2001 Tennessee Titans season

The 2001 Tennessee Titans season was the Titans' 42nd season and their 32nd in the National Football League (NFL). The team won only seven games and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1998. After finishing 13–3 in the two prior seasons, defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was hired as the new head coach of the Buffalo Bills. Williams' departure contributed to the drop-off in wins, as the Titans went from second in scoring defense in 2000 to 25th in 2001. After the season, the Titans lost Bruce Matthews, who had been with the team since 1983 when they were the Houston Oilers, to retirement, ending a 19 year era for the team.

Offseason

Additions	Subtractions
DE Kevin Carter (Rams)	S Marcus Robertson (Seahawks)
	LB Terry Killens (49ers)
	DE Kenny Holmes (Giants)
	CB Denard Walker (Broncos)

Undrafted free agents

2001 undrafted free agents of note

Player	Position	College
Donovan Arp	Defensive tackle	Louisville
Leo Barnes	Safety	Southern Miss
Rashad Bartholomew	Running back	Yale
Drew Bennett	Wide receiver	UCLA
Reed Diehl	Center	California
Barry Hall	Tackle	Middle Tennessee State
Shawn Johnson	Linebacker	Ole Miss
Chris Lorenti	Center	UCF
Chris Sanders	Quarterback	Chattanooga
Robby Snelling	Tight end	Boise State
Juqua Thomas	Linebacker	Oklahoma State
Chris Valletta	Guard	Texas A&M

Schedule

Preseason

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1	Template:Dow tooltip	Chicago Bears	W 27–24	1–0
2	Template:Dow tooltip	at St. Louis Rams	W 23-10	2–0
3	Template:Dow tooltip	Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–20	2–1
4	Template:Dow tooltip	at Detroit Lions	W 28–25	3–1

Regular season

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1	September 9	Miami Dolphins	L 23–31	0–1	Adelphia Coliseum	68,798
2Template:Efn-ua	September 23	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 6–13	0–2	Alltel Stadium	65,994
3	Bye
4	October 7	at Baltimore Ravens	L 7–26	0–3	PSINet Stadium	69,494
5	October 14	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–28	1–3	Adelphia Coliseum	68,798
6	October 21	at Detroit Lions	W 27–24	2–3	Pontiac Silverdome	76,940
7	Template:Dow tooltip	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–34	2–4	Heinz Field	63,763
8	November 4	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 28–24	3–4	Adelphia Coliseum	68,798
9	Template:Dow tooltip	Baltimore Ravens	L 10–16	3–5	Adelphia Coliseum	68,798
10	November 18	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 20–7	4–5	Paul Brown Stadium	63,865
11	November 25	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 24–34	4–6	Adelphia Coliseum	68,801
12	December 2	at Cleveland Browns	W 31–15	5–6	Cleveland Browns Stadium	72,818
13	December 9	at Minnesota Vikings	L 24–42	5–7	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	64,271
14	December 16	Green Bay Packers	W 26–20	6–7	Adelphia Coliseum	68,804
15	Template:Dow tooltip	at Oakland Raiders	W 13–10	7–7	Network Associates Coliseum	61,934
16	December 30	Cleveland Browns	L 38–41	7–8	Adelphia Coliseum	68,798
17Template:Efn-ua	January 6	Cincinnati Bengals	L 21–23	7–9	Adelphia Coliseum	68,798

References

• Titans on Pro Football Reference
• Titans on jt-sw.com