2001 Tennessee Titans season

2001 Tennessee Titans season
Head coach	Jeff Fisher
Home field	Adelphia Coliseum
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	4th AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

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.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 2001 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
2	60	Andre Dyson	Defensive Back	Utah

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Personnel

Staff

2001 Tennessee Titans staff

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 coaches

Executive Vice President/Head Coach – Jeff Fisher
Assistant Head Coach/Offense – George Henshaw
Assistant Head Coach – Gunther Cunningham

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Mike Heimerdinger
Running Backs – Sherman Smith
Wide Receivers – Steve Walters
Offensive Line – Mike Munchak
Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Craig Johnson

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Jim Schwartz
Defensive Line – Jim Washburn
Linebackers – Gunther Cunningham
Defensive Backs – Everett Withers
Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Chuck Cecil

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Alan Lowry

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Steve Watterson
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Sammy Cribb

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Network	TV Time (CT)	Attendance
1	September 9, 2001	Miami Dolphins	L 23–31	ESPN	7:30PM CT	68,798
2	September 23, 2001	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 6–13	CBS	12:00PM CT	65,994
3	Bye
4	October 7, 2001	at Baltimore Ravens	L 7–26	CBS	12:00PM CT	69,494
5	October 14, 2001	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–28	FOX	12:00PM CT	68,798
6	October 21, 2001	at Detroit Lions	W 27–24	CBS	12:00PM CT	76,940
7	October 29, 2001	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–34	ABC	8:00PM CT	63,763
8	November 4, 2001	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 28–24	CBS	12:00PM CT	68,798
9	November 12, 2001	Baltimore Ravens	L 10–16	ABC	8:00PM CT	68,798
10	November 18, 2001	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 20–7	CBS	12:00PM CT	63,865
11	November 25, 2001	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 24–34	CBS	12:00PM CT	68,801
12	December 2, 2001	at Cleveland Browns	W 31–15	CBS	12:00PM CT	72,818
13	December 9, 2001	at Minnesota Vikings	L 24–42	CBS	12:00PM CT	64,271
14	December 16, 2001	Green Bay Packers	W 26–20	FOX	3:15PM CT	68,804
15	December 22, 2001	at Oakland Raiders	W 13–10	ABC	7:00PM CT	61,934
16	December 30, 2001	Cleveland Browns	L 38–41	CBS	12:00PM CT	68,798
17	January 6, 2002	Cincinnati Bengals	L 21–23	CBS	12:00PM CT	68,798

Standings

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

References

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

Tennessee Titans

Founded in 1960 Formerly the Houston Oilers (1960–1996) and the Tennessee Oilers (1997–1998) Based and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee

Franchise	History in Houston in Tennessee Coaches Seasons Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Jeppesen Stadium Rice Stadium Houston Astrodome Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Vanderbilt Stadium Nissan Stadium

Culture	Bud Adams Luv Ya Blue T-Rac Cheerleaders

Lore	The Comeback Music City Miracle

Rivalries	Houston Texans Jacksonville Jaguars Pittsburgh Steelers Dallas Cowboys

Division championships (9)	1960 1961 1962 1967 1991 1993 2000 2002 2008

Conference championships (1)	1999

League championships (2)	1960 1961

Retired numbers	1 34 43 63 65 74

Media	Broadcasters Titans All Access Titans Preseason Football Titans Radio Network WKRN-TV WTVF WZTV WGFX-FM

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: South Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Houston / Tennessee Oilers–Tennessee Titans seasons

Houston Oilers 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Tennessee Oilers 1997 1998 Tennessee 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

2001 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Cleveland	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Jacksonville	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay	San Francisco
	Tennessee

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