2001 Seattle Seahawks season
The 2001 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 26th season in the National Football League, The second of two seasons the Seahawks played at Husky Stadium while Qwest Field was being built and the third under head coach Mike Holmgren. They improved on their 6-10 record from 2000 and finished the season at 9–7. The Seahawks were in the playoff hunt until the last game of the season; Baltimore's win over Minnesota on the last Monday Night game of the year ended Seattle's post-season bid. The 2001 season was the final season for the Seahawks in the American Football Conference and the second and final season they played at Husky Stadium while Qwest Field was being built.
2001 Seattle Seahawks season | |
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Owner | Paul Allen |
Head coach | Mike Holmgren |
Home field | Husky Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 9–7 |
Division place | 2nd AFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | OT Walter Jones DT John Randle |
AP All-Pros | OT Walter Jones (1st team) |
Before the season, the Seahawks signed free agent quarterbacks Trent Dilfer and Matt Hasselbeck. Hasselbeck eventually won the starting position over Dilfer. The Seahawks also signed future Hall of Fame defensive tackle John Randle, who spent the last 11 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and would make the Pro Bowl in his first season with the Seahawks.
The season saw the emergence of the second year running back Shaun Alexander after Ricky Watters was injured for most of the season. Watters retired after the season ended.
It was also the final season the Seahawks wore their traditional blue and green uniforms, and their last year in the AFC West as they returned to the NFC West in the 2002 NFL season.
Offseason
NFL draft
2001 Seattle Seahawks draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 9 | Koren Robinson * | Wide Receiver | North Carolina State | |
1 | 17 | Steve Hutchinson * † | Offensive Guard | Michigan | |
2 | 40 | Ken Lucas | Cornerback | Mississippi | |
3 | 82 | Heath Evans | Fullback | Auburn | |
4 | 104 | Orlando Huff | Linebacker | Fresno State | |
4 | 127 | Curtis Fuller | Free Safety | TCU | |
4 | 128 | Floyd Womack | Offensive Guard | Mississippi State | |
5 | 140 | Alex Bannister * | Wide Receiver | Eastern Kentucky | |
6 | 172 | Josh Booty | Quarterback | LSU | |
7 | 210 | Harold Blackmon | Safety | Northwestern | |
7 | 222 | Dennis Norman | Offensive Tackle | Princeton | |
7 | 237 | Kris Kocurek | Defensive Tackle | Texas Tech | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel
Staff
2001 Seattle Seahawks staff | ||||||
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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Final roster
- Starters in bold.
- (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 2002 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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1 | August 11 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 21–28 | 0–1 | RCA Dome | Recap |
2 | August 18 | Arizona Cardinals | L 13–16 (OT) | 0–2 | Husky Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 25 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 28–18 | 1–2 | 3Com Park | Recap |
4 | September 1 | New Orleans Saints | W 28–14 | 2–2 | Husky Stadium | Recap |
Regular season
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap | |||
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1 | September 9 | at Cleveland Browns | W 9–6 | 1–0 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | Recap | |||
2 | September 23 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 3–27 | 1–1 | Husky Stadium | Recap | |||
3 | September 30 | at Oakland Raiders | L 14–38 | 1–2 | Network Associates Coliseum | Recap | |||
4 | October 7 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 24–15 | 2–2 | Husky Stadium | Recap | |||
5 | October 14 | Denver Broncos | W 34–21 | 3–2 | Husky Stadium | Recap | |||
6 | Bye | ||||||||
7 | October 28 | Miami Dolphins | L 20–24 | 3–3 | Husky Stadium | Recap | |||
8 | November 4 | at Washington Redskins | L 14–27 | 3–4 | FedExField | Recap | |||
9 | November 11 | Oakland Raiders | W 34–27 | 4–4 | Husky Stadium | Recap | |||
10 | November 18 | at Buffalo Bills | W 23–20 | 5–4 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap | |||
11 | November 25 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 7–19 | 5–5 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap | |||
12 | December 2 | San Diego Chargers | W 13–10 (OT) | 6–5 | Husky Stadium | Recap | |||
13 | December 9 | at Denver Broncos | L 7–20 | 6–6 | Invesco Field at Mile High | Recap | |||
14 | December 16 | Dallas Cowboys | W 29–3 | 7–6 | Husky Stadium | Recap | |||
15 | December 23 | at New York Giants | L 24–27 | 7–7 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |||
16 | December 30 | at San Diego Chargers | W 25–22 | 8–7 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap | |||
17 | January 6 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 21–18 | 9–7 | Husky Stadium | Recap |
- Source: 2001 NFL season results [5]
Standings
AFC West | |||||||||
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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 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .375 | 320 | 344 | L1 | ||
San Diego Chargers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 332 | 321 | L9 |
Game Summaries
Week P1: at Indianapolis Colts
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Colts | 3 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 28 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis
- Date: August 11
- Game time: 7:00pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 45,089
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV: KCPQ
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
Week P2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Seahawks | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle
- Date: August 18
- Game time: 6:37pm local
- Game weather: partly cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C), 53% humidity, wind NW 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
- Game attendance: 47,553
- Referee: Mark Baltz
- TV: KCPQ
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
Week P3: at San Francisco 49ers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
49ers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
at 3Com Park, San Francisco
- Date: August 25
- Game time: 6:05pm local
- Game weather: clear, 62 °F (17 °C), 69% humidity, wind W 20 miles per hour (32 km/h)
- Game attendance: 63,887
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV: KCPQ
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
Week P4: vs. New Orleans Saints
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Saints | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Seahawks | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle
- Date: September 1
- Game time: 1:00pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C), 75% humidity, wind S 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
- Game attendance: 68,665
- Referee: James Sprenger
- TV: KCPQ
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
Week 1: at Cleveland Browns
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Browns | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland
- Date: September 9
- Game time: 1:02pm local
- Game weather: clear/partly cloudy, 81 °F (27 °C), 78% humidity, wind S 17 miles per hour (27 km/h)
- Game attendance: 72,318
- Referee: Bill Etzler
