2001 Arizona Cardinals season

2001 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Head coach	Dave McGinnis
Home field	Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	WR David Boston

The 2001 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise’s 82nd year with the National Football League and the 14th season in Arizona. It was their final season in the NFC East division before moving to their current division, the NFC West.

Due to being the only team in the league with a Week 1 bye, the Cardinals were the final team to play their season opener, which was pushed back even further in wake of the September 11 attacks. The 2001 Cardinals were also the most recent team in NFL history to have a Week 1 bye until the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Miami Dolphins in 2017 due to Hurricane Irma.

The 2001 season was Pat Tillman’s final season as he left the NFL to join the U.S. Army following the season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 2001 NFL Draft

2001 Arizona Cardinals draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	2	Leonard Davis *	Offensive tackle	Texas
2	34	Kyle Vanden Bosch *	Defensive end	Nebraska
2	54	Michael Stone	Defensive back	Memphis
3	64	Adrian Wilson *	Defensive back	NC State
4	98	Bill Gramática	Placekicker	South Florida
4	123	Marcus Bell	Defensive tackle	Memphis
5	133	Mario Fatafehi	Defensive tackle	Kansas State
6	166	Bobby Newcombe	Wide receiver	Nebraska
7	202	Renaldo Hill	Defensive back	Michigan State
7	246	Tevita Ofahengaue	Tight end	BYU
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

2001 Undrafted Free Agents of note

Player	Position	College
Arnold Jackson	Wide receiver	Louisville
Marcel Shipp	Running back	Massachusetts
Fred Wakefield	Defensive end	Illinois
LeVar Woods	Linebacker	Iowa

Personnel

Staff

2001 Arizona Cardinals staff

Front office President – Bill Bidwill Vice President – Larry Wilson Vice President and General Counsel – Michael Bidwill General Manager – Bob Ferguson Assistant to the President – Rod Graves Head coaches Head Coach – Dave McGinnis Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Rich Olson Quarterbacks – Geep Chryst Running Backs – Johnny Roland Wide Receivers – Jerry Sullivan Tight Ends – Pete Hoener Offensive Line – George Warhop Assistant Off. Line/Off. Quality Control – Mike Devlin

Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Larry Marmie Defensive Line – Joe Greene Linebackers – Jeff FitzGerald Defensive Backs – Kevin Ramsey Special teams coaches Special Teams – Hank Kuhlmann Special Teams Assistant/Def. Quality Control – Stan Kwan Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Bob Rogucki

Roster

2001 Arizona Cardinals roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 17 Dave Brown 14 Chris Greisen 16 Jake Plummer Running backs (RB) 26 Thomas Jones 34 Joel Makovicka FB 39 Dennis McKinley FB 32 Michael Pittman Sr. 31 Marcel Shipp Wide receivers (WR) 89 David Boston 87 Chris Doering 11 Bryan Gilmore 84 Arnold Jackson 82 MarTay Jenkins 81 Frank Sanders Tight ends (TE) 87 Steve Bush 49 Lawrence Hart 86 Trey Junkin 83 Tywan Mitchell

Offensive linemen (OL) 61 Jarvis Borum T 65 Anthony Clement T 75 Leonard Davis G 67 Chris Dishman G 60 Mike Gruttadauria C 68 Yusuf Scott G 70 L.J. Shelton T 50 Jason Starkey C Defensive linemen (DL) 94 Marcus Bell DT 71 Andy Bowers DE 95 Tom Burke DE 98 Russell Davis DT 72 Jabari Issa DT 92 Barron Tanner DT 78 Mao Tosi DE 97 Fred Wakefield DE

Linebackers (LB) 59 Rob Fredrickson 57 Ronald McKinnon 51 Johnny Rutledge 54 Sekou Sanyika 55 Raynoch Thompson 52 Zack Walz 56 LeVar Woods Defensive backs (DB) 36 David Barrett CB 25 Corey Chavous CB 45 Renaldo Hill CB 24 Tom Knight CB 42 Kwamie Lassiter FS 41 Justin Lucas 23 Coby Rhinehart CB 44 Michael Stone CB 40 Pat Tillman SS 22 Adrian Wilson Special teams  1 Cedric Oglesby K 12 Chad Stanley P

Reserve 15 Cary Blanchard K (IR) 79 Mario Fatafehi DE (IR) 58 James Folston LB (IR)  7 Bill Gramática K (IR) 80 Terry Hardy TE (IR) 66 Pete Kendall G (IR) 10 Scott Player P (IR) 85 Rob Moore WR (IR) 93 Kyle Vanden Bosch DE (IR) Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
1	Bye
2	September 23, 2001	Denver Broncos	L 38–17	ESPN 5:30pm	50,913
3	September 30, 2001	Atlanta Falcons	L 34–14	FOX 1:05pm	28,878
4	October 7, 2001	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–20	FOX 10:00am	66,360
5	October 14, 2001	at Chicago Bears	L 20–13	FOX 10:00am	66,944
6	October 21, 2001	Kansas City Chiefs	W 24–16	CBS 1:05pm	35,916
7	October 28, 2001	at Dallas Cowboys	L 17–3	FOX 2:05pm	63,114
8	November 4, 2001	Philadelphia Eagles	L 21–7	FOX 2:05pm	33,430
9	November 11, 2001	New York Giants	L 17–10	FOX 2:15pm	36,917
10	November 18, 2001	Detroit Lions	W 45–38	FOX 2:15pm	32,322
11	November 25, 2001	at San Diego Chargers	W 20–17	FOX 2:05pm	49,398
12	December 2, 2001	at Oakland Raiders	W 34–31	FOX 2:15pm	46,601
13	December 9, 2001	Washington Redskins	L 20–10	FOX 2:05pm	40,056
14	December 15, 2001	at New York Giants	L 17–13	FOX 10:30am	77,913
15	December 23, 2001	Dallas Cowboys	W 17–10	FOX 2:05pm	48,883
16	December 30, 2001	at Carolina Panthers	W 30–7	FOX 11:00am	72,025
17	January 6, 2002	at Washington Redskins	L 20–17	FOX 11:00am	61,721

Standings

NFC East
	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

External links

• 2001 Arizona Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com