2001 Pittsburgh Steelers season

2001 Pittsburgh Steelers season
OwnerThe Rooney Family
Head coachBill Cowher
General managerKevin Colbert
Home fieldHeinz Field
Results
Record13–3
Division place1st AFC Central
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs (vs. Ravens) 27–10
Lost AFC Championship (vs. Patriots) 17–24
Pro Bowlers
6
AP All-Pros
4
  • Alan Faneca (1st team)
  • Jason Gildon (1st team)
  • Kendrell Bell (2nd team)
  • Jeff Hartings (2nd team)
Team MVPKordell Stewart
Team ROYKendrell Bell

The 2001 season was the Pittsburgh Steelers' 69th season in the National Football League.

Roster

2001 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 33 R. J. Bowers
  • 36 Jerome Bettis
  • 45 Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala
  • 35 Dan Kreider FB
  • 38 Jon Witman FB
  • 21 Amos Zereoué

Wide receivers

  • 88 Tim Baker
  • 80 Plaxico Burress
  • 81 Troy Edwards KR
  • 83 Lenzie Jackson
  • 82 Bobby Shaw
  • 86 Hines Ward

Tight ends

  • 48 Matt Cushing
  • 85 Cory Geason
  • 84 Jerame Tuman
 Offensive linemen
  • 62 Roger Duffy C/G
  • 66 Alan Faneca G
  • 72 Wayne Gandy T
  • 64 Jeff Hartings C/G
  • 78 Mathias Nkwenti T
  • 56 Chukky Okobi C/G
  • 79 Oliver Ross T/G
  • 77 Marvel Smith T
  • 66 Rich Tylski G
  • 68 Keydrick Vincent G

Defensive linemen

  • 94 Rodney Bailey DE
  • 96 Kendrick Clancy NT
  • 73 Chris Combs DE
  • 98 Casey Hampton NT
  • 91 Aaron Smith DE
  • 67 Kimo von Oelhoffen DE
 Linebackers
  • 97 Kendrell Bell ILB
  • 57 John Fiala ILB
  • 92 Jason Gildon OLB
  • 53 Clark Haggans OLB
  • 50 Earl Holmes ILB
  • 51 Mike Jones ILB
  • 90 Justin Kurpeikis LB
  • 55 Joey Porter OLB

Defensive backs

  • 27 Brent Alexander FS
  • 40 Myron Bell S
  • 41 Lethon Flowers SS
  • 31 Mike Logan S
  • 22 Hank Poteat S/PR/KR
  • 30 Chad Scott CB
  • 23 Jason Simmons S
  • 26 Deshea Townsend CB
  • 20 Dewayne Washington CB

Special teams

  • 54 Mike Schneck LS
  •  3 Kris Brown K
  •  4 Josh Miller P/H
 Reserve lists
  • 87 Mark Bruener TE (IR)
  • 89 Will Blackwell WR/KR (IR)


Practice squad

  • 19 Demetrius Brown WR
  • 95 Rameel Connor DE
  • 76 Chris Hoke DE
  • 24 Payton Williams CB

[1] [2] [3]


Rookies in italics
 55 active, 1 inactive, 4 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Stadium
1 August 3 at Atlanta Falcons W 17–16 1–0 Georgia Dome
2 August 16 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–24 1–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
3 August 25 Detroit Lions W 20–7 2–1 Heinz Field
4 August 30 Buffalo Bills W 20–0 3–1 Heinz Field

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Stadium
1 September 9 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 3–21 0–1 Alltel Stadium
2 Bye
3 September 30 at Buffalo Bills W 20–3 1–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium
4 October 7 Cincinnati Bengals W 16–7 2–1 Heinz Field
5 October 14 at Kansas City Chiefs W 20–17 3–1 Arrowhead Stadium
6 October 21 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 17–10 4–1 Raymond James Stadium
7 October 29 Tennessee Titans W 34–7 5–1 Heinz Field
8 November 4 Baltimore Ravens L 10–13 5–2 Heinz Field
9 November 11 at Cleveland Browns W 15–12 (OT) 6–2 Cleveland Browns Stadium
10 November 18 Jacksonville Jaguars W 20–7 7–2 Heinz Field
11 November 25 at Tennessee Titans W 34–24 8–2 Adelphia Coliseum
12 December 2 Minnesota Vikings W 21–16 9–2 Heinz Field
13 December 9 New York Jets W 18–7 10–2 Heinz Field
14 December 16 at Baltimore Ravens W 26–21 11–2 PSINet Stadium
15 December 23 Detroit Lions W 47–14 12–2 Heinz Field
16 December 30 at Cincinnati Bengals L 23–26 (OT) 12–3 Paul Brown Stadium
17 January 6 Cleveland Browns W 28–7 13–3 Heinz Field

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) Pittsburgh Steelers 13 3 0 .813 352 212 W1
(5) Baltimore Ravens 10 6 0 .625 303 265 W1
Cleveland Browns 7 9 0 .438 285 319 L1
Tennessee Titans 7 9 0 .438 336 388 L2
Jacksonville Jaguars 6 10 0 .375 294 286 L2
Cincinnati Bengals 6 10 0 .375 226 309 W2

References

  1. ↑ 2001 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
  2. ↑ 2002 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
  3. ↑ "2001 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
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