2001 Tennessee Titans season

42nd season in franchise history November 2013 March 2026 Tennessee Titans 2001 7–9 4th AFC Central Jeff Fisher Floyd Reese Bud Adams Adelphia Coliseum Did not qualify C Bruce MatthewsDE Jevon Kearse Titans seasons The 2001 Tennessee Titans season was the Titans' 42nd season and their 32nd in the National Football League (NFL). The team won only seven games and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1998. After finishing 13–3 in the two prior seasons, defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was hired as the new head coach of the Buffalo Bills. Williams' departure contributed to the drop-off in wins, as the Titans went from second in scoring defense in 2000 to 25th in 2001. After the season, the Titans lost Bruce Matthews, who had been with the team since 1983 when they were the Houston Oilers, to retirement, ending a 19 year era for the team. Offseason Additions SubtractionsDE Kevin Carter (Rams) S Marcus Robertson (Seahawks) LB Terry Killens (49ers) DE Kenny Holmes (Giants) CB Denard Walker (Broncos) NFL draft 2001 NFL draft 2001 Tennessee Titans 2 60 Andre Dyson Cornerback Utah yes 3 90 Shad Meier Tight end Kansas State yes 4 124 Justin McCareins Wide receiver Northern Illinois yes 5 159 Eddie Berlin Wide receiver Northern Iowa yes 6 192 Dan Alexander Fullback Nebraska yes 6 199 Adam Haayer Offensive Tackle Minnesota no 7 232 Keith Adams Linebacker Clemson no no noNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 89 Undrafted free agents + 2001 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDonovan ArpDefensive tackleLouisvilleLeo BarnesSafetySouthern MissRashad BartholomewRunning backYaleDrew BennettWide receiverUCLAReed DiehlCenterCaliforniaBarry HallTackleMiddle Tennessee StateShawn JohnsonLinebackerOle MissChris LorentiCenterUCFChris SandersQuarterbackChattanoogaRobby SnellingTight endBoise StateJuqua ThomasLinebackerOklahoma StateChris VallettaGuardTexas A&M Personnel Staff 2001 Tennessee Titans 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 Executive vice president/head coach – Jeff Fisher Assistant head coach/offense – George Henshaw Assistant head coach – Gunther Cunningham Offensive coordinator – Mike Heimerdinger Running backs – Sherman Smith Wide receivers – Steve Walters Offensive line – Mike Munchak Offensive assistant/quality control – Craig Johnson Defensive coordinator – Jim Schwartz Defensive line – Jim Washburn Linebackers – Gunther Cunningham Defensive backs – Everett Withers Defensive assistant/quality control – Chuck Cecil Special teams – Alan Lowry Strength and conditioning – Steve Watterson Assistant strength and conditioning – Sammy Cribb Roster 2001 Tennessee Titans 53 6 4  9 Steve McNair 14 Neil O'Donnell 12 Billy Volek 36 Dan Alexander fullback y FB 27 Eddie George 20 Mike Green running back 42 Skip Hicks 19 Drew Bennett y 82 Eddie Berlin y 80 Chris Coleman gridiron football 87 Kevin Dyson 85 Derrick Mason 86 Justin McCareins y 81 Chris Sanders wide receiver 88 Erron Kinney 84 Shad Meier y 89 Frank Wycheck 66 Gennaro DiNapoli C 61 Barry Hall American football y T 72 Brad Hopkins T 60 Kevin Long offensive lineman C 76 Jason Mathews T 74 Bruce Matthews C 71 Fred Miller American football, born 1973 T 75 Benji Olson G 71 Zach Piller G 93 Kevin Carter American football DE 91 Josh Evans defensive lineman DT 97 Jason Fisk DT 92 Henry Ford defensive lineman DE 90 Jevon Kearse DE 99 Kris Kocurek y DE 95 Joe Salave'a DT 98 Robaire Smith DT 94 Juqua Thomas DE 53 Keith Bulluck OLB 57 Frank Chamberlin MLB 51 Greg Favors OLB 56 Randall Godfrey MLB 55 Eddie Robinson Jr. OLB 59 Peter Sirmon OLB 58 Byron Thweatt y OLB 33 Michael Booker CB 22 Andre Dyson y CB 25 DeRon Jenkins CB 30 Donald Mitchell American football CB 28 Aric Morris SS 35 Perry Phenix FS 44 Daryl Porter safety S 21 Samari Rolle CB 29 Joe Walker defensive back y FS 15 Craig Hentrich P  6 Joe Nedney K 23 Blaine Bishop S IR 96 Keith Embray DE IR 70 Adam Haayer y T IR 32 Bobby Myers American football S IR 37 Dainon Sidney CB IR 78 John Thornton American football DT IR 48 Brian Natkin y TE 79 Saul Patu y DE 83 Chris Taylor wide receiver y WR 73 Tarlos Thomas y OT 53 6 Schedule Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record 1 August 11, 2001 Chicago Bears W 27–24 1–0 2 August 17, 2001 at St. Louis Rams W 23-10 2–0 3 August 23, 2001 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–20 2–1 4 August 30, 2001 at Detroit Lions W 28–25 3–1 Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 9 Miami Dolphins L 23–31 0–1 Adelphia Coliseum 68,798 2CIN-TEN The Titans were originally scheduled to host the Cincinnati Bengals during Week 2 of the original NFL schedule (September 16) at Adelphia Coliseum. However, due to the September 11 attacks, the game was rescheduled to Week 17. September 23 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 6–13 0–2 Alltel Stadium 65,994 3 Bye 4 October 7 at Baltimore Ravens L 7–26 0–3 PSINet Stadium 69,494 5 October 14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 31–28 1–3 Adelphia Coliseum 68,798 6 October 21 at Detroit Lions W 27–24 2–3 Pontiac Silverdome 76,940 7 October 29, 2001 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–34 2–4 Heinz Field 63,763 8 November 4 Jacksonville Jaguars W 28–24 3–4 Adelphia Coliseum 68,798 9 November 12, 2001 Baltimore Ravens L 10–16 3–5 Adelphia Coliseum 68,798 10 November 18 at Cincinnati Bengals W 20–7 4–5 Paul Brown Stadium 63,865 11 November 25 Pittsburgh Steelers L 24–34 4–6 Adelphia Coliseum 68,801 12 December 2 at Cleveland Browns W 31–15 5–6 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,818 13 December 9 at Minnesota Vikings L 24–42 5–7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,271 14 December 16 Green Bay Packers W 26–20 6–7 Adelphia Coliseum 68,804 15 December 22, 2001 at Oakland Raiders W 13–10 7–7 Network Associates Coliseum 61,934 16 December 30 Cleveland Browns L 38–41 7–8 Adelphia Coliseum 68,798 17CIN-TEN January 6 Cincinnati Bengals L 21–23 7–9 Adelphia Coliseum 68,798 Standings Notes References Titans on Pro Football Reference Titans on jt-sw.com Tennessee Titans Category:Tennessee Titans seasons Titans Category:Long stubs with short prose