2001 Washington Redskins season
OwnerDaniel Snyder
General managerMarty Schottenheimer (de facto)
Head coachMarty Schottenheimer
Offensive coordinatorJimmy Raye II
Defensive coordinatorKurt Schottenheimer
Home fieldFedExField
Results
Record8–8
Division place2nd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2001 season was the Washington Redskins' 70th in the National Football League (NFL), their 65th representing Washington, D.C., and the only season under head coach Marty Schottenheimer. Despite an ugly start to the season at 0–5, the Redskins began a 5-game winning streak, and by week 14 were 6–6 and in the midst in the NFC playoff hunt. However, despite outplaying their next two opponents, the Redskins dropped two critical games to the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears, eliminating them from playoff contention, though they would finish the season on a high note at 8–8.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 2001 NFL Draft
2001 Washington Redskins Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 15 Rod Gardner WR Clemson
2 45 Fred Smoot CB Mississippi State
4 109 Sage Rosenfels QB Iowa State
5 154 Darnerien McCants WR Delaware State
6 186 Mario Monds DT Cincinnati

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Free agents

Player Position New team
Albert Connell Wide Receiver New Orleans Saints
Ed Ellis Tackle San Diego Chargers
Brad Johnson Quarterback Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Greg Jones Linebacker Chicago Bears
N. D. Kalu Defensive End Philadelphia Eagles
Adrian Murrell Running Back Carolina Panthers
Mike Sellers Fullback Cleveland Browns
Derek M. Smith Linebacker San Francisco 49ers
James Thrash Wide Receiver Philadelphia Eagles

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Personnel

Staff

2001 Washington Redskins staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Dave Redding
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Matt Schiotz

[3] [4]

Roster

2001 Washington Redskins roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

53 active, 6 inactive, 5 practice squad


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 9 at San Diego Chargers L 3–30 0–1 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
2[A] September 24 at Green Bay Packers L 0–37 0–2 Lambeau Field Recap
3 September 30 Kansas City Chiefs L 13–45 0–3 FedExField Recap
4 October 7 at New York Giants L 9–23 0–4 Giants Stadium Recap
5 October 15 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–9 0–5 Texas Stadium Recap
6 October 21 Carolina Panthers W 17–14 1–5 FedExField Recap
7 October 28 New York Giants W 35–21 2–5 FedExField Recap
8 November 4 Seattle Seahawks W 27–14 3–5 FedExField Recap
9 Bye
10 November 18 at Denver Broncos W 17–10 4–5 Invesco Field at Mile High Recap
11 November 25 at Philadelphia Eagles W 13–3 5–5 Veterans Stadium Recap
12 December 2 Dallas Cowboys L 14–20 5–6 FedExField Recap
13 December 9 at Arizona Cardinals W 20–10 6–6 Sun Devil Stadium Recap
14 December 16 Philadelphia Eagles L 6–20 6–7 FedExField Recap
15 December 23 Chicago Bears L 15–20 6–8 FedExField Recap
16 December 30 at New Orleans Saints W 40–10 7–8 Louisiana Superdome Recap
17[A] January 6 Arizona Cardinals W 20–17 8–8 FedExField Recap

Standings

NFC East
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Philadelphia Eagles 11 5 0 .688 343 208 W2
Washington Redskins 8 8 0 .500 256 303 W2
New York Giants 7 9 0 .438 294 321 L2
Arizona Cardinals 7 9 0 .438 295 343 L1
Dallas Cowboys 5 11 0 .313 246 338 L1

Notes

  1. ^ a b The Redskins were originally scheduled to host the Arizona Cardinals during Week 2 of the original NFL schedule (September 16) at FedExField. However, due to the September 11 attacks, the game was rescheduled to Week 17.

References

  1. ^ "2001 Washington Redskins Draftees".
  2. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 152
  3. ^ 2009 Washington Redskins Media Guide. pp. 323–324. Archived from the original on March 19, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  4. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 153


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