Penn State @ Illinois
Final
Penn State
Nittany Lions
3-4 / 2-3
28
33
Illinois
Fighting Illini
7-1 / 4-1
2001 Season

Memorial Stadium (IL)
Champaign, IL
Capacity: 60,670
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Penn State
Illinois
Tie
9
2
0
11th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

39-25 Penn State
Beaver Stadium
Oct 21, 2000
Penn State

Head Coach
Joe Paterno
Schedule
vs Miami (FL) L 33-7 9/1/2001
vs Wisconsin L 18-6 9/22/2001
@ Iowa L 24-18 9/29/2001
vs Michigan L 20-0 10/6/2001
@ Northwestern W 35-38 10/20/2001
vs Ohio State W 27-29 10/27/2001
vs Southern Mississippi W 20-38 11/3/2001
@ Illinois L 33-28 11/10/2001
vs Indiana W 14-28 11/17/2001
@ Michigan State W 37-42 11/24/2001
@ Virginia L 20-14 12/1/2001
Penn State
has been outscored by their opponents
177 to 136
this season
Joe Paterno's record
at Penn State
325 - 94 - 3
vs Illinois
7 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Penn State
7 game(s)
from 1972
to 2000
Illinois
1 game(s)
from 1960
to 1960
Stats
Illinois

Head Coach
Ron Turner
Schedule
@ California W 17-44 9/1/2001
vs Northern Illinois W 12-17 9/8/2001
vs Louisville W 10-34 9/22/2001
@ Michigan L 45-20 9/29/2001
vs Minnesota W 14-25 10/6/2001
@ Indiana W 14-35 10/13/2001
vs Wisconsin W 35-42 10/20/2001
@ Purdue W 13-38 11/3/2001
vs Penn State W 28-33 11/10/2001
@ Ohio State W 22-34 11/17/2001
vs Northwestern W 28-34 11/22/2001
vs Louisiana State L 47-34 1/1/2002
Illinois
has outscored their opponents
255 to 160
this season
Ronald Turner's record
at Illinois
23 - 30 - 0
vs Penn State
0 - 4 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Penn State
2 game(s)
from 2023
to 2024
Illinois
1 game(s)
from 2021
to 2021
Notes