Penn State @ Northwestern
Final
October 20, 2001 12:00 PM
Penn State
Nittany Lions
0-4 / 0-3
38
35
Northwestern
Wildcats
4-1 / 2-1
2001 Season

Ryan Field
Evanston, IL
Capacity: 47,130
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Penn State
Northwestern
Tie
6
1
0
7th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

41-10 Penn State
Beaver Stadium
Nov 14, 1998
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 2001 schedule
Penn State
has been outscored by their opponents
95 to 31
this season
Joe Paterno's record
at Penn State
322 - 94 - 3
vs Northwestern
5 - 1 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Penn State
6 game(s)
from 2005
to 2012
Northwestern
2 game(s)
from 2003
to 2004
Stats
Northwestern

Head Coach
 Randy Walker
Schedule
@ Nevada Las Vegas W 28-37 9/7/2001
@ Duke W 7-44 9/22/2001
vs Michigan State W 26-27 9/29/2001
@ Ohio State L 38-20 10/6/2001
vs Minnesota W 17-23 10/13/2001
vs Penn State L 38-35 10/20/2001
@ Purdue L 32-27 10/27/2001
@ Indiana L 56-21 11/3/2001
vs Iowa L 59-16 11/10/2001
vs Bowling Green State L 43-42 11/17/2001
@ Illinois L 34-28 11/22/2001
Northwestern 2001 schedule
Northwestern
has outscored their opponents
151 to 116
this season
Randy Walker's record
at Northwestern
15 - 13 - 0
vs Penn State
0 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Penn State
3 game(s)
from 2017
to 2023
Northwestern
2 game(s)
from 2014
to 2015
Notes