2001 Dallas Cowboys season
2001 Dallas Cowboys season | |
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Owner | Jerry Jones |
General manager | Jerry Jones |
Head coach | Dave Campo |
Home field | Texas Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 5–11 |
Division place | 5th NFC East |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | G Larry Allen LB Dexter Coakley |
The 2001 Dallas Cowboys season was the team's 42nd in the National Football League (NFL). The Cowboys matched their record from the season before, going 5–11 and missing the playoffs, finishing last in the NFC East. For the first time since 1988, Troy Aikman was not on the Cowboys roster as quarterback, as the three-time Super Bowl champion retired, after playing for the team from 1989 to 2000. For the first time, Pat Summerall and John Madden did not call any Cowboys games for Fox all year.
Offseason
Additions | Subtractions |
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WR Darrin Chiaverini (Browns) | QB Randall Cunningham (Ravens) |
QB Ryan Leaf (Chargers) | QB Troy Aikman (retirement) |
An eventful off-season created a lot buzz but little change in the Cowboys' fortunes. Franchise
2001 draft class
2001 Dallas Cowboys draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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2 | 53 | Quincy Carter | QB | Georgia | |
2 | 56 | Tony Dixon | SS
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Alabama | |
3 | 93 | Willie Blade | DT | Mississippi State | compensatory |
4 | 122 | Markus Steele | LB | Southern California | |
5 | 137 | Matt Lehr | G
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Virginia Tech | |
6 | 171 | Daleroy Stewart | DT | Southern Mississippi | |
7 | 207 | Colston Weatherington | DL
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Central Missouri State | |
7 | 240 | John Nix | DT | Southern Mississippi | compensatory |
7 | 242 | Char-ron Dorsey | OT
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Florida State | compensatory |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Notes
- The Cowboys traded their 2000 first-round (No. 19 overall) and 2001 first-round (No. 7 overall) selections to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for wide receiver Joey Galloway.
- The Cowboys traded their original second-round selection (No. 37 overall) to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for second- (No. 52 overall) and third-round (No. 81 overall) selections.
- The Cowboys traded their second-round (No. 52 overall, from Indianapolis) selection to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for second (No. 56 overall) and fourth-round (No. 122 overall) selections.
- The Cowboys traded two third-round (Nos. 70 and 81 overall) selections to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for a second-round (No. 53 overall) selection.
- The Cowboys traded their fourth-round (No. 102 overall) and 2002 seventh-round (No. 217 overall) selections to O.J. Santiago.[1]
Undrafted free agents
Player | Position | College |
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Jason Bell | Cornerback | UCLA |
Demetric Evans | Defensive end | Georgia |
Lynn Scott | Safety | Northwestern Oklahoma State
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Roster
Coaching staff
Dallas Cowboys 2001 coaching staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Source:[2] |
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
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1 | August 4 | at Oakland Raiders | L 14–21 | 0–1 | Network Associates Coliseum
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2 | August 11 | Denver Broncos | L 6–20 | 0–2 | Texas Stadium |
3 | August 18 | at New Orleans Saints | L 10–16 | 0–3 | Louisiana Superdome
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4 | August 27 | vs. Oakland Raiders | W 21–6 | 1–3 | Estadio Azteca (Mexico City) |
5 | August 30 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 27–17 | 2–3 | Texas Stadium |
Regular season
Despite what seemed a promising outing in the first pre-season game by starter
Even with the injection of new blood, the Cowboys suffered through another 5–11 campaign and a last place finish in the
One notable game included week 7, where the Cowboys led the Giants 24–7 at halftime, but (thanks in part to Clint Stoerner's 4 interceptions) the Giants rallied to win in overtime. In an unusual move, Stoerner was pulled from the game for Ryan Leaf late in the 4th quarter of a tie game. It was Leaf's debut with the team, but he couldn't lead them to victory.
Another infamous game was on Thanksgiving Day against the Broncos. Dallas trailed 26–10 and scored a touchdown in the 4th quarter. Coach Dave Campo decided against "going for 2" which if successful would have made it an eight-point (and one-possession) game. Campo instead had Dallas kick the extra point, keeping the margin at 9. Dallas did score one more late TD but that was not enough to tie the game and they never got the ball back, and lost 26–24.
A fourth consecutive season sweep of rival
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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1 | September 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 6–10 | 0–1 | Texas Stadium | 61,521 | |
2[A] | September 23 | San Diego Chargers | L 21–32 | 0–2 | Texas Stadium | 63,430 | |
3 | September 30 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 18–40 | 0–3 | Veterans Stadium | 66,621 | |
4[B] | October 7 | at Oakland Raiders | L 21–28 | 0–4 | Network Associates Coliseum
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61,535 | |
5 | October 15 | Washington Redskins | W 9–7 | 1–4 | Texas Stadium | 63,941 | |
6 | Bye[B] | ||||||
7 | October 28 | Arizona Cardinals | W 17–3 | 2–4 | Texas Stadium | 63,114 | |
8 | November 4 | at New York Giants | L 24–27 (OT) | 2–5 | Giants Stadium | 78,673 | |
9 | November 11 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 13–20 | 2–6 | Georgia Dome | 69,010 | |
10 | November 18 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 3–36 | 2–7 | Texas Stadium | 63,204 | |
11 | November 22 | Denver Broncos | L 24–26 | 2–8 | Texas Stadium | 64,104 | |
12 | December 2 | at Washington Redskins | W 20–14 | 3–8 | FedExField
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85,112 | |
13 | December 9 | New York Giants | W 20–13 | 4–8 | Texas Stadium | 61,821 | |
14 | December 16 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 3–29 | 4–9 | Husky Stadium | 63,366 | |
15 | December 23 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 10–17 | 4–10 | Sun Devil Stadium
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48,883 | |
16 | December 30 | San Francisco 49ers | W 27–21 | 5–10 | Texas Stadium | 64,366 | |
17[A] | January 6 | at Detroit Lions | L 10–15 | 5–11 | Pontiac Silverdome | 77,512 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
NFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
(3) Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 343 | 208 | W2 | ||
Washington Redskins | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 256 | 303 | W2 | ||
New York Giants | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 294 | 321 | L2 | ||
Arizona Cardinals | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 295 | 343 | L1 | ||
Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 246 | 338 | L1 |
Notes
- ^ a b The Cowboys were originally scheduled to play the Detroit Lions during Week 2 of the original NFL schedule (September 16) at Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac. However, due to the September 11 attacks, the game was rescheduled to Week 17.
- ^ Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland. However, the game was re-scheduled to Week 4 to accommodate a possible Oakland Athletics baseball game in the ALCS, in which both the Cowboys and Raiders would originally have had their byes. The Athletics were subsequently eliminated on October 15.
References
- ^ "2001 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". ProSportsTransactions.com.
- ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 113.
Publications
- The Football Encyclopedia ISBN 0-312-11435-4
- Total Football ISBN 0-06-270170-3
- Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes ISBN 0-446-51950-2
External links
- "2001 Dallas Cowboys Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Dallas Cowboys Official Site