2001 Penn Quakers football team

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

2001 Penn Quakers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	8–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Al Bagnoli (10th season)
Home stadium	Franklin Field
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Ivy League football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	No. 10 Lehigh*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	Canceled		^[1]
September 22	at Lafayette*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 37–0	7,128	^[2]
September 29	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 21–20	5,929	^[3]
October 6	Holy Cross*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 43–7	11,722	^[4]
October 13	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 35–7	10,644	^[5]
October 20	Yale	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 21–3	9,419	^[6]
October 27	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 27–14	10,181	^[7]
November 3	Princeton	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 21–10	18,810	^[8]
November 10	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 21–28	14,818	^[9]
November 17	Cornell	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 38–14	8,806	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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 Al Bagnoli Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt Last update: November 26, 2001

References

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. (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 23, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2019. p. 195