2001 Miami Dolphins season

2001 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach	Dave Wannstedt
Owner	Wayne Huizenga
Home field	Pro Player Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	2nd AFC East
Playoff finish	Lost AFC Wild Card
Pro Bowlers	2

The 2001 Miami Dolphins season ended quickly with a defeat to the defending Super Bowl Baltimore Ravens, in the Wildcard round.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1		Jamar Fletcher	Defensive Back	Wisconsin
2		Chris Chambers	Wide Receiver	Wisconsin
3		Travis Minor	Running Back	Florida State
3		Morlon Greenwood	Linebacker	Syracuse
5		Shawn Draper	Tackle	Alabama

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Personnel

Staff

2001 Miami Dolphins staff
	Front office Owner/Chairman of the Board – Wayne Huizenga President/Chief Operating Officer – Eddie Jones Senior Vice President of Business Operations – Bryan Wiedmeier Vice President of Player Personnel – Rick Spielman Director of College Scouting – Ron Labadie Director of Pro Personnel – George Paton Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Tom Heckert, Sr. Head coaches Head Coach – Dave Wannstedt Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Chan Gailey Quarterbacks – Mike Shula Running Backs – Joel Collier Wide Receivers – Robert Ford Tight Ends – Pat Jones Offensive Line – Tony Wise Offensive Quality Control – Judd Garrett			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Jim Bates Defensive Line – Clarence Brooks Assistant Defensive Line/Defensive Quality Control – Robert Nunn Linebackers – Bob Sanders Secondary – Mel Phillips Defensive Nickel Package – Bill Lewis Special teams coaches Special Teams – Keith Armstrong Kicking – Doug Blevins Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – John Gamble Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Brad Roll

Regular season

Schedule

Game	Date	TV Time	Opponent	Result	Dolphins' points	Opponents' Points	Record	Streak	Attendance
1	09/09/01	ESPN 8:30PM ET	at Tennessee Titans	W	31	23	1–0	W-1	68,798
2	09/23/01	CBS 1:00PM ET	Oakland Raiders	W	18	15	2–0	W-2	73,404
3	09/30/01	CBS 1:00PM ET	at St. Louis Rams	L	10	42	2–1	L-1	66,046
4	10/07/01	CBS 1:00PM ET	New England Patriots	W	30	10	3–1	W-1	72,713
5	10/14/01	CBS 4:00PM ET	at New York Jets	L	17	21	3–2	L-1	78,823
6	Bye
7	10/28/01	CBS 4:00PM ET	at Seattle Seahawks	W	24	20	4–2	W-1	59,108
8	11/04/01	FOX 1:00PM ET	Carolina Panthers	W	23	6	5–2	W-2	72,597
9	11/11/01	CBS 1:00PM ET	at Indianapolis Colts	W	27	24	6–2	W-3	57,127
10	11/18/01	CBS 1:00PM ET	New York Jets	L	0	24	6–3	L-1	74,259
11	11/25/01	CBS 1:00PM ET	at Buffalo Bills	W	34	27	7–3	W-1	73,063
12	12/02/01	CBS 1:00PM ET	Denver Broncos	W	21	10	8–3	W-2	73,938
13	12/10/01	ABC 9:00PM ET	Indianapolis Colts	W	41	6	9–3	W-3	73,858
14	12/16/01	CBS 4:00PM ET	at San Francisco 49ers	L	0	21	9–4	L-1	68,223
15	12/22/01	CBS 12:30PM ET	at New England Patriots	L	13	20	9–5	L-2	60,292
16	12/30/01	FOX 1:00PM ET	Atlanta Falcons	W	21	14	10–5	W-1	73,559
17	01/06/02	CBS 4:00PM ET	Buffalo Bills	W	34	7	11–5	W-2	73,428
WC	01/13/02	CBS 4:30PM ET	Baltimore Ravens	L	3	20	11–6	L-1	72,251

Standings

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

References

1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 61