Notre Dame
FBSI · 2001 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Pioneer Era · 6 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Notre Dame head-to-head · History & Eras
2001 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H |  B12 | 10–2 | L 10–27 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H |  B10 | 7–5 | L 10–17 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | B12 | 8–4 | L 3–24 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 7–5 | W 24–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 3–8 | W 34–24 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  USCH2H |  PAC | 6–6 | W 27–16 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND BE | 8–4 | L 17–21 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 11–2 | L 18–28 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 0–10 | W 34–16 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H | PAC | 9–3 | L 13–17 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 6–6 | W 24–18 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Pittsburgh +7
- USC +6
- Purdue +6
- West Virginia +3
- Navy 0
- Nebraska -2
- Tennessee -2
- Stanford -3
- Texas A&M -4
- Boston College -4
- Michigan State -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.455 Win % · Change -1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.