| Sport: | football |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Team: | Purdue Boilermakers |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 6–6 |
| Conf Record: | 4–4 |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Oc Year: | 5th |
| Dc Year: | 5th |
| Bowl Result: | L 27–33 vs. Washington State |
The 2001 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Akin Ayodele | Linebacker | 3 | 89 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Travis Dorsch | Punter | 4 | 109 | Cincinnati Bengals |