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2001 Tennessee Titans season

{{short description|42nd season in franchise history}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}

{{Infobox NFL team season

| team = Tennessee Titans

| logo =

| year = 2001

| record = 7–9

| division_place = 4th AFC Central

| coach = Jeff Fisher

| general_manager = Floyd Reese

| owner = Bud Adams

| stadium = Adelphia Coliseum

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| pro_bowlers = C Bruce Matthews
DE Jevon Kearse

| shortnavlink = Titans seasons

}}

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 drop-off in wins, as the Titans went from second in scoring defense in 2000 to 25th in 2001. After the season, the Titans lost Bruce Matthews, who had been with the team since 1983 when they were the Houston Oilers, to retirement, ending a 19 year era for the team.

Offseason

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Additions || Subtractions
DE Kevin Carter (Rams)S Marcus Robertson (Seahawks)
LB Terry Killens (49ers)
DE Kenny Holmes (Giants)
CB Denard Walker (Broncos)

= NFL Draft =

{{main|2001 NFL draft}}

{{NFL team draft start

| year = 2001

| teamname = Tennessee Titans

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 2

| pick = 60

| player = Andre Dyson

| position = Cornerback

| college = Utah

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 3

| pick = 90

| player = Shad Meier

| position = Tight end

| college = Kansas State

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 4

| pick = 124

| player = Justin McCareins

| position = Wide Receiver

| college = Northern Illinois

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 5

| pick = 159

| player = Eddie Berlin

| position = Wide Receiver

| college = Northern Iowa

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 6

| pick = 192

| player = Dan Alexander

| position = Fullback

| college = Nebraska

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 6

| pick = 199

| player = Adam Haayer

| position = Offensive Tackle

| college = Minnesota

| notes =

| maderoster = no

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 7

| pick = 232

| player = Keith Adams

| position = Linebacker

| college = Clemson

| notes =

| maderoster = no

}}

{{NFL team draft end

| hof = no

| probowl = no

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

= Undrafted free agents =

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|+ 2001 undrafted free agents of note

!Player

!Position

!College

Donovan Arp

|Defensive tackle

|Louisville

Leo Barnes

|Safety

|Southern Miss

Rashad Bartholomew

|Running back

|Yale

Drew Bennett

|Wide receiver

|UCLA

Reed Diehl

|Center

|California

Barry Hall

|Tackle

|Middle Tennessee State

Shawn Johnson

|Linebacker

|Ole Miss

Chris Lorenti

|Center

|UCF

Chris Sanders

|Quarterback

|Chattanooga

Robby Snelling

|Tight end

|Boise State

Juqua Thomas

|Linebacker

|Oklahoma State

Chris Valletta

|Guard

|Texas A&M

Personnel

= Staff =

{{NFL final staff

| year = 2001

| team = Tennessee Titans

| 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_coach =

| offensive =

| defensive =

| special_teams =

| strength =

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

}}

= Roster =

{{NFL final roster

|year=2001

|team=Tennessee Titans

|active=53

|inactive=6

|PS=4

|Quarterbacks=

{{NFLplayer| 9|Steve McNair}}

{{NFLplayer|14|Neil O'Donnell}}

{{NFLplayer|12|Billy Volek}}

|Running Backs=

{{NFLplayer|36|Dan Alexander|d=fullback|rookie=y|FB}}

{{NFLplayer|27|Eddie George}}

{{NFLplayer|20|Mike Green|d=running back}}

{{NFLplayer|42|Skip Hicks}}

|Wide Receivers=

{{NFLplayer|19|Drew Bennett|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|82|Eddie Berlin|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|80|Chris Coleman|d=gridiron football}}

{{NFLplayer|87|Kevin Dyson}}

{{NFLplayer|85|Derrick Mason}}

{{NFLplayer|86|Justin McCareins|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|81|Chris Sanders|d=wide receiver}}

|Tight Ends=

{{NFLplayer|88|Erron Kinney}}

{{NFLplayer|84|Shad Meier|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|89|Frank Wycheck}}

|Offensive Linemen=

{{NFLplayer|66|Gennaro DiNapoli|C}}

{{NFLplayer|61|Barry Hall|d=American football|rookie=y|T}}

{{NFLplayer|72|Brad Hopkins|T}}

{{NFLplayer|60|Kevin Long|d=offensive lineman|C}}

{{NFLplayer|76|Jason Mathews|T}}

{{NFLplayer|74|Bruce Matthews|d=American football|C}}

{{NFLplayer|71|Fred Miller|d=American football, born 1973|T}}

{{NFLplayer|75|Benji Olson|G}}

{{NFLplayer|71|Zach Piller|G}}

|Defensive Linemen=

{{NFLplayer|93|Kevin Carter|d=American football|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|91|Josh Evans|d=defensive lineman|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|97|Jason Fisk|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|92|Henry Ford|d=defensive lineman|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|90|Jevon Kearse|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|99|Kris Kocurek|rookie=y|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|95|Joe Salave'a|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|98|Robaire Smith|DT}}

|Linebackers=

{{NFLplayer|53|Keith Bulluck|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|57|Frank Chamberlin|MLB}}

{{NFLplayer|51|Greg Favors|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|56|Randall Godfrey|MLB}}

