th | 115th | 100th | 23rd | 114th | 114th | 47th | 45th | |||
Opponent | 11 | 215 | 3,354 | 4.9 | 1,455 | 416 | 3.5 | 1,899 | 274 | 6.9 | 177 | 69 | 87 | 87 | 68 | 498 | |||
Opponent Rank | 23rd | 14th | 35th | 39th | 34th | 41st | 11th | 6th | 64th | 11th | 17th | 21st | 21st | 96th | 113th | ||||
Net | -1 | -167 | +748 | -0.6 | +615 | +114 | +0.4 | -782 | -56 | -1.8 | +11 | +46 | -28 | -28 | +6 | +128 | |||
Net Rank | 68th | 72nd | 87th | 85th | 25th | 15th | 44th | 107th | 91st | 101st | 49th | 12th | 101st | 101st | 72nd | 98th |
| 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 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 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 |