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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Week 2: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 3 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle
- Date: September 23
- Game time: 1:27pm local
- Game weather: clear, 65 °F (18 °C), 75% humidity, wind N 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
- Game attendance: 62,826
- Referee: Dick Hantak
- TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee, Brian Baldinger, and Tim Ryan
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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Week 3: at Oakland Raiders
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Raiders | 7 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Date: September 30
- Game time: 1:15pm local
- Game weather: clear, 72 °F (22 °C), 76% humidity, wind W 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
- Game attendance: 54,629
- Referee: Ron Blum
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui, Steve Tasker
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Jaguars | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
Seahawks | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle
- Date: October 7
- Game time: 1:05pm local
- Game weather: overcast, 50 °F (10 °C), 89% humidity, wind SW 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
- Game attendance: 54,524
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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Week 5: vs. Denver Broncos
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Broncos | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Seahawks | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle
- Date: October 14
- Game time: 1:16pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 54 °F (12 °C), 90% humidity, wind NE 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
- Game attendance: 61,837
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Craig James, and Beasley Reece
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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Week 7: vs. Miami Dolphins
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dolphins | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle
- Date: October 28
- Game time: 1:15pm local
- Game weather: clear, 43 °F (6 °C), 82% humidity, wind NE 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
- Game attendance: 59,108
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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Week 8: at Washington Redskins
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Redskins | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland
- Date: November 4
- Game time: 1:15pm local
- Game weather: clear, 65 °F (18 °C), 42% humidity, wind E 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
- Game attendance: 82,352
- Referee: Tom White
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson, Brent Jones
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Raiders | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
Seahawks | 6 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle
- Date: November 11
- Game time: 5:36pm local
- Game weather: rain, 50 °F (10 °C), 100% humidity, wind calm
- Game attendance: 67,231
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Paul Maguire, Joe Theismann, Suzy Kolber
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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Week 10: at Buffalo Bills
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
Bills | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: November 18
- Game time: 1:02pm local
- Game weather: clear, 55 °F (13 °C), 56% humidity, wind SW 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
- Game attendance: 60,836
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui, Steve Tasker, Jim Kelly
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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Week 11: at Kansas City Chiefs
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: November 25
- Game time: 12:00pm local
- Game weather: clear, 49 °F (9 °C), 76% humidity, wind S 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
- Game attendance: 77,357
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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Week 12: vs. San Diego Chargers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Chargers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle
- Date: December 2
- Game time: 1:05pm local
- Game weather: overcast, 41 °F (5 °C), 82% humidity, wind NE 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
- Game attendance: 55,466
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Craig James and Beasley Reece
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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Week 13 at Denver Broncos
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Broncos | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver
- Date: December 9
- Game time: 6:35pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 38 °F (3 °C), 38% humidity, wind E 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
- Game attendance: 74,524
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Paul Maguire, Joe Theismann, Suzy Kolber
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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Week 14: vs. Dallas Cowboys
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cowboys | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Seahawks | 10 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 29 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle
- Date: December 16
- Game time: 1:17pm local
- Game weather: rain, 46 °F (8 °C), 100% humidity, wind SE 20 miles per hour (32 km/h)
- Game attendance: 63,366
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee, Ray Bentley, and Tim Ryan
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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Week 15: at New York Giants
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Giants | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: December 23
- Game time: 1:03pm local
- Game weather: partly cloudy, 43 °F (6 °C), 47% humidity, wind S 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
- Game attendance: 78,119
- Referee: Ron Winter
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Craig James, and Beasley Reece
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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Week 16: at San Diego Chargers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
Chargers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: December 30
- Game time: 1:15pm local
- Game weather: overcast, 63 °F (17 °C), 53% humidity, wind WSW 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
- Game attendance: 51,412
- Referee: Tom White
- TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee, Trevor Matich, and Scott Kaplan
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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Week 17: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle
- Date: January 6
- Game time: 1:16pm local
- Game weather: rain, 49 °F (9 °C), 69% humidity, wind calm
- Game attendance: 58,460
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee, Trevor Matich
- Gamecenter, Gamebook
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References
- 2009 Seattle Seahawks Media Guide. pp. 236–238. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com
- 2001 Seahawks Media Guide Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 14, 2015.
- 2002 Seahawks Media Guide Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 14, 2015.
- 2001 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.