2001 Oakland Raiders season

2001 Oakland Raiders season
Head coach	Jon Gruden
General manager	Al Davis
Owner	Al Davis
Home field	Network Associates Coliseum
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Divisional Playoff
Pro Bowlers	Rich Gannon, QB Tim Brown, WR Lincoln Kennedy, OT Charles Woodson, CB Shane Lechler, P

The 2001 Oakland Raiders season was the club’s 42nd season, and 32nd in the National Football League. The club acquired wide receiver Jerry Rice through free agency. Rice excelled with his new team, catching 83 passes for 1,139 yards and 9 touchdowns. None of the team's six regular-season losses and seven total losses were by more than a touchdown. The Raiders would qualify for the postseason, but lost to the eventual Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots in a divisional playoff game. The loss was controversial; with a minute and 43 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and the Raiders winning 13-10, cornerback Charles Woodson appeared to force a fumble on Patriots quarterback Tom Brady that was recovered by the Raiders, but the play was ruled an incomplete pass. The Patriots tied the game in the ensuing drive and then won in overtime.

It would be head coach Jon Gruden's final season with Oakland, who was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for Tampa Bay's first-round draft picks in 2002 and 2003, their second-round draft picks in 2004 and 2005, and $8 million. The Raiders faced Gruden in the Super Bowl the next year.

Personnel

Staff

2001 Oakland Raiders staff
Head Coaches Head Coach – Jon Gruden Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Bill Callahan Senior Assistant – Marc Trestman Quarterbacks – David Shaw Running Backs – Skip Peete Wide Receivers – Fred Biletnikoff Tight Ends – Jim Erkenbeck Offensive Assistant – Aaron Kromer Offensive Assistant – John Morton			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Chuck Bresnahan Defensive Line – Mike Waufle Linebackers – Fred Pagac Defensive Backs – Ron Lynn Quality Control/Defense – Don Martin Squad Development – Willie Brown Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Bob Casullo Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Garrett Giemont

Roster

Oakland Raiders roster
Quarterbacks 12 Rich Gannon 14 Bobby Hoying -- Marques Tuiasosopo Running Backs 32 Zack Crockett RB/FB 25 Charlie Garner 28 Randy Jordan 26 Napoleon Kaufman 42 Terry Kirby 40 Jon Ritchie FB 47 Tyrone Wheatley Wide Receivers 81 Tim Brown 88 David Dunn 82 James Jett 84 Jerry Porter 80 Jerry Rice Tight Ends 87 Jeremy Brigham 89 Mondriel Fulcher 86 Roland Williams		Offensive Linemen 73 Darryl Ashmore G 79 Mo Collins G 72 Lincoln Kennedy T 63 Barret Robbins C 65 Barry Sims T 74 Matt Stinchcomb T 62 Adam Treu C 76 Steve Wisniewski G Defensive Linemen 93 Trace Armstrong DE 94 Tony Bryant DE 57 Roderick Coleman DT 75 Chris Cooper DT 90 Grady Jackson DT 51 Lance Johnstone DE 95 Austin Robbins DT 96 Darrell Russell DT 99 Josh Taves DE 91 Regan Upshaw DE		Linebackers 58 Elijah Alexander 50 Eric Barton 54 Greg Biekert 55 Bobby Brooks 53 Travian Smith 59 William Thomas Defensive Backs 21 Eric Allen CB 27 Calvin Branch CB 33 Anthony Dorsett S 36 Derrick Gibson S 23 Darrien Gordon CB 37 Johnnie Harris CB 20 Tory James CB 39 Brandon Jennings CB 41 Eric Johnson S 49 Marquez Pope S 24 Charles Woodson CB Special Teams  - Brett Conway K 11 Sebastian Janikowski K  - Shane Lechler P

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
1	September 9, 2001	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 27–24	CBS 1:00et	78,844
2	September 23, 2001	at Miami Dolphins	L 18–15	CBS 1:00et	73,404
3	September 30, 2001	Seattle Seahawks	W 38–14	CBS 4:15et	54,629
4	October 7, 2001	Dallas Cowboys	W 28–21	FOX 4:15et	61,535
5	October 14, 2001	at Indianapolis Colts	W 23–18	ESPN 8:30et	56,972
6	Bye
7	October 28, 2001	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–10	CBS 4:15et	65,342
8	November 5, 2001	Denver Broncos	W 38–28	ABC 9:00et	62,637
9	November 11, 2001	at Seattle Seahawks	L 34–27	ESPN 8:30et	67,231
10	November 18, 2001	San Diego Chargers	W 34–24	CBS 4:05et	61,960
11	November 25, 2001	at New York Giants	W 28–10	CBS 4:15et	78,756
12	December 2, 2001	Arizona Cardinals	L 34–31	FOX 4:15et	46,601
13	December 9, 2001	Kansas City Chiefs	W 28–26	CBS 4:15et	60,784
14	December 15, 2001	at San Diego Chargers	W 13–6	CBS 5:00et	67,349
15	December 22, 2001	Tennessee Titans	L 13–10	ABC 9:00et	61,934
16	December 30, 2001	at Denver Broncos	L 23–17	CBS 4:15et	75,582
17	January 6, 2002	New York Jets	L 24–22	CBS 4:15et	62,011

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
^(3) Oakland Raiders	10	6	0	.625	399	327	L3
Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.563	301	324	W2
Denver Broncos	8	8	0	.500	340	339	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	6	10	0	.375	320	344	L1
San Diego Chargers	5	11	0	.313	332	321	L9

Playoffs

AFC Wild Card Playoff

Oakland Raiders 38, New York Jets 24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	0	3	7	14	24
Raiders	6	10	0	22	38

at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: January 12, 2002
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), clear
• Game attendance: 61,503
• Referee: Dick Hantak
• TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels (play-by-play), Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller (color commentators), Melissa Stark, and Eric Dickerson (sideline reporters)

AFC Divisional Playoff

New England Patriots 16, Oakland Raiders 13 (OT)

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Raiders	0	7	6	0	0	13
Patriots	0	0	3	10	3	16

at Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

• Date: January 19, 2002
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 19 °F (−7 °C), heavy snow
• Game attendance: 60,292
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel (play-by-play), Phil Simms (color commentator), and Armen Keteyian (sideline reporter)

References

Raiders on Pro Football Reference