2001 Tennessee Titans season
OwnerBud Adams
General managerFloyd Reese
Head coachJeff Fisher
Home fieldAdelphia Coliseum
Results
Record7–9
Division place4th AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersC Bruce Matthews
DE Jevon Kearse

The 2001 Tennessee Titans season was the Titans' 42nd season and their 32nd in the National Football League. The team won only seven games, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1998. After finishing 13–3 in the two prior seasons, defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was hired as the new head coach of the Buffalo Bills. Williams' departure contributed to the dropoff in wins, as the Titans went from second in scoring defense in 2000 to 25th in 2001.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 2001 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
2 60 Andre Dyson Defensive Back Utah
3 90 Shad Meier Tight End Kansas State
4 124 Justin McCareins Wide Receiver Northern Illinois
5 159 Eddie Berlin Wide Receiver Northern Iowa
6 192 Dan Alexander Running Back Nebraska
6 199 Adam Haayer Offensive Tackle Minnesota
7 232 Keith Adams Linebacker Clemson

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Personnel

Staff

2001 Tennessee Titans staff

Front office

  • Founder/owner/chairman of the board/CEO – Bud Adams
  • President/chief operating officer – Jeff Diamond
  • Executive VP/general manager/director of football operations – Floyd Reese
  • Director of player personnel – Rich Snead
  • Director of college scouting – Mike Ackerley
  • National coordinator of college scouting – C. O. Brocato

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Steve Watterson
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Sammy Cribb

Roster

2001 Tennessee Titans final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 6 inactive, 4 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 August 11 Chicago Bears W 27–24 1–0
2 August 17 at St. Louis Rams W 23-10 2–0
3 August 23 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–20 2–1
4 August 30 at Detroit Lions W 28–25 3–1

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 9 Miami Dolphins L 23–31 0–1 Adelphia Coliseum 68,798
2[A] September 23 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 6–13 0–2 Alltel Stadium 65,994
3 Bye
4 October 7 at Baltimore Ravens L 7–26 0–3 PSINet Stadium 69,494
5 October 14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 31–28 1–3 Adelphia Coliseum 68,798
6 October 21 at Detroit Lions W 27–24 2–3 Pontiac Silverdome 76,940
7 October 29 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–34 2–4 Heinz Field 63,763
8 November 4 Jacksonville Jaguars W 28–24 3–4 Adelphia Coliseum 68,798
9 November 12 Baltimore Ravens L 10–16 3–5 Adelphia Coliseum 68,798
10 November 18 at Cincinnati Bengals W 20–7 4–5 Paul Brown Stadium 63,865
11 November 25 Pittsburgh Steelers L 24–34 4–6 Adelphia Coliseum 68,801
12 December 2 at Cleveland Browns W 31–15 5–6 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,818
13 December 9 at Minnesota Vikings L 24–42 5–7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,271
14 December 16 Green Bay Packers W 26–20 6–7 Adelphia Coliseum 68,804
15 December 22 at Oakland Raiders W 13–10 7–7 Network Associates Coliseum 61,934
16 December 30 Cleveland Browns L 38–41 7–8 Adelphia Coliseum 68,798
17[A] January 6 Cincinnati Bengals L 21–23 7–9 Adelphia Coliseum 68,798

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) Pittsburgh Steelers 13 3 0 .813 352 212 W1
(5) Baltimore Ravens 10 6 0 .625 303 265 W1
Cleveland Browns 7 9 0 .438 285 319 L1
Tennessee Titans 7 9 0 .438 336 388 L2
Jacksonville Jaguars 6 10 0 .375 294 286 L2
Cincinnati Bengals 6 10 0 .375 226 309 W2

Notes

  1. ^ a b The Titans were originally scheduled to host the Cincinnati Bengals during Week 2 of the original NFL schedule (September 16) at Adelphia Coliseum. However, due to the September 11 attacks, the game was re-scheduled to Week 17.

References

  1. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 89
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