The Penn State Nittany Lions 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 | 248 | 3,804 | 744 | 5.1 | 1,317 | 383 | 3.4 | 2,487 | 361 | 6.9 | 207 | 83 | 110 | 110 | 54 | 424 | ||
Team Rank | 85th | 81st | 89th | 71st | 89th | 96th | 85th | 55th | 53rd | 65th | 81st | 80th | 52nd | 52nd | 5th | 4th | |||
Opponent | 11 | 281 | 4,880 | 5.8 | 2,268 | 510 | 4.4 | 2,612 | 328 | 8.0 | 250 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 69 | 609 | |||
Opponent Rank | 57th | 98th | 99th | 100th | 108th | 90th | 80th | 36th | 105th | 95th | 97th | 86th | 86th | 93rd | 83rd | ||||
Net | -33 | -1,076 | +744 | -0.7 | -951 | -127 | -1.0 | -125 | +33 | -1.1 | -43 | -36 | -9 | -9 | -15 | -185 | |||
Net Rank | 78th | 108th | 89th | 95th | 104th | 109th | 101st | 68th | 43rd | 90th | 103rd | 97th | 74th | 74th | 28th | 11th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 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 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| 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 |