2001 Miami Dolphins season
Appearance
2001 Miami Dolphins season | |
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Owner | Wayne Huizenga |
Head coach | Dave Wannstedt |
Home field | Pro Player Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 11–5 |
Division place | 2nd AFC East |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Ravens) 20–3 |
Pro Bowlers | 4 |
The 2001 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Football League and the 36th season in the AFC division under the guidance of Dave Wannstedt, who was entering his 2nd year as Dolphins head coach. The Miami Dolphins finished the season 2nd in the AFC East with a record of 11-5. Their season ending in the playoffs with a defeat to the defending Super Bowl Baltimore Ravens, in the Wildcard round.
The Miami Dolphins had the 8th best ranked offense and 11th best ranked defense in the league in 2001.[1]
4 Miami Dolphin players were selected for the Pro Bowl in 2001: Jason Tayor, Trace Armstrong, Sam Madison & Larry Izzo
Offseason
NFL Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
1 | 26 | Jamar Fletcher | Defensive Back | Wisconsin |
2 | 52 | Chris Chambers | Wide Receiver | Wisconsin |
3 | 85 | Travis Minor | Running Back | Florida State |
3 | 88 | Morlon Greenwood | Linebacker | Syracuse |
5 | 156 | Shawn Draper | Tackle | Alabama |
6 | 164 | Brandon Winey | Defensive Guard | LSU |
6 | 177 | Josh Heupel | Quarterback | Oklahoma |
6 | 187 | Otis Leverette | Defensive End | UAB |
6 | 188 | Rick Crowell | Linebacker | Colorado State |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Regular season
Schedule
Game | Date | TV Time | Opponent | Result | Dolphins' points | Opponents' Points | Record | Streak | Attendance |
1 | 09/09/01 | ESPN 8:30PM ET | at Tennessee Titans | W | 31 | 23 | 1–0 | W-1 | 68,798 |
2 | 09/23/01 | CBS 1:00PM ET | Oakland Raiders | W | 18 | 15 | 2–0 | W-2 | 73,404 |
3 | 09/30/01 | CBS 1:00PM ET | at St. Louis Rams | L | 10 | 42 | 2–1 | L-1 | 66,046 |
4 | 10/07/01 | CBS 1:00PM ET | New England Patriots | W | 30 | 10 | 3–1 | W-1 | 72,713 |
5 | 10/14/01 | CBS 4:00PM ET | at New York Jets | L | 17 | 21 | 3–2 | L-1 | 78,823 |
6 | Bye | ||||||||
7 | 10/28/01 | CBS 4:00PM ET | at Seattle Seahawks | W | 24 | 20 | 4–2 | W-1 | 59,108 |
8 | 11/04/01 | FOX 1:00PM ET | Carolina Panthers | W | 23 | 6 | 5–2 | W-2 | 72,597 |
9 | 11/11/01 | CBS 1:00PM ET | at Indianapolis Colts | W | 27 | 24 | 6–2 | W-3 | 57,127 |
10 | 11/18/01 | CBS 1:00PM ET | New York Jets | L | 0 | 24 | 6–3 | L-1 | 74,259 |
11 | 11/25/01 | CBS 1:00PM ET | at Buffalo Bills | W | 34 | 27 | 7–3 | W-1 | 73,063 |
12 | 12/02/01 | CBS 1:00PM ET | Denver Broncos | W | 21 | 10 | 8–3 | W-2 | 73,938 |
13 | 12/10/01 | ABC 9:00PM ET | Indianapolis Colts | W | 41 | 6 | 9–3 | W-3 | 73,858 |
14 | 12/16/01 | CBS 4:00PM ET | at San Francisco 49ers | L | 0 | 21 | 9–4 | L-1 | 68,223 |
15 | 12/22/01 | CBS 12:30PM ET | at New England Patriots | L | 13 | 20 | 9–5 | L-2 | 60,292 |
16 | 12/30/01 | FOX 1:00PM ET | Atlanta Falcons | W | 21 | 14 | 10–5 | W-1 | 73,559 |
17 | 01/06/02 | CBS 4:00PM ET | Buffalo Bills | W | 34 | 7 | 11–5 | W-2 | 73,428 |
WC | 01/13/02 | CBS 4:30PM ET | Baltimore Ravens | L | 3 | 20 | 11–6 | L-1 | 72,251 |
Standings
AFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
(2) New England Patriots | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 371 | 272 | W6 | ||
(4) Miami Dolphins | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 344 | 290 | W2 | ||
(6) New York Jets | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 308 | 295 | W1 | ||
Indianapolis Colts | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 413 | 486 | W1 | ||
Buffalo Bills | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 265 | 420 | L1 |
References
- ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2001.htm
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 61