2001 New York Jets season

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2001 New York Jets season
OwnerWoody & Christopher Johnson
Head coachHerman Edwards
Home fieldThe Meadowlands
Results
Record10–6
Division place3rd AFC East
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs
(at Raiders) 24–38
Pro BowlersC Kevin Mawae
RB Curtis Martin
DE John Abraham
Uniform

The 2001 New York Jets season was the franchise's 32nd season in the National Football League (NFL), the 42nd season overall, and the first under new head coach Herman Edwards. The team improved upon its 9–7 record from 2000 and the Jets finished 10–6 and qualified for the final Wild Card position in the American Football Conference (AFC). They lost in the wild-card round to the Oakland Raiders, with the score of 38–24.

NFL draft[edit]

2001 New York Jets draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 16 Santana Moss *  WR Miami (FL) from Pittsburgh
2 49 LaMont Jordan  RB Maryland
3 79 Kareem McKenzie  OT Penn State
4 101 Jamie Henderson  DB Georgia from New England
7 206 James Reed  DT Iowa State from New England
7 217 Tupe Peko  OG Michigan State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff[edit]

2001 New York Jets staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Roster[edit]

2001 New York Jets final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 2 inactive, 5 practice squad

Schedule[edit]

Regular season[edit]

In the wake of the September 11 attacks, the Jets’ players made a unanimous vote not to play against the Oakland Raiders in Week 2. This game was made up on January 6, 2002.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 9 Indianapolis Colts L 24–45 0–1 Giants Stadium Recap
2 September 23 at New England Patriots W 10–3 1–1 Foxboro Stadium Recap
3 October 1 San Francisco 49ers L 17–19 1–2 Giants Stadium Recap
4 October 7 at Buffalo Bills W 42–36 2–2 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
5 October 14 Miami Dolphins W 21–17 3–2 Giants Stadium Recap
6 October 21 St. Louis Rams L 14–34 3–3 Giants Stadium Recap
7 October 28 at Carolina Panthers W 13–12 4–3 Ericsson Stadium Recap
8 November 4 at New Orleans Saints W 16–9 5–3 Louisiana Superdome Recap
9 November 11 Kansas City Chiefs W 27–7 6–3 Giants Stadium Recap
10 November 18 at Miami Dolphins W 24–0 7–3 Pro Player Stadium Recap
11 Bye
12 December 2 New England Patriots L 16–17 7–4 Giants Stadium Recap
13 December 9 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–18 7–5 Heinz Field Recap
14 December 16 Cincinnati Bengals W 15–14 8–5 Giants Stadium Recap
15 December 23 at Indianapolis Colts W 29–28 9–5 RCA Dome Recap
16 December 30 Buffalo Bills L 9–14 9–6 Giants Stadium Recap
17 January 6 at Oakland Raiders W 24–22 10–6 Network Associates Coliseum Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Postseason[edit]

Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap
Wild Card January 12, 2002 at Oakland Raiders (3) L 24–38 0–1 Network Associates Coliseum Recap

Standings[edit]

AFC East
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

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