2001 New York Giants season

2001 New York Giants season
Head coach	Jim Fassel
Home field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The New York Giants' 2001 season saw them return as Super Bowl runners-up, after losing Super Bowl XXXV to the Baltimore Ravens. The Giants went 7–9 and missed the playoffs.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2001 New York Giants draft
1	22	Will Allen	DB	Syracuse
3	78	Will Peterson	DB	Western Illinois
4	114	Cedric Scott	DE	Southern Miss
4	125	Jesse Palmer	QB	Florida
5	160	John Markham	K	Vanderbilt
5	162	Jonathan Carter	WR	Troy State
7	230	Ross Kolodziej	DT	Wisconsin
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Season

The 2001 NFL season was the 77th season for the New York Giants and the 82nd regular season of the National Football League. The Giants finished 7–9, 3rd in the NFC East. The Giants hoped to continue their success from the previous season in which they were the NFC champions, losing Super Bowl XXXV to the Baltimore Ravens. Michael Strahan was named Defensive Player of the Year for the 2001 season. He broke the NFL single season sack record with 22.5, surpassing Mark Gastineau's total of 22, by sacking Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers at Giants Stadium in the final regular season game. Following the season, defensive coordinator John Fox left to become the head coach of the Carolina Panthers, a team he would take the Super Bowl just two years later.

Schedule

The game against the Green Bay Packers was scheduled for Sept. 16 but was rescheduled to January 6, due to the September 11 Attacks, which took place in New York, the Giants' native city.

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	PF	PA	Record	TV Time	Notes	Attendance
1	Sept. 10	at Denver Broncos	Loss	20	31	0–1	ABC 9:00et/7:00mt	First game at Invesco Field	75,735
2	Sept. 23	at Kansas City Chiefs	Win	13	3	1–1	FOX 1:00et/12:00ct	First Giants game after 9/11	77,666
3	Sept. 30	New Orleans Saints	Win	21	13	2–1	FOX 1:00et		78,451
4	Oct. 7	Washington Redskins	Win	23	9	3–1	FOX 1:00et		78,651
5	Oct. 14	at St. Louis Rams	Loss	14	15	3–2	FOX 1:00et/12:00ct		65,992
6	Oct. 22	Philadelphia Eagles	Loss	9	10	3–3	ABC 9:00et		78,821
7	Oct. 28	at Washington Redskins	Loss	21	35	3–4	FOX 4:00et		80,316
8	Nov. 4	Dallas Cowboys	Win	27	24	4–4	FOX 1:00et	Giants come back from 17 points	78,673
9	Nov. 11	at Arizona Cardinals	Win	17	10	5–4	FOX 4:00et/2:00mt	Occurs week after NY Yankees/Arizona World Series	36,917
10	Nov. 19	at Minnesota Vikings	Loss	16	28	5–5	ABC 9:00et/8:00ct		64,283
11	Nov. 25	Oakland Raiders	Loss	10	28	5–6	CBS 4:00et	Played in rainstorm	78,756
12	Bye
13	Dec. 9	at Dallas Cowboys	Loss	13	20	5–7	FOX 1:00et/12:00ct		61,821
14	Dec. 15	Arizona Cardinals	Win	17	13	6–7	FOX 12:30et	Cards K Bill Gramatica tears ACL celebrating FG	77,913
15	Dec. 23	Seattle Seahawks	Win	27	24	7–7	CBS 1:00et		78,119
16	Dec. 30	at Philadelphia Eagles	Loss	21	24	7–8	FOX 4:00et	Giants nearly win on hook and lateral	65,885
17	Jan. 6	Green Bay Packers	Loss	25	34	7–9	FOX 1:00et	Michael Strahan sets new sack record	78,601

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Game summaries

Week 8

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Cowboys	10	14	0	0	0	24
• Giants	0	7	7	10	3	27

Date: November 4
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 78,673
Game weather: 56°F; wind 10
Referee: Bernie Kukar
Television network: Fox

Scoring summary

1		DAL	Tim Seder 22 yard field goal	DAL 3–0

1		DAL	Joey Galloway 16 yard pass from Clint Stoerner (Tim Seder kick)	DAL 10–0

2		DAL	Dexter Coakley 29 yard interception return (Tim Seder kick)	DAL 17–0

2		NYG	Joe Jurevicius 4 yard pass from Kerry Collins (Morten Andersen kick)	DAL 17–7

2		DAL	Mario Edwards 71 yard interception return (Tim Seder kick)	DAL 24–7

3		NYG	Joe Jurevicius 34 yard pass from Kerry Collins (Morten Andersen kick)	DAL 24–14

4		NYG	Morten Andersen 40 yard field goal	DAL 24–17

4		NYG	Ike Hilliard 9 yard pass from Kerry Collins (Morten Andersen kick)	Tie 24–24

OT	7:48	NYG	Morten Andersen 42 yard field goal	NYG 27–24

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Standings

NFC East
	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

Roster

Coaching Staff

New York Giants 2001 coaching staff

Front Office

President, Co-CEO – Wellington Mara
Chairman, Co-CEO – Preston Robert Tisch
General Manager – Ernie Accorsi

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Jim Fassel

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Sean Payton
Running Backs – Eric Studesville
Wide Receivers – Jimmy Robinson
Tight Ends – Mike Pope
Offensive Assistant – Jay Robertson

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – John Fox
Defensive Quality Control – Dave Brazil
Defensive Line – Danny Marcin
Linebackers – Tom Olivadotti
Secondary – Johnnie Lynn

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Fred von Appen
Strength and Conditioning – John Dunn
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Craig Stoddard

Source:^[5]

References

↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 23
↑ http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/2001-nyg
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-10.
↑ ESPN. Retrieved 2013-Dec-10.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 113

New York Giants

Founded in 1925
Based in East Rutherford, New Jersey

Franchise

History

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Culture and Lore

Rivalries

Key personnel

Owners: John Mara, Steve Tisch
General Manager: Jerry Reese
Head Coach: Ben McAdoo

Division championships (16)

League championships (8)

Super Bowl appearances (5)

XXI
XXV
XXXV
XLII
XLVI

Retired numbers

Ring of Honor

Media

Current League Affiliations

League: National Football League
Conference: National Football Conference
Division: East Division

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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearence

2001 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Cleveland	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Jacksonville	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay	San Francisco
	Tennessee

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