2001 Jacksonville Jaguars season

7th season in franchise history

The 2001 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 7th in the National Football League and their seventh under head coach Tom Coughlin.

This was the debut year where the Jaguars wore black shoes to their uniforms. The team from then as of 2019 still wears the black shoes with the updated uniforms introduced in 2018.

Offseason

Draft

2001 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 13 Marcus Stroud *  Defensive tackle Georgia
2 43 Maurice Williams  Offensive tackle Michigan
3 73 Eric Westmoreland  Linebacker Tennessee
3 94 James Boyd  Safety Penn State
5 142 David Leaverton  Punter Tennessee
6 170 Chad Ward  Guard Washington
7 213 Anthony Denman  Linebacker Notre Dame
7 233 Marlon McCree  Safety Kentucky
7 235 Richmond Flowers III  Wide receiver Tennessee-Chattanooga
7 241 Randy Chevrier  Defensive tackle McGill
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

2001 Jacksonville Jaguars staff

Front office

  • Chairman/chief executive officer – Wayne Weaver
  • Senior vice president of football operations – Michael Huyghue
  • Director of player personnel - Rick Reiprish
  • Director of college scouting - Gene Smith
  • Director of pro scouting - Fran Foley
  • College scout - Louis Clark

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Frank Gansz
  • Assistant special teams/administrative assistant to the head coach – John Bonamego

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Jerry Palmieri
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Greg Finnegan

Roster

2001 Jacksonville Jaguars final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 69 Mike Baniewicz T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 21 Aaron Beasley CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 71 Tony Boselli T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 25 Fernando Bryant CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 51 Kevin Hardy LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 45 Erik Olson S (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 53 T.J. Slaughter LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • -- Emanuel Smith WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 8 inactive, 5 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 9 Pittsburgh Steelers W 21–3 1–0 Alltel Stadium 63,785
2[A] September 23 Tennessee Titans W 13–6 2–0 Alltel Stadium
65,994
3 September 30 Cleveland Browns L 14–23 2–1 Alltel Stadium 57,875
4 October 7 at Seattle Seahawks L 15–24 2–2 Husky Stadium 54,524
5 Bye
6 October 18 Buffalo Bills L 10–13 2–3 Alltel Stadium 58,893
7 October 28 at Baltimore Ravens L 17–18 2–4 PSINet Stadium 69,439
8 November 4 at Tennessee Titans L 24–28 2–5 Adelphia Coliseum 68,798
9 November 11 Cincinnati Bengals W 30–13 3–5 Alltel Stadium 57,161
10 November 18 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–20 3–6 Heinz Field 62,644
11 November 25 Baltimore Ravens L 21–24 3–7 Alltel Stadium 53,530
12 December 3 Green Bay Packers L 21–28 3–8 Alltel Stadium 66,908
13 December 9 at Cincinnati Bengals W 14–10 4–8 Paul Brown Stadium 44,920
14 December 16 at Cleveland Browns W 15–10 5–8 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,818
15 December 23 at Minnesota Vikings W 33–3 6–8 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,150
16 December 30 Kansas City Chiefs L 26–30 6–9 Alltel Stadium 59,396
17[A] January 6 at Chicago Bears L 13–33 6–10 Soldier Field 66,944

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 17

Jacksonville Jaguars (6–9) at Chicago Bears (12–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 0 6713
Bears 3 10 101033

at Soldier Field • Chicago, Illinois

Game information
Jaguars
Bears
  • Jim Miller
    19/28, 159 Yds, TD
  • Anthony Thomas
    33 Rush, 160 Yds, TD
  • D'Wayne Bates
    4 Rec, 50 Yds

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP JAX CHI
1 2:42 Bears 47-yard field goal by Edinger 0 3
2 1:17 Bears Leon Johnson 2-yard touchdown run, Edinger kick good 0 10
2 0:00 Bears 23-yard field goal by Edinger 0 13
3 9:40 Bears Terrell 9-yard touchdown reception from Miller, Edinger kick good 0 20
3 6:59 Jaguars McCardell 15-yard touchdown reception from Brunell, Hollis kick no good 6 20
3 1:52 Bears 25-yard field goal by Edinger 6 23
4 12:56 Bears 22-yard field goal by Edinger 6 26
4 7:37 Bears Thomas 2-yard touchdown run, Edinger kick good 6 33
4 3:50 Jaguars Smith 3-yard touchdown reception from Brunell, Holmes kick good 13 33
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 13 33

Standings

AFC Central
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 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 Jaguars were originally scheduled to play the Chicago Bears during Week 2 of the original NFL schedule (September 16) at Soldier Field in Chicago. However, due to the September 11 attacks, the game was rescheduled to Week 17.

References

  • Jaguars on Pro Football Reference
  • Jaguars schedule on jt-sw.com


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