2001 Indianapolis Colts season
OwnerJim Irsay
Head coachJim Mora
General managerBill Polian
Home fieldRCA Dome
Results
Record6–10
Division place4th AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersWR Marvin Harrison
TE Ken Dilger

The 2001 Indianapolis Colts season was the 49th season for the team in the National Football League and 18th in Indianapolis.

Roster

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Indianapolis Colts 2001 final roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

  • 36 Jim Finn FB
  • 43 Kevin McDougal
  • 44 Wes Ours
  • 33 Dominic Rhodes KR
  • 30 Shyrone Stith

Wide Receivers

  • 88 Marvin Harrison
  • 83 Trevor Insley PR
  • 12 Desmond Kitchings
  • 15 Tony Simmons
  • 87 Reggie Wayne
  • 80 Terrence Wilkins KR/PR

Tight Ends

  • 49 Joe Dean Davenport
  • 85 Ken Dilger
  • 81 Marcus Pollard
 Offensive Linemen
  • 64 Rick DeMulling G
  • 71 Ryan Diem G/T
  • 78 Tarik Glenn T
  • 74 Waverly Jackson G/T
  • 76 Steve McKinney G
  • 73 Adam Meadows T
  • 50 Larry Moore C/G
  • 63 Jeff Saturday C

Defensive Linemen

  • 93 Lionel Barnes DE
  • 92 Chad Bratzke DE
  • 62 Ellis Johnson DT
  • 91 Chukie Nwokorie DE
  • 67 Hans Olsen DT
  • 99 Brad Scioli DE
  • 90 Mark Thomas DE
  • 96 Josh Williams DT
  • 95 Mike Wells DT
 Linebackers
  • 94 Rob Morris MLB
  • 51 Mike Morton OLB
  • 52 Mike Peterson OLB
  • 56 Ryan Phillips OLB
  • 98 Sam Sword MLB
  • 54 Donnel Thompson MLB
  • 53 Marcus Washington OLB

Defensive Backs

  • 28 Idrees Bashir FS
  • 41 Cory Bird SS
  • 26 Rodregis Brooks CB
  • 20 Jeff Burris CB
  • 37 Chad Cota SS
  • 31 Clifton Crosby CB
  • 34 Jason Doering FS
  • 25 Nick Harper CB
  • 27 David Macklin CB
  • 42 Raymond Walls CB

Special Teams

  • 17 Hunter Smith P
  • 48 Justin Snow LS
  • 13 Mike Vanderjagt K
 Reserve Lists
  •  2 Troy Albea WR (IR)
  • 69 Ben Gilbert G (IR)
  • 84 Drew Haddad WR (IR)
  • 47 Jermaine Hampton CB (IR)
  • 55 Sean Harris LB (IR)
  • 32 Edgerrin James RB (IR)
  • 86 Jerome Pathon WR (IR)
  • 97 Christian Peter DT (IR)
  • 72 Tim Ridder G (IR)


Practice Squad

  • -- Isaac Jones WR
  • 40 Brian Leigeb S
  • 61 Rob Murphy G
  • 17 Cory Sauter QB


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 9 inactive, 4 practice squad

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site Attendance
1 September 9 at New York Jets W 45–24 1–0 Giants Stadium 78,606
2 September 23 Buffalo Bills W 42–26 2–0 RCA Dome 56,135
3 September 30 at New England Patriots L 13–44 2–1 Foxboro Stadium 60,292
4 Bye
5 October 14 Oakland Raiders L 18–23 2–2 RCA Dome 56,972
6 October 21 New England Patriots L 17–38 2–3 RCA Dome 56,022
7 October 25 at Kansas City Chiefs W 35–28 3–3 Arrowhead Stadium 74,212
8 November 4 at Buffalo Bills W 30–14 4–3 Ralph Wilson Stadium 63,786
9 November 11 Miami Dolphins L 24–27 4–4 RCA Dome 57,127
10 November 18 at New Orleans Saints L 20–34 4–5 Louisiana Superdome 70,020
11 November 25 San Francisco 49ers L 21–40 4–6 RCA Dome 56,393
12 December 2 at Baltimore Ravens L 27–39 4–7 PSINet Stadium 69,382
13 December 10 at Miami Dolphins L 6–41 4–8 Pro Player Stadium 73,858
14 December 16 Atlanta Falcons W 41–27 5–8 RCA Dome 55,603
15 December 23 New York Jets L 28–29 5–9 RCA Dome 56,302
16 December 30 at St. Louis Rams L 17–42 5–10 Trans World Dome 66,084
17 January 6 Denver Broncos W 29–10 6–10 RCA Dome 56,192

Standings

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AFC East
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(2) New England Patriots 11 5 0 .688 371 272 W6
(4) Miami Dolphins 11 5 0 .688 344 290 W2
(6) New York Jets 10 6 0 .625 308 295 W1
Indianapolis Colts 6 10 0 .375 413 486 W1
Buffalo Bills 3 13 0 .188 265 420 L1

References

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Franchise
  • History
  • Players
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  • Seasons
  • Draft
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  • Ring of Honor
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Lore
  • The Greatest Game Ever Played
  • Ghost to the Post
  • 1995 AFC Championship Game
  • Immaculate Redemption/The Tackle
  • Deflategate
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  • Minneapolis Miracle II
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