The 2001Oakland Raidersseason was the franchise's 32nd season in the National Football League (NFL), the 42nd overall, their seventh season since their move back to Oakland, and the fourth year under head coach Jon Gruden, the last of his first stint as the team's head coach.
In the offseason, the Raiders acquired wide receiver Jerry Rice through free agency. Rice excelled with his new team, catching 83 passes for 1,139 yards and 9 touchdowns. The Raiders finished the season 10–6, finishing in first place in the AFC West for the second consecutive year. Their six regular season losses were by a combined 24 points.
The Raiders qualified for the postseason, beating the New York Jets in the wild-card round, who were also the team the Raiders lost to in the final game of the regular season. In the Divisional round, the Raiders blew a 13–3 lead and lost to the eventual Super Bowl championNew England Patriots in a controversial finish. With a minute and 43 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and the Raiders leading 13–10, cornerback Charles Woodson appeared to force a fumble of Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady that was recovered by the Raiders. The play was reviewed by instant replay and the fumble was ruled an incomplete pass. The Patriots tied the game in the ensuing drive and then won in overtime. The game became known as the Tuck Rule Game.
It would be Jon Gruden's final season as head coach in his first stint with the Raiders. After the season he 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 in cash. The Raiders faced Gruden and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Super Bowl the next year, and lost 48–21. Gruden would return to the Raiders as head coach 16 years later in 2018.
^ abThe Raiders were originally scheduled to host the New York Jets during Week 2 of the original NFL schedule (September 16) at Network Associates Coliseum. However, due to the September 11 attacks, the game was rescheduled to Week 17.
^ abThe Raiders were originally scheduled to host the Dallas Cowboys during Week 6 (October 21) at Network Associates Coliseum. However, the game was rescheduled to Week 4 to accommodate a possible Oakland Athletics baseball game in the ALCS, in which both the Cowboys and Raiders would originally have had their byes. The Athletics were subsequently eliminated on October 15.
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The 2001 Oakland Raiders season was the franchise s 32nd season in the National Football League NFL the 42nd overall their seventh season since their move back to Oakland and the fourth year under head coach Jon Gruden the last of his first stint as the team s head coach 2001 Oakland Raiders seasonOwnerAl DavisGeneral managerAl DavisHead coachJon GrudenHome fieldNetwork Associates ColiseumResultsRecord10 6Division place1st AFC WestPlayoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs vs Jets 38 24Lost Divisional Playoffs at Patriots 13 16 OT Pro BowlersRich Gannon QBTim Brown WRLincoln Kennedy OTCharles Woodson CBShane Lechler P 2000 Raiders seasons 2002 In the offseason the Raiders acquired wide receiver Jerry Rice through free agency Rice excelled with his new team catching 83 passes for 1 139 yards and 9 touchdowns The Raiders finished the season 10 6 finishing in first place in the AFC West for the second consecutive year Their six regular season losses were by a combined 24 points The Raiders qualified for the postseason beating the New York Jets in the wild card round who were also the team the Raiders lost to in the final game of the regular season In the Divisional round the Raiders blew a 13 3 lead and lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion New England Patriots in a controversial finish With a minute and 43 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and the Raiders leading 13 10 cornerback Charles Woodson appeared to force a fumble of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady that was recovered by the Raiders The play was reviewed by instant replay and the fumble was ruled an incomplete pass The Patriots tied the game in the ensuing drive and then won in overtime The game became known as the Tuck Rule Game It would be Jon Gruden s final season as head coach in his first stint with the Raiders After the season he 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 in cash The Raiders faced Gruden and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Super Bowl the next year and lost 48 21 Gruden would return to the Raiders as head coach 16 years later in 2018 The Raiders theme song was Veridis Quo by Daft Punk Contents 1 Offseason 1 1 NFL draft 2 Staff 3 Final roster 4 Preseason 5 Regular season 5 1 Schedule 6 Standings 7 Playoffs 7 1 AFC Wild Card Playoff 7 2 AFC Divisional Playoff 8 Notes 9 ReferencesOffseason editNFL draft edit Main article 2001 NFL Draft 2001 Oakland Raiders Draft Round Selection Player Position College 1 28 Derrick Gibson SS Florida State 2 59 Marques Tuiasosopo QB Washington 3 89 DeLawrence Grant LB Oregon State 5 158 Ray Perryman SS Northern Arizona 5 168 Chris Cooper DT Nebraska Omaha 7 228 Derek Combs CB Ohio State 7 229 Ken Yon Rambo WR Ohio StateStaff edit2001 Oakland Raiders Coaching Staff Head coaches Head coach Jon Gruden Coaches Assistant Paul Kelly Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator offensive line Bill Callahan Quarterbacks David Shaw Running backs Skip Peete Wide receivers Fred Biletnikoff Wide receivers John Morton Tight