2001 Washington Redskins season

Template:Short description Template:Infobox NFL team season The 2001 season was the Washington Redskins' 70th in the National Football League (NFL), their 65th representing Washington, D.C., and the only season under head coach Marty Schottenheimer. Despite an ugly start to the season at 0–5, the Redskins began a 5-game winning streak, and by week 14 were 6–6 and in the midst in the NFC playoff hunt. However, despite outplaying their next two opponents, the Redskins dropped two critical games to the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears, eliminating them from playoff contention, though they would finish the season on a high note at 8–8.

Offseason

NFL draft

style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| 2001 Washington Redskins draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	15	Rod Gardner	WR	Clemson
2	45	Fred Smoot	CB	Mississippi State
4	109	Sage Rosenfels	QB	Iowa State
5	154	Darnerien McCants	WR	Delaware State
6	186	Mario Monds	DT	Cincinnati

Free agents

Player	Position	New team
Albert Connell	Wide Receiver	New Orleans Saints
Ed Ellis	Tackle	San Diego Chargers
Brad Johnson	Quarterback	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Greg Jones	Linebacker	Chicago Bears
N. D. Kalu	Defensive End	Philadelphia Eagles
Adrian Murrell	Running Back	Carolina Panthers
Mike Sellers	Fullback	Cleveland Browns
Derek M. Smith	Linebacker	San Francisco 49ers
James Thrash	Wide Receiver	Philadelphia Eagles

Personnel

Staff

2001 Washington Redskins staff
Front office Owner – Daniel Snyder Vice president of player personnel – John Schneider Vice president of football operations – Pepper Rodgers Assistant general manager – Bobby Mitchell Head coaches Head coach/director of football operations – Marty Schottenheimer Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Jimmy Raye II Quarterbacks – Brian Schottenheimer Running backs – Hue Jackson Wide receivers – Richard Mann Tight ends – Tony Sparano Offensive line – Joe Pendry Offensive assistant/quality control – Pete Carmichael Jr.			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Kurt Schottenheimer Defensive line – Mike Trgovac Linebackers – Greg Manusky Defensive backs – Jerry Holmes Defensive assistant – Bill Arnsparger Defensive assistant/quality control – Kirk Olivadotti Special teams coaches Special teams – Mike Stock Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Dave Redding Assistant strength and conditioning – Matt Schiotz

Regular season

Schedule

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1	September 9	at San Diego Chargers	L 3–30	0–1	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
2Template:Efn-ua	Template:Dow tooltip	at Green Bay Packers	L 0–37	0–2	Lambeau Field	Recap
3	September 30	Kansas City Chiefs	L 13–45	0–3	FedExField	Recap
4	October 7	at New York Giants	L 9–23	0–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
5	Template:Dow tooltip	at Dallas Cowboys	L 7–9	0–5	Texas Stadium	Recap
6	October 21	Carolina Panthers	W 17–14	1–5	FedExField	Recap
7	October 28	New York Giants	W 35–21	2–5	FedExField	Recap
8	November 4	Seattle Seahawks	W 27–14	3–5	FedExField	Recap
9	Bye
10	November 18	at Denver Broncos	W 17–10	4–5	Invesco Field at Mile High	Recap
11	November 25	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 13–3	5–5	Veterans Stadium	Recap
12	December 2	Dallas Cowboys	L 14–20	5–6	FedExField	Recap
13	December 9	at Arizona Cardinals	W 20–10	6–6	Sun Devil Stadium	Recap
14	December 16	Philadelphia Eagles	L 6–20	6–7	FedExField	Recap
15	December 23	Chicago Bears	L 15–20	6–8	FedExField	Recap
16	December 30	at New Orleans Saints	W 40–10	7–8	Louisiana Superdome	Recap
17Template:Efn-ua	January 6	Arizona Cardinals	W 20–17	8–8	FedExField	Recap

References

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