Record: 7-5, .583 W-L% (40th of 117)
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jim Tressel (7-5)
PS/G: 26.0 (62nd of 117) ▪ PA/G: 20.3 (24th of 117)
SRS: 8.56 (28th of 117) ▪ SOS: 3.73 (33rd of 117)
Bowl Game: Lost Outback Bowl 31-28 versus South Carolina
| Pre | 8/26 | 9/2 | 9/9 | 9/23 | 9/30 | 10/7 | 10/14 | 10/21 | 10/28 | 11/4 | 11/11 | 11/18 | 11/25 | 12/2 | 12/9 | Final |
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| 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 8, 2001 | Sat | (24) Ohio State | Akron | MAC | W | 28 | 14 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 22, 2001 | Sat | (21) Ohio State | @ | (14) UCLA | Pac-10 | L | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Sep 29, 2001 | Sat | Ohio State | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 27 | 14 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 4 | Oct 6, 2001 | Sat | Ohio State | (14) Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 38 | 20 | 3 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 5 | Oct 13, 2001 | Sat | (21) Ohio State | Wisconsin | Big Ten | L | 17 | 20 | 3 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 6 | Oct 20, 2001 | Sat | Ohio State | San Diego State | MWC | W | 27 | 12 | 4 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Oct 27, 2001 | Sat | Ohio State | @ | Penn State | Big Ten | L | 27 | 29 | 4 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Nov 3, 2001 | Sat | Ohio State | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 31 | 28 | 5 | 3 | W 1 | |
| 9 | Nov 10, 2001 | Sat | Ohio State | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 35 | 9 | 6 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 10 | Nov 17, 2001 | Sat | (25) Ohio State | (12) Illinois | Big Ten | L | 22 | 34 | 6 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 11 | Nov 24, 2001 | Sat | Ohio State | @ | (11) Michigan | Big Ten | W | 26 | 20 | 7 | 4 | W 1 | |
| 12 | Jan 1, 2002 | Tue | (22) Ohio State | N | (14) South Carolina | SEC | L | 28 | 31 | 7 | 5 | L 1 | Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL) |