2001 Cleveland Browns season

2001 Cleveland Browns season
Head coach Butch Davis
Home field Cleveland Browns Stadium
Results
Record 7–9
Division place T-3rd AFC Central
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 2001 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 53rd season and 49th with the National Football League.

Offseason

2001 NFL Draft

Draft order Player name Position College
Round Pick
1 3 Gerard Warren Defensive tackle Florida
2 33 Quincy Morgan Wide Receiver Kansas State
3 65 James Jackson Running back Miami
4 97 Anthony Henry Defensive back South Florida
5 134 Jeremiah Pharms Linebacker Washington
6 165 Michael Jameson Defensive back Texas A&M
7 203 Paul Zukauskas Offensive Lineman Boston College
7 245 Andre King Wide Receiver Miami

Personnel

Staff

2001 Cleveland Browns staff
Front office
  • Owner and Chairman – Alfred Lerner
  • President and Chief Executive Officer – Carmen Policy
  • Executive Vice President/Director of Football Operations – Dwight Clark
  • Executive Director of Player Personnel – Joe Collins
  • Director of College Personnel – Phil Neri
  • Director of Pro Personnel – Keith Kidd

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Head Strength and Conditioning – Tim Jorgensen
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Rob Phillips

[1]

Regular season

The most notable game from the 2001 Cleveland Browns season came on a December 16 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Browns were driving toward the east end zone for what would have been the winning score. A controversial call on fourth down gave the Jaguars the ball. Browns' receiver Quincy Morgan had caught a pass for a first down on 4th and 1. After Tim Couch spiked the ball on the next play, referee Terry McAulay reviewed Morgan's catch, claiming that the replay officials had buzzed him before Couch spiked the ball. (NFL Rules state that once the next play is completed, the officials cannot under any circumstances review any previous plays.) Upon reviewing the play, McAulay determined that Morgan never had control of the ball, thus the pass was incomplete, and the Jaguars were awarded the ball. Fans in the Dawg Pound began throwing plastic beer bottles and other objects on the field.[2] McAulay declared the game over and sent the teams to the locker rooms. NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue then called to override the referee's decision, sending the players back onto the field, where the Jaguars ran out the last seconds under a hail of debris.[3]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result TV Time (ET) Attendance
1 September 9, 2001 Seattle Seahawks L 9–6 CBS 1:00PM ET
72,318
2 September 23, 2001 Detroit Lions W 24–14 FOX 1:00PM ET
73,168
3 September 30, 2001 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 23–14 CBS 4:00PM ET
57,875
4 October 7, 2001 San Diego Chargers W 20–16 CBS 1:00PM ET
73,018
5 October 14, 2001 at Cincinnati Bengals L 24–14 CBS 1:00PM ET
64,217
6 October 21, 2001 Baltimore Ravens W 24–14 CBS 1:00PM ET
72,818
7 Bye
8 November 4, 2001 at Chicago Bears L 27–21 CBS 4:00PM ET
66,944
9 November 11, 2001 Pittsburgh Steelers L 15–12 CBS 1:00PM ET
73,218
10 November 18, 2001 at Baltimore Ravens W 27–17 CBS 1:00PM ET
69,353
11 November 25, 2001 Cincinnati Bengals W 18–0 CBS 1:00PM ET
72,918
12 December 2, 2001 Tennessee Titans L 31–15 CBS 1:00PM ET
72,818
13 December 9, 2001 at New England Patriots L 27–16 CBS 1:00PM ET
60,292
14 December 16, 2001 Jacksonville Jaguars L 15–10 CBS 1:00PM ET
72,818
15 December 23, 2001 at Green Bay Packers L 30–7 CBS 4:00PM ET
59,824
16 December 30, 2001 at Tennessee Titans W 41–38 CBS 1:00PM ET
68,798
17 January 6, 2002 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 28–7 CBS 1:00PM ET
59,189

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) Pittsburgh Steelers 1330.813352212W1
(5) Baltimore Ravens 1060.625303265W1
Cleveland Browns 790.438285319L1
Tennessee Titans 790.438336388L2
Jacksonville Jaguars 6100.375294286L2
Cincinnati Bengals 6100.375226309W2

Roster

2001 Cleveland Browns roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Postseason

The Browns did not qualify for the postseason.

Awards and records

Milestones

2001 is the only season since the Browns have returned that had the same Quarterback start all 16 games (Tim Couch).

References

  1. ↑ "Staff Directory". 2001 Media Guide. Cleveland Browns. p. 4.
  2. ↑ "Top 10 Most Ridiculous Sports Fan Moments - Photo 1 of 10 - NESN.com". Media.nesn.com. 2010-11-18. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  3. ↑ "Browns". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
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