2001 Jacksonville Jaguars season

2001 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head coachTom Coughlin
Home fieldAlltel Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place5th AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersWR Jimmy Smith
Uniform

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

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Additions Subtractions
WR Sean Dawkins (Seahawks) WR Reggie Barlow (Raiders)
FB Daimon Shelton (Bears)
G Brenden Stai (Lions)

NFL draft

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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

Undrafted free agents

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2001 Undrafted free agents of note
Player Position College
Delvin Brown Safety Miami (FL)
McAllister Collins Center Northern Illinois
Ryan Goven Linebacker North Dakota
Ryan Harklau Defensive tackle Iowa State
Marcellus Harris Wide receiver East Carolina
Brent Johnson Defensive end Ohio State
Elvis Joseph Running back Southern
Radell Lockhart Defensive end Catawba
Jeff Long Tackle Utah State
Antonio Mays Defensive tackle Southern
Ryan Prince Tight end Weber State
Chandler Smith Defensive back Southern Miss
Antonio Stanley Wide receiver Bethune–Cookman
Patrick Venzke Tackle Idaho
Patrick Washington Fullback Virginia
James Watkins Safety Tennessee State
Jerry Westbrooks Running back Ohio State
Brian Williams Linebacker Northwest Missouri State
Randal Williams Wide receiver New Hampshire
Billy Young Guard Appalachian State

Personnel

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Staff

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2001 Jacksonville Jaguars staff

Front office

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

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2001 Jacksonville Jaguars roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

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

Regular season

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Schedule

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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

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Week 17

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

at Soldier FieldChicago, Illinois

Game information

Standings

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AFC Central
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

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  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

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