2001 New Orleans Saints season
2001 New Orleans Saints season | |
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Head coach | Jim Haslett |
Home field | Louisiana Superdome |
Results | |
Record | 7–9 |
Division place | 3rd NFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | 3
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The 2001 season was the New Orleans Saints' 35th in the National Football League and their 26th playing home games at the Louisiana Superdome. The Saints failed to improve on their 10–6 record and NFC West division championship from 2000 and finished 7–9, thus missing the playoffs for the eighth time in the past nine seasons.
The Saints were outscored 160–52 in their final four games, including losses of 40-10 and 38-0 in their last two games, against Washington and San Francisco.
Offseason[]
NFL Draft[]
2001 New Orleans Saints draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 23 | Deuce McAllister * | Running back | Mississippi | |
3 | 70 | Sedrick Hodge | Linebacker | North Carolina | |
3 | 81 | Kenny Smith | Defensive tackle | Alabama | |
4 | 115 | Moran Norris | Fullback | Kansas | |
5 | 153 | Onomo Ojo | Wide receiver | UC Davis | |
6 | 185 | Mitch White | Offensive tackle | Oregon State | |
7 | 221 | Ennis Davis | Defensive tackle | USC | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel[]
Staff[]
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster[]
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Practice squad
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Regular season[]
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 9 | at Buffalo Bills | W 24–6 | 71,447 |
2 | Bye | |||
3 | September 30 | at New York Giants | L 13–21 | 78,451 |
4 | October 7 | Minnesota Vikings | W 28–15 | 70,020 |
5 | October 14 | at Carolina Panthers | W 27–25 | 72,049 |
6 | October 21 | Atlanta Falcons | L 13–20 | 70,020 |
7 | October 28 | at St. Louis Rams | W 34–31 | 66,189 |
8 | November 4 | New York Jets | L 9–16 | 70,020 |
9 | November 11 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 27–28 | 68,063 |
10 | November 18 | Indianapolis Colts | W 34–20 | 70,020 |
11 | November 25 | at New England Patriots | L 17–34 | 60,292 |
12 | December 2 | Carolina Panthers | W 27–23 | 70,020 |
13 | December 9 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 28–10 | 68,826 |
14 | December 17 | St. Louis Rams | L 21–34 | 70,332 |
15 | December 23 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 21–48 | 65,526 |
16 | December 30 | Washington Redskins | L 10–40 | 70,020 |
17 | January 6 | San Francisco 49ers | L 0–38 | 70,020 |
Standings[]
NFC West | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
(1) St. Louis Rams | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 503 | 273 | W6 |
(5) San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 409 | 282 | W1 |
New Orleans Saints | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 333 | 409 | L4 |
Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 291 | 377 | L2 |
Carolina Panthers | 1 | 15 | 0 | .063 | 253 | 410 | L15 |
References[]
- ^ "2001 New Orleans Saints Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2001 National Football League season by team
- New Orleans Saints seasons
- 2001 in sports in Louisiana