{{NFLplayer|55|Eddie Robinson|d3=Jr.|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|59|Peter Sirmon|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|58|Byron Thweatt|rookie=y|OLB}}

|Defensive Backs=

{{NFLplayer|33|Michael Booker|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|22|Andre Dyson|rookie=y|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|25|DeRon Jenkins|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|30|Donald Mitchell|d=American football|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|28|Aric Morris|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|35|Perry Phenix|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|44|Daryl Porter|S}}

{{NFLplayer|21|Samari Rolle|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|29|Joe Walker|d=defensive back|rookie=y|FS}}

|Special Teams=

{{NFLplayer|15|Craig Hentrich|P}}

{{NFLplayer| 6|Joe Nedney|K}}

|Reserve Lists=

{{NFLplayer|23|Blaine Bishop|S|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|96|Keith Embray|DE|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|70|Adam Haayer|rookie=y|T|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|32|Bobby Myers|d=American football|S|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|37|Dainon Sidney|CB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|78|John Thornton|d=American football|DT|IR}}

|Practice Squad=

{{NFLplayer|48|Brian Natkin|rookie=y|TE}}

{{NFLplayer|79|Saul Patu|rookie=y|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|83|Chris Taylor|d=wide receiver|rookie=y|WR}}

{{NFLplayer|73|Tarlos Thomas|rookie=y|OT}}

|Active=53|Inactive=6}}

Schedule

= Preseason =

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style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tennessee Titans|year=2001|border=2}}"| Week

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tennessee Titans|year=2001|border=2}}"| Date

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tennessee Titans|year=2001|border=2}}"| Opponent

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tennessee Titans|year=2001|border=2}}"| Result

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tennessee Titans|year=2001|border=2}}"| Record

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! 1

| {{dow tooltip|August 11, 2001}}

Chicago BearsW 27–241–0
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! 2

| {{dow tooltip|August 17, 2001}}

at St. Louis RamsW 23-102–0
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! 3

| {{dow tooltip|August 23, 2001}}

Philadelphia EaglesL 14–202–1
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! 4

| {{dow tooltip|August 30, 2001}}

at Detroit LionsW 28–253–1

= Regular season =

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style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tennessee Titans|year=2001|border=2}}"| Week

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tennessee Titans|year=2001|border=2}}"| Date

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tennessee Titans|year=2001|border=2}}"| Opponent

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tennessee Titans|year=2001|border=2}}"| Result

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tennessee Titans|year=2001|border=2}}"| Record

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tennessee Titans|year=2001|border=2}}"| Venue

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tennessee Titans|year=2001|border=2}}"| Attendance

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! 1

| September 9

| Miami Dolphins

| L 23–31

| 0–1

| Adelphia Coliseum

| 68,798

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! 2{{efn-ua|name=CIN-TEN|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 rescheduled to Week 17.}}

| September 23

| at Jacksonville Jaguars

| L 6–13

| 0–2

| Alltel Stadium

| 65,994

3

! colspan=6 | Bye

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! 4

| October 7

| at Baltimore Ravens

| L 7–26

| 0–3

| PSINet Stadium

| 69,494

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! 5

| October 14

| Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| W 31–28

| 1–3

| Adelphia Coliseum

| 68,798

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! 6

| October 21

| at Detroit Lions

| W 27–24

| 2–3

| Pontiac Silverdome

| 76,940

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! 7

| {{dow tooltip|October 29, 2001}}

| at Pittsburgh Steelers

| L 7–34

| 2–4

| Heinz Field

| 63,763

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! 8

| November 4

| Jacksonville Jaguars

| W 28–24

| 3–4

| Adelphia Coliseum

| 68,798

style="background: #ffdddd;"

! 9

| {{dow tooltip|November 12, 2001}}

| Baltimore Ravens

| L 10–16

| 3–5

| Adelphia Coliseum

| 68,798

style="background: #ddffdd;"

! 10

| November 18

| at Cincinnati Bengals

| W 20–7

| 4–5

| Paul Brown Stadium

| 63,865

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! 11

| November 25

| Pittsburgh Steelers

| L 24–34

| 4–6

| Adelphia Coliseum

| 68,801

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! 12

| December 2

| at Cleveland Browns

| W 31–15

| 5–6

| Cleveland Browns Stadium

| 72,818

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! 13

| December 9

| at Minnesota Vikings

| L 24–42

| 5–7

| Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

| 64,271

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! 14

| December 16

| Green Bay Packers

| W 26–20

| 6–7

| Adelphia Coliseum

| 68,804

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! 15

| {{dow tooltip|December 22, 2001}}

| at Oakland Raiders

| W 13–10

| 7–7

| Network Associates Coliseum

| 61,934

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! 16

| December 30

| Cleveland Browns

| L 38–41

| 7–8

| Adelphia Coliseum

| 68,798

style="background: #ffdddd;"

! 17{{efn-ua|name=CIN-TEN}}

| January 6

| Cincinnati Bengals

| L 21–23

| 7–9

| Adelphia Coliseum

| 68,798

Standings

{{2001 AFC Central standings}}

Notes

{{notelist-ua}}

References

{{Reflist}}

  • [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/2001.htm Titans on Pro Football Reference]
  • [http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/2001-ten Titans on jt-sw.com]

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