ends Jim Erkenbeck Assistant offensive line Aaron Kromer Senior assistant offense Marc Trestman Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator Chuck Bresnahan Defensive line Mike Waufle Linebackers Fred Pagac Defensive backs Ron Lynn Assistant defensive backs director of squad development Willie Brown Defensive quality control Don Martin Special teams coaches Special teams Bob Casullo Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning Garrett GiemontFinal roster edit2001 Oakland Raiders final roster Quarterbacks 12 Rich Gannon 16 Rodney Peete 8 Marques Tuiasosopo Running backs 32 Zack Crockett FB 25 Charlie Garner 28 Randy Jordan 42 Terry Kirby KR 40 Jon Ritchie FB 47 Tyrone Wheatley 34 Jermaine Williams Wide receivers 81 Tim Brown PR 82 James Jett 83 Marcus Knight 84 Jerry Porter 80 Jerry Rice Tight ends 87 Jeremy Brigham 89 Mondriel Fulcher 86 Roland Williams Offensive linemen 77 Darryl Ashmore G T 79 Mo Collins G 68 Aaron Graham C LS 72 Lincoln Kennedy T 73 Frank Middleton G 70 Toby Myles T 65 Barry Sims T 74 Matt Stinchcomb T 62 Adam Treu C 76 Steve Wisniewski G Defensive linemen 94 Tony Bryant DE 57 Roderick Coleman DT 75 Chris Cooper DE 95 DeLawrence Grant DE 92 Junior Ioane DT 90 Grady Jackson DT 99 Josh Taves DT 91 Regan Upshaw DE Linebackers 58 Elijah Alexander OLB 50 Eric Barton OLB 54 Greg Biekert MLB 55 Bobby Brooks MLB 53 Travian Smith OLB 59 William Thomas OLB Defensive backs 21 Eric Allen CB 33 Anthony Dorsett FS 26 Derrick Gibson FS 37 Johnnie Harris SS 20 Tory James CB 39 Brandon Jennings CB 23 Marquez Pope SS 24 Charles Woodson CB PR Special teams 3 Brad Daluiso K 11 Sebastian Janikowski K 9 Shane Lechler P Reserve lists 93 Trace Armstrong DE IR nbsp 85 Reggie Barlow WR IR nbsp 14 Bobby Hoying QB IR nbsp 41 Eric Johnson S IR nbsp 63 Barret Robbins C IR nbsp 96 Darrell Russell DT Susp nbsp Practice squad 5 Derek Combs CB 44 Ray Perryman S 78 Chad Slaughter T 19 Elijah Thurmon WR 18 Marcus Williams TE rookies in italics53 active 6 inactive 5 practice squadPreseason editWeek Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 August 4 Dallas Cowboys W 21 14 1 0 Network Associates Coliseum 2 August 11 at Arizona Cardinals W 10 7 2 0 Sun Devil Stadium 3 August 19 at San Francisco 49ers L 17 20 2 1 3Com Park 4 August 27 vs Dallas Cowboys L 6 21 2 2 nbsp Estadio Azteca Mexico City 5 August 31 Green Bay Packers W 24 13 3 2 Network Associates ColiseumRegular season editSchedule edit Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 9 at Kansas City Chiefs W 27 24 1 0 Arrowhead Stadium 78 844 2 A September 23 at Miami Dolphins L 15 18 1 1 Pro Player Stadium 73 304 3 September 30 Seattle Seahawks W 38 14 2 1 Network Associates Coliseum 54 629 4 B October 7 Dallas Cowboys W 28 21 3 1 Network Associates Coliseum 61 535 5 October 14 at Indianapolis Colts W 23 18 4 1 RCA Dome 56 972 6 Bye B 7 October 28 at Philadelphia Eagles W 20 10 5 1 Veterans Stadium 65 342 8 November 5 Denver Broncos W 38 28 6 1 Network Associates Coliseum 62 637 9 November 11 at Seattle Seahawks L 27 34 6 2 Husky Stadium 67 231 10 November 18 San Diego Chargers W 34 24 7 2 Network Associates Coliseum 61 960 11 November 25 at New York Giants W 28 10 8 2 Giants Stadium 78 756 12 December 2 Arizona Cardinals L 31 34 OT 8 3 Network Associates Coliseum 46 601 13 December 9 Kansas City Chiefs W 28 26 9 3 Network Associates Coliseum 60 784 14 December 15 at San Diego Chargers W 13 6 10 3 Qualcomm Stadium 67 349 15 December 22 Tennessee Titans L 10 13 10 4 Network Associates Coliseum 61 934 16 December 30 at Denver Broncos L 17 23 10 5 Invesco Field at Mile High 75 582 17 A January 6 New York Jets L 22 24 10 6 Network Associates Coliseum 62 011Standings editAFC West viewtalkedit 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 L9Playoffs editAFC Wild Card Playoff edit Oakland Raiders 38 New York Jets 24 Period 1 2 34TotalJets 0 3 71424Raiders 6 10 02238 at Network Associates Coliseum Oakland California Date January 12 2002Game time 8 00 p m EST 5 00 p m PSTGame weather 53 F 12 C clearGame attendance 61 503Referee Dick HantakTV announcers ABC Al Michaels play by play Dan Fouts Dennis Miller color commentators Melissa Stark and Eric Dickerson sideline reporters AFC Divisional Playoff edit See also Tuck Rule Game New England Patriots 16 Oakland Raiders 13 OT Period 1 2 34OTTotalRaiders 0 7 60013Patriots 0 0 310316 at Foxboro Stadium Foxborough Massachusetts Date January 19 2002Game time 8 00 p m ESTGame weather 19 F 7 C heavy snowGame attendance 60 292Referee Walt ColemanTV announcers CBS Greg Gumbel play by play Phil Simms color commentator and Armen Keteyian sideline reporter Notes edit a b The Raiders were originally scheduled to host the New York Jets during Week 2 of the original NFL schedule September 16 at Network Associates Coliseum However due to the September 11 attacks the game was rescheduled to Week 17 a b The Raiders were originally scheduled to host the Dallas Cowboys during Week 6 October 21 at Network Associates Coliseum However the game was rescheduled to Week 4 to accommodate a possible Oakland Athletics baseball game in the ALCS in which both the Cowboys and Raiders would originally have had their byes The Athletics were subsequently eliminated on October 15 References editRaiders on Pro Football Reference nbsp This article relating to an American football season is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2001 Oakland Raiders season amp oldid 1219995233, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
