2001 Kansas Jayhawks football team

2001 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big 12 Conference North
2001 record	3–8 (1–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Terry Allen (Fired November 4) Tom Hayes (Interm)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 50,250)

2001 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern Division
#9 Colorado xy$		7	–	1					10	–	3
#8 Nebraska x%		7	–	1					11	–	2
Iowa State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Kansas State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Missouri		3	–	5					4	–	7
Kansas		1	–	7					3	–	8
Southern Division
#5 Texas xy		7	–	1					11	–	2
#6 Oklahoma		6	–	2					11	–	2
Texas A&M		4	–	4					8	–	4
Texas Tech		4	–	4					7	–	5
Oklahoma State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Baylor		0	–	8					3	–	8
Championship: Colorado 39, Texas 37
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. They were coached by head coach Terry Allen, who was fired on November 4 and replaced by interim head coach Tom Hayes. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 PM	SW Missouri State*	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		W 24–10	37,500
September 8	11:30 AM	#17 UCLA*	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 17–41	43,500
September 22	2:30 PM	at Colorado	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		L 16–27	47,495
October 6	7:00 PM	at Texas Tech	Jones SBC Stadium • Lubbock, TX		W 34–31	45,343
October 13	6:00 PM	#3 Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 10–38	48,700
October 20	1:00 PM	Missouri	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS (Border War)		L 34–38	38,500
October 27	2:30 PM	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown)	PPV	L 6–40	50,101
November 3	6:00 PM	#2 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 7–51	50,750
November 10	11:30 AM	at #5 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX		L 0–59	83,111
November 17	11:30 AM	Iowa State	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 7–49	33,500
November 24	1:00 PM	Wyoming*	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		W 27–14	24,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.