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

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

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

• Titans on Pro Football Reference
• Titans on jt-sw.com