2001 Jacksonville Jaguars season

2001 Jacksonville Jaguars season
2001 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head coach	Tom Coughlin
Home field	Alltel Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	5th AFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	WR Jimmy Smith
Uniform
	← 2000; Jaguars seasons; 2002 →;

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 edit

Draft edit

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2001 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
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 edit

Staff edit

**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 Head coach – Tom Coughlin Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Bobby Petrino Running backs – Jerald Ingram Wide receivers – John McNulty Tight ends – Fred Hoaglin Offensive line – Mike Maser Offensive quality control – Garrick McGee			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Gary Moeller Defensive line – John Pease Linebackers – Steve Szabo Outside linebackers – Lucious Selmon Defensive backs – Perry Fewell Defensive quality control – Paul Haynes 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 edit

**2001 Jacksonville Jaguars final roster**

	Quarterbacks 8 Mark Brunell 12 Jonathan Quinn 10 Rod Robinson Running backs 35 Elvis Joseph 34 Stacey Mack 28 Fred Taylor 31 Patrick Washington FB 22 Reggie White Wide receivers 84 Sean Dawkins 85 Damon Gibson KR/PR 87 Keenan McCardell 86 Micah Ross KR 82 Jimmy Smith 81 R. Jay Soward Tight ends 80 Kyle Brady 89 Ryan Prince		Offensive linemen 72 Derrick Chambers T 78 Todd Fordham T 64 Aaron Koch G/T 63 Brad Meester G 73 Jeff Smith C 70 Patrick Venzke T 66 John Wade C 77 Zach Wiegert G 74 Maurice Williams T Defensive linemen 90 Tony Brackens DE 92 Rob Meier DE 91 Seth Payne DT 94 Larry Smith DT 95 Paul Spicer DE 99 Marcus Stroud DT 96 Gary Walker DT 97 Renaldo Wynn DE		Linebackers 55 Danny Clark OLB 54 Donny Green OLB 56 Hardy Nickerson MLB 58 Jeff Posey OLB 59 Edward Thomas OLB 57 Joe Tuipala MLB 50 Joe Wesley MLB 52 Eric Westmoreland OLB Defensive backs 26 Ainsley Battles FS/SS 42 James Boyd FS 36 Renard Cox CB 29 Jason Craft CB 20 Donovin Darius SS 32 Marlon McCree FS 41 Kiwaukee Thomas CB 27 Damen Wheeler CB Special teams 2 Chris Hanson P 1 Mike Hollis K 3 Jaret Holmes K 83 Joe Zelenka LS		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 17 Henry Douglas WR -- Tam Hopkins G 19 Ramondo North WR 48 Tevita Ofahengaue FB -- Randy Garner DE Rookies in italics 53 active, 8 inactive, 5 practice squad

Regular season edit

Schedule edit

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 edit

Week 17 edit

Jacksonville Jaguars (6–9) at Chicago Bears (12–3)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	0	6	7	13
Bears	3	10	10	10	33

at Soldier Field • Chicago, Illinois

Date: January 6, 2002
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy; 37 °F (3 °C); wind 14 mph (23 km/h)
Game attendance: 66,944
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

Jaguars

Mark Brunell
19/36, 189 Yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
Stacey Mack
11 Rush, 66 Yds
Keenan McCardell
9 Rec, 93 Yds, TD

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
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	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 edit

AFC Central
view talk edit	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 edit

^ ^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 edit

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[JAX-CHI-1] 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.

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