2001 Washington Redskins season

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The 2001 season was the Washington Redskins' 70th in the National Football League (NFL), their 65th representing Washington, D.C., and the only season under head coach Marty Schottenheimer. Despite an ugly start to the season at 0–5, the Redskins began a 5-game winning streak, and by week 14 were 6–6 and in the midst in the NFC playoff hunt. However, despite outplaying their next two opponents, the Redskins dropped two critical games to the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears, eliminating them from playoff contention, though they would finish the season on a high note at 8–8.

Offseason

NFL draft

2001 Washington Redskins Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	15	Rod Gardner	WR	Clemson
2	45	Fred Smoot	CB	Mississippi State
4	109	Sage Rosenfels	QB	Iowa State
5	154	Darnerien McCants	WR	Delaware State
6	186	Mario Monds	DT	Cincinnati

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Free agents

Player	Position	New team
Albert Connell	Wide Receiver	New Orleans Saints
Ed Ellis	Tackle	San Diego Chargers
Brad Johnson	Quarterback	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Greg Jones	Linebacker	Chicago Bears
N. D. Kalu	Defensive End	Philadelphia Eagles
Adrian Murrell	Running Back	Carolina Panthers
Mike Sellers	Fullback	Cleveland Browns
Derek M. Smith	Linebacker	San Francisco 49ers
James Thrash	Wide Receiver	Philadelphia Eagles

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Personnel

Staff

2001 Washington Redskins staff
Front office Owner – Daniel Snyder Vice president of player personnel – John Schneider Vice president of football operations – Pepper Rodgers Assistant general manager – Bobby Mitchell Head coaches Head coach/director of football operations – Marty Schottenheimer Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Jimmy Raye II Quarterbacks – Brian Schottenheimer Running backs – Hue Jackson Wide receivers – Richard Mann Tight ends – Tony Sparano Offensive line – Joe Pendry Offensive assistant/quality control – Pete Carmichael Jr.			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Kurt Schottenheimer Defensive line – Mike Trgovac Linebackers – Greg Manusky Defensive backs – Jerry Holmes Defensive assistant – Bill Arnsparger Defensive assistant/quality control – Kirk Olivadotti Special teams coaches Special teams – Mike Stock Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Dave Redding Assistant strength and conditioning – Matt Schiotz

2001 Washington Redskins staff

Front office

Owner – Daniel Snyder
Vice president of player personnel – John Schneider
Vice president of football operations – Pepper Rodgers
Assistant general manager – Bobby Mitchell

Head coaches

Head coach/director of football operations – Marty Schottenheimer

Offensive coaches

Offensive coordinator – Jimmy Raye II
Quarterbacks – Brian Schottenheimer
Running backs – Hue Jackson
Wide receivers – Richard Mann
Tight ends – Tony Sparano
Offensive line – Joe Pendry
Offensive assistant/quality control – Pete Carmichael Jr.

Defensive coaches

Defensive coordinator – Kurt Schottenheimer
Defensive line – Mike Trgovac
Linebackers – Greg Manusky
Defensive backs – Jerry Holmes
Defensive assistant – Bill Arnsparger
Defensive assistant/quality control – Kirk Olivadotti

Special teams coaches

Special teams – Mike Stock

Strength and conditioning

Strength and conditioning – Dave Redding
Assistant strength and conditioning – Matt Schiotz

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Roster

**2001 Washington Redskins roster**

	Quarterbacks 12 Tony Banks 10 Kent Graham 18 Sage Rosenfels Running backs 20 Michael Bates KR 32 Donnell Bennett FB 23 Ki-Jana Carter 48 Stephen Davis 47 Bryan Johnson Wide receivers 87 Rod Gardner 83 Kevin Lockett PR 85 Darnerien McCants 34 Eric Metcalf PR 16 Justin Skaggs 88 Derrius Thompson 82 Michael Westbrook Tight ends 84 Marco Battaglia 89 Zeron Flemister 86 Walter Rasby		Offensive linemen 54 David Brandt G 66 Matt Campbell G 62 Ben Coleman G 76 Jon Jansen T 52 Cory Raymer C 60 Chris Samuels T 75 Alex Sulfsted T 79 Dave Szott G 68 Ross Tucker T Defensive linemen 74 Donovan Arp DT 99 Marco Coleman DE 91 Delbert Cowsette DT 92 Jerry DeLoach DT 90 Kenard Lang DE/DT 93 Otis Leverette DE 73 Terrance Simmons DT 78 Bruce Smith DE 95 Dan Wilkinson DT		Linebackers 56 LaVar Arrington OLB 57 Donté Curry MLB 50 Robert Jones MLB/OLB 98 Lemar Marshall OLB 53 Eddie Mason OLB 58 Antonio Pierce OLB 53 Donny J. Green OLB Defensive backs 24 Champ Bailey CB 28 Darrell Green CB 35 Keith Lyle FS 26 Ifeanyi Ohalete SS 22 Kato Serwanga CB 29 Sam Shade SS 21 Fred Smoot CB 31 David Terrell FS Special teams 77 Ethan Albright LS 4 Bryan Barker P 5 Brett Conway K		Reserve lists 80 Stephen Alexander TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 59 Shawn Barber OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 96 Jauron Dailey LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 51 Mark Fischer C (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 25 Donovan Greer CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 55 Kevin Mitchell LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 27 Central McClellion CB 97 Chaz Murphy LB -- Doug Sims DT 39 Stanley Stephens RB 45 Kenny Watson RB 53 active, 6 inactive, 5 practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 9	at San Diego Chargers	L 3–30	0–1	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
2^[A]	September 24	at Green Bay Packers	L 0–37	0–2	Lambeau Field	Recap
3	September 30	Kansas City Chiefs	L 13–45	0–3	FedExField	Recap
4	October 7	at New York Giants	L 9–23	0–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
5	October 15	at Dallas Cowboys	L 7–9	0–5	Texas Stadium	Recap
6	October 21	Carolina Panthers	W 17–14	1–5	FedExField	Recap
7	October 28	New York Giants	W 35–21	2–5	FedExField	Recap
8	November 4	Seattle Seahawks	W 27–14	3–5	FedExField	Recap
9	Bye
10	November 18	at Denver Broncos	W 17–10	4–5	Invesco Field at Mile High	Recap
11	November 25	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 13–3	5–5	Veterans Stadium	Recap
12	December 2	Dallas Cowboys	L 14–20	5–6	FedExField	Recap
13	December 9	at Arizona Cardinals	W 20–10	6–6	Sun Devil Stadium	Recap
14	December 16	Philadelphia Eagles	L 6–20	6–7	FedExField	Recap
15	December 23	Chicago Bears	L 15–20	6–8	FedExField	Recap
16	December 30	at New Orleans Saints	W 40–10	7–8	Louisiana Superdome	Recap
17^[A]	January 6	Arizona Cardinals	W 20–17	8–8	FedExField	Recap

Standings

NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Philadelphia Eagles	11	5	0	.688	343	208	W2
Washington Redskins	8	8	0	.500	256	303	W2
New York Giants	7	9	0	.438	294	321	L2
Arizona Cardinals	7	9	0	.438	295	343	L1
Dallas Cowboys	5	11	0	.313	246	338	L1

Notes

^ ^a ^b The Redskins were originally scheduled to host the Arizona Cardinals during Week 2 of the original NFL schedule (September 16) at FedExField. However, due to the September 11 attacks, the game was rescheduled to Week 17.

References

^ "2001 Washington Redskins Draftees".
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 152
^ 2009 Washington Redskins Media Guide. pp. 323–324. Archived from the original on March 19, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 153

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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
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