2001 New Orleans Saints season

2001 New Orleans Saints season
Head coach	Jim Haslett
Home field	Louisiana Superdome
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2001 New Orleans Saints season saw the Saints not qualify for the postseason and marked the 17th consecutive time that the team hosting the Super Bowl would not be playing in it.

It was Ricky Williams' final season as a Saint as he went to the Miami Dolphins the following season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

2001 New Orleans Saints draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	23	Deuce McAllister *	Running back	Mississippi
3	70	Sedrick Hodge	Linebacker	North Carolina
3	81	Kenny Smith	Defensive tackle	Alabama
4	115	Moran Norris	Fullback	Kansas
5	153	Onomo Ojo	Wide receiver	UC Davis
6	185	Mitch White	Offensive tackle	Oregon State
7	221	Ennis Davis	Defensive tackle	USC
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

2001 New Orleans Saints staff
	Front office Owner – Tom Benson General Manager of Football Operations – Randy Mueller Assistant General Manager of Football Operations – Charles Bailey Director of Football Administration – Mickey Loomis Director of Player Personnel – Rick Mueller College Scouting Coordinator – Rick Thompson Head coaches Head Coach – Jim Haslett Assistant Head Coach/Secondary – Rick Venturi Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Mike McCarthy Quarterbacks – Frank Cignetti, Jr. Running Backs – Dave Atkins Wide Receivers – Hubbard Alexander Tight Ends – Bob Palcic Offensive Line – Jack Henry Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Jim Hostler			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Ron Zook Defensive Line – Sam Clancy Linebackers – Winston Moss Secondary/Special Teams Assistant – Joe Baker Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Mike Woodford Special teams coaches Special Teams – Al Everest Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Rock Gullickson Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Evan Marcus

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Network	TV Time (CT)	Attendance
1	September 9, 2001	at Buffalo Bills	W 24–6	FOX	12:00pm	71,447
3	September 30, 2001	at New York Giants	L 21–13	FOX	12:00pm	78,451
4	October 7, 2001	Minnesota Vikings	W 28–15	FOX	12:00pm	70,020
5	October 14, 2001	at Carolina Panthers	W 27–25	FOX	12:00pm	72,049
6	October 21, 2001	Atlanta Falcons	L 20–13	FOX	12:00pm	70,020
7	October 28, 2001	at St. Louis Rams	W 34–31	FOX	12:00pm	66,189
8	November 4, 2001	New York Jets	L 16–9	ESPN	7:30pm	70,020
9	November 11, 2001	at San Francisco 49ers	L 28–27	FOX	3:15pm	68,063
10	November 18, 2001	Indianapolis Colts	W 34–20	CBS	12:00pm	70,020
11	November 25, 2001	at New England Patriots	L 34–17	FOX	3:15pm	60,292
12	December 2, 2001	Carolina Panthers	W 27–23	FOX	12:00pm	70,020
13	December 9, 2001	at Atlanta Falcons	W 28–10	FOX	12:00pm	68,826
14	December 17, 2001	St. Louis Rams	L 34–21	ABC	8:00pm	70,332
15	December 23, 2001	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 48–21	FOX	12:00pm	65,526
16	December 30, 2001	Washington Redskins	L 40–10	ESPN	7:30pm	70,020
17	January 6, 2002	San Francisco 49ers	L 38–0	FOX	12:00pm	70,020

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
^(1) St. Louis Rams	14	2	0	.875	503	273	W6
^(5) San Francisco 49ers	12	4	0	.750	409	282	W1
New Orleans Saints	7	9	0	.438	333	409	L4
Atlanta Falcons	7	9	0	.438	291	377	L2
Carolina Panthers	1	15	0	.063	253	410	L15

References

1. "2001 New Orleans Saints Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2014.

External links

• 2001 New Orleans Saints on Pro-Football-Reference.com