2001 Penn Quakers football team

2001 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record8–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Coen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRay Priore (4th season)
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 Harvard $   7 0     9 0  
No. 24 Penn   6 1     8 1  
Brown   5 2     6 3  
Princeton   3 4     3 6  
Columbia   3 4     3 7  
Cornell   2 5     2 7  
Dartmouth   1 6     1 8  
Yale   1 6     3 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 No. 10 Lehigh* Canceled[1]
September 22at Lafayette*W 37–07,128[2]
September 29at DartmouthW 21–205,929[3]
October 6Holy Cross*
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 43–711,722[4]
October 13at ColumbiaW 35–710,644[5]
October 20Yale
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 21–39,419[6]
October 27at BrownW 27–1410,181[7]
November 3Princeton
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
W 21–1018,810[8]
November 10at HarvardL 21–2814,818[9]
November 17CornellW 38–148,806[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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2001 Penn Quakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 75 Jeff Hatch Sr
QB 2 Gavin Hoffman Sr
WR 7 John Holahan Sr
OL 63 Ben Noll So
OL 73 Pat O'Donnell So
RB 20 Todd Okolovitch Jr
TE 82 Joseph Pankratz Fr
OL 66 Randy Parker Sr
QB 13 Anthony Zara Jr
OT 52 John Zepeda Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 9 Vince Alexander Jr
DE 49 Andrew Altman Jr
LB 50 Robert Fallon Fr
DB 6 Stephen Faulk Sr
DB 28 Anthony Fay So
DB 21 Seth Fisher Fr
DT 51 Ed Galan Sr
DT 56 John Galan Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 26, 2001

References

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  1. ^ Blaudschun, Mark (September 14, 2001). "After Prodding, Correct Choice Finally Made". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. E6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Schuler, Jeff (September 23, 2001). "Quakers Come Out Quickly". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Juliano, Joe (September 30, 2001). "Quakers Hold On to Win by One". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Zolecki, Todd (October 7, 2001). "Penn Turns the Tables on Holy Cross". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Juliano, Joe (October 14, 2001). "Quakers Get Wake-Up Call, Pummel Lions". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Juliano, Joe (October 21, 2001). "Penn's Defense Smothers Yale". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bears Can't Take Brunt of Quakers' Defense". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 28, 2001. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Juliano, Joe (November 4, 2001). "Penn's Defensive Stand Propels It Past Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Juliano, Joe (November 11, 2001). "Penn Loses to Harvard". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Tatum, Kevin (November 18, 2001). "Penn Rips Cornell but Fails to Get Share of Ivy Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "2016 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book (PDF)" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 23, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2019. p. 195