2001 Jacksonville Jaguars season

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2001 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head coach Tom Coughlin
Home field Alltel Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place5th AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers WR Jimmy Smith
Uniform
AFCS-1998-2001-Uniform-JAX.PNG

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

Contents

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
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
113 Marcus Stroud  *  Defensive tackle Georgia
243 Maurice Williams   Offensive tackle Michigan
373 Eric Westmoreland   Linebacker Tennessee
394 James Boyd   Safety Penn State
5142David Leaverton  Punter Tennessee
6170 Chad Ward   Guard Washington
7213 Anthony Denman   Linebacker Notre Dame
7233 Marlon McCree   Safety Kentucky
7235Richmond Flowers III  Wide receiver Tennessee-Chattanooga
7241 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

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


Practice squad


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

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 9 Pittsburgh Steelers W 21–31–0 Alltel Stadium 63,785
2 [upper-alpha 1] September 23 Tennessee Titans W 13–62–0Alltel Stadium
65,994
3September 30 Cleveland Browns L 14–232–1Alltel Stadium57,875
4October 7at Seattle Seahawks L 15–242–2 Husky Stadium 54,524
5Bye
6October 18 Buffalo Bills L 10–132–3Alltel Stadium58,893
7October 28at Baltimore Ravens L 17–182–4 PSINet Stadium 69,439
8November 4at Tennessee Titans L 24–282–5 Adelphia Coliseum 68,798
9November 11 Cincinnati Bengals W 30–133–5Alltel Stadium57,161
10November 18at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–203–6 Heinz Field 62,644
11November 25 Baltimore Ravens L 21–243–7Alltel Stadium53,530
12December 3 Green Bay Packers L 21–283–8Alltel Stadium66,908
13December 9at Cincinnati Bengals W 14–104–8 Paul Brown Stadium 44,920
14December 16at Cleveland Browns W 15–10 5–8 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,818
15December 23at Minnesota Vikings W 33–36–8 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,150
16December 30 Kansas City Chiefs L 26–306–9Alltel Stadium59,396
17 [upper-alpha 1] January 6at Chicago Bears L 13–336–10 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)
Period1234Total
Jaguars006713
Bears310101033

at Soldier Field • Chicago, Illinois

Game information

Standings

AFC Central
WLTPCTPFPASTK
(1) Pittsburgh Steelers 1330.813352212W1
(5) Baltimore Ravens 1060.625303265W1
Cleveland Browns 790.438285319L1
Tennessee Titans 790.438336388L2
Jacksonville Jaguars 6100.375294286L2
Cincinnati Bengals 6100.375226309W2

Notes

  1. 1 2 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 re-scheduled to Week 17.

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