2001 St. Louis Rams season

2001 St. Louis Rams season
OwnerGeorgia Frontiere
Head coachMike Martz
General managerMike Martz and Charley Armey
Offensive coordinatorBobby Jackson
Defensive coordinatorLovie Smith
Home fieldTrans World Dome
Results
Record14–2
Division place1st NFC West
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs (vs. Packers) 45–17
Won NFC Championship (vs. Eagles) 29–24
Lost Super Bowl XXXVI (vs. Patriots) 17–20
Pro BowlersQB Kurt Warner
RB Marshall Faulk
WR Isaac Bruce
WR Torry Holt
T Orlando Pace
G Adam Timmerman
CB Aeneas Williams

The 2001 season was the St. Louis Rams' 65th in the National Football League (NFL), their seventh in St. Louis and their second under head coach Mike Martz.

Roster

St. Louis Rams 2001 final roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

  • 24 Trung Canidate
  • 28 Marshall Faulk
  • 42 James Hodgins FB
  • 25 Robert Holcombe
  • 33 Justin Watson FB

Wide Receivers

  • 80 Isaac Bruce
  • 81 Az-Zahir Hakim
  • 88 Torry Holt
  • 83 Yo Murphy
  • 87 Ricky Proehl

Tight Ends

  • 84 Ernie Conwell
  • 86 Brandon Manumaleuna
  • 45 Jeff Robinson LS
 Offensive Linemen
  • 65 Frank Garcia C/G
  • 60 Rod Jones T
  • 67 Andy McCollum C
  • 71 Kaulana Noa G
  • 61 Tom Nütten G
  • 76 Orlando Pace T
  • 73 Cameron Spikes G
  • 70 John St. Clair T
  • 62 Adam Timmerman G
  • 50 Ryan Tucker T

Defensive Linemen

  • 72 Chidi Ahanotu DE
  • 97 Tyoka Jackson DT
  • 91 Leonard Little DE
  • 77 Sean Moran DE
  • 79 Ryan Pickett DT
  • 98 Grant Wistrom DE
  • 66 Brian Young DT
  • 90 Jeff Zgonina DT
 Linebackers
  • 51 Brian Allen ILB R
  • 57 O. J. Brigance OLB
  • 56 Dustin Cohen OLB
  • 58 Don Davis OLB
  • 55 Mark Fields OLB
  • 59 London Fletcher ILB
  • 52 Tommy Polley OLB

Defensive Backs

  • 31 Adam Archuleta SS R
  • 32 Dré Bly CB
  • 23 Jerametrius Butler CB
  • 38 Rich Coady S
  • 30 Willie Gary S UR
  • 20 Kim Herring FS
  • 21 Dexter McCleon CB
  • 41 Nick Sorensen S UR
  • 35 Aeneas Williams CB

Special Teams

  •  4 John Baker P
  • 14 Jeff Wilkins K
 Reserve Lists
data possibly incomplete
  • 27 Matt Bowen S (IR)
  • 47 Larry Bowie FB (IR)
  • 89 Damon Griffin WR (IR)
  • 92 Damione Lewis DT (IR) R
  • 22 Jacoby Shepherd CB (IR)

Practice Squad

data incomplete
  • 93 Jonathan Brown DE
  • 19 Sherrod Gideon WR
  • 65 Mike Newell C
  • 82 Francis St. Paul WR R
Notations
  • R: 2001 Rookie
  • UR: 2001 Undrafted Rookie
  • Italicized players are not on the 53-man roster.

Schedule

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 9 at Philadelphia Eagles W 20–17 (OT) 1–0 Veterans Stadium Recap
2 September 23 at San Francisco 49ers W 30–26 2–0 3Com Park at Candlestick Point Recap
3 September 30 Miami Dolphins W 42–10 3–0 Trans World Dome Recap
4 October 8 at Detroit Lions W 35–0 4–0 Pontiac Silverdome Recap
5 October 14 New York Giants W 15–14 5–0 Trans World Dome Recap
6 October 21 at New York Jets W 34–14 6–0 Giants Stadium Recap
7 October 28 New Orleans Saints L 31–34 6–1 Trans World Dome Recap
8 Bye
9 November 11 Carolina Panthers W 48–14 7–1 Trans World Dome Recap
10 November 18 at New England Patriots W 24–17 8–1 Foxboro Stadium Recap
11 November 26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–24 8–2 Trans World Dome Recap
12 December 2 at Atlanta Falcons W 35–6 9–2 Georgia Dome Recap
13 December 9 San Francisco 49ers W 27–14 10–2 Trans World Dome Recap
14 December 17 at New Orleans Saints W 34–21 11–2 Louisiana Superdome Recap
15 December 23 at Carolina Panthers W 38–32 12–2 Ericsson Stadium Recap
16 December 30 Indianapolis Colts W 42–17 13–2 Trans World Dome Recap
17 January 6 Atlanta Falcons W 31–13 14–2 Trans World Dome Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Playoffs

Playoff round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
Wild Card First-round bye
Divisional January 20, 2002 Green Bay Packers (4) W 45–17 1–0 Edward Jones Dome Recap
NFC Championship January 27, 2002 Philadelphia Eagles (3) W 29–24 2–0 Edward Jones Dome Recap
Super Bowl XXXVI February 3, 2002 vs. New England Patriots (A2) L 17–20 2-1 Louisiana Superdome Recap
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