2001 Miami Dolphins season

The 2001 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's 32nd season in the National Football League and the 36th season in the AFC division under the guidance of Dave Wannstedt, who was entering his 2nd year as Dolphins head coach. The Miami Dolphins finished the season 2nd in the AFC East with a record of 11–5. Their season ended with a defeat to the defending Super Bowl champions, the Baltimore Ravens, in the Wild Card round of the playoffs.

2001 Miami Dolphins season
OwnerWayne Huizenga
Head coachDave Wannstedt
Home fieldPro Player Stadium
Results
Record11–5
Division place2nd AFC East
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Ravens) 3–20
Pro BowlersLB Zach Thomas
CB Sam Madison
C Tim Ruddy
DE Jason Taylor
FS Brock Marion

The Miami Dolphins ranked 8th in points scored and 11th in points allowed.[1]

The Dolphins did not return to the playoffs until 2008.

Offseason

NFL draft
2001 Miami Dolphins draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 26 Jamar Fletcher  Defensive Back Wisconsin
2 52 Chris Chambers *  Wide Receiver Wisconsin
3 85 Travis Minor  Running Back Florida State
3 88 Morlon Greenwood  Linebacker Syracuse
5 156 Shawn Draper  Tackle Alabama
6 164 Brandon Winey  Defensive Guard LSU
6 177 Josh Heupel  Quarterback Oklahoma
6 187 Otis Leverette  Defensive End UAB
6 188 Rick Crowell  Linebacker Colorado State
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[2]

Undrafted free agents
2001 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Nick Sorensen Safety Virginia Tech

Staff
2001 Miami Dolphins staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – John Gamble
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Brad Roll

Roster
2001 Miami Dolphins final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 10 inactive, 4 practice squad


Preseason
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
HOF August 6 vs. St. Louis Rams L 10–17 0–1 Fawcett Stadium (Canton, Ohio)
1 August 13 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 17–14 1–1 Raymond James Stadium
2 August 18 San Diego Chargers L 20–23 (OT) 1–2 Pro Player Stadium
3 August 25 at Green Bay Packers L 12–17 1–3 Lambeau Field
4 August 31 Minnesota Vikings L 7–20 1–4 Pro Player Stadium

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue NFL.com
recap
1 September 9 at Tennessee Titans W 31–23 1–0 Adelphia Coliseum Recap
2[upper-alpha 1] September 23 Oakland Raiders W 18–15 2–0 Pro Player Stadium Recap
3 September 30 at St. Louis Rams L 10–42 2–1 Trans World Dome Recap
4 October 7 New England Patriots W 30–10 3–1 Pro Player Stadium Recap
5 October 14 at New York Jets L 17–21 3–2 Giants Stadium Recap
6 Bye
7 October 28 at Seattle Seahawks W 24–20 4–2 Husky Stadium Recap
8 November 4 Carolina Panthers W 23–6 5–2 Pro Player Stadium Recap
9 November 11 at Indianapolis Colts W 27–24 6–2 RCA Dome Recap
10 November 18 New York Jets L 0–24 6–3 Pro Player Stadium Recap
11 November 25 at Buffalo Bills W 34–27 7–3 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
12 December 2 Denver Broncos W 21–10 8–3 Pro Player Stadium Recap
13 December 10 Indianapolis Colts W 41–6 9–3 Pro Player Stadium Recap
14 December 16 at San Francisco 49ers L 0–21 9–4 3Com Park at Candlestick Point Recap
15 December 22 at New England Patriots L 13–20 9–5 Foxboro Stadium Recap
16 December 30 Atlanta Falcons W 21–14 10–5 Pro Player Stadium Recap
17[upper-alpha 1] January 6 Buffalo Bills W 34–7 11–5 Pro Player Stadium Recap

Standings
AFC East
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(2) New England Patriots 11 5 0 .688 371 272 W6
(4) Miami Dolphins 11 5 0 .688 344 290 W2
(6) New York Jets 10 6 0 .625 308 295 W1
Indianapolis Colts 6 10 0 .375 413 486 W1
Buffalo Bills 3 13 0 .188 265 420 L1

Playoffs

Wild Card vs Ravens
Playoff Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue NFL.com
recap
Wild Card January 13, 2002 Baltimore Ravens (5) L 3–20 0–1 Pro Player Stadium TBA

AFC: Baltimore Ravens 20, Miami Dolphins 3
Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ravens 0 7 7620
Dolphins 3 0 003

at Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Florida

Game information
  • Scoring
    • MIA – field goal Mare 33 MIA 3–0
    • BAL – Allen 4 run (Stover kick) BAL 7–3
    • BAL – Taylor 4 pass from Grbac (Stover kick) BAL 14–3
    • BAL – field goal Stover 35 BAL 17–3
    • BAL – field goal Stover 40 BAL 20–3

The Ravens recorded 222 rushing yards, while limiting the Dolphins to 151 total yards and nine first downs, while forcing three turnovers and three sacks. Baltimore running back Terry Allen ran for 109 yards and a touchdown, while quarterback Elvis Grbac completed 12 of 18 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown. Throughout the day, the Dolphins were unable to move the ball on the ground. Running backs Travis Minor and Lamar Smith were held to a combined total of 20 yards on 11 carries, while quarterback Jay Fiedler ended up as the leading rusher with 16 yards. In contrast, the Ravens called 50 running plays, gained 222 rushing yards, and held the ball for 38 minutes.

The Dolphins' only score was Olindo Mare's 33-yard field goal just two minutes into the game, after linebacker Tommy Hendricks recovered a fumble from Baltimore's Jermaine Lewis on the opening kickoff. In the second quarter, the Ravens finished a 17-play, 90-yard drive with a 4-yard touchdown run from Allen to take a 7–3 lead. Baltimore later had a chance to increase their lead before halftime when linebacker Peter Boulware recovered Minor's fumble on the Dolphins 41-yard line, but their ensuing drive ended without points when Matt Stover missed a 40-yard field goal attempt on the last play of the half.

Later in the game, Grbac led the Ravens on a 99-yard scoring drive, featuring a 45-yard completion to Travis Taylor on third down and 1. Taylor finished the drive with a 4-yard touchdown catch to give the Ravens a 14–3 lead with 1:20 left in the third quarter.

Early in the final quarter, Boulware forced a fumble while sacking Fiedler that Ravens lineman Sam Adams recovered on the Dolphins 37-yard line, leading to Stover's 35-yard field goal with 11:26 left in the game. The Dolphins responded with a drive to the Ravens 41. On first and 10, Fiedler's 40-yard pass to James McKnight at the Ravens 5-yard line bounced off the receiver's shoulder and was intercepted by defensive back Duane Starks, who returned the ball 26 yards to the 28-yard line. Baltimore's offense subsequently drove 50 yards and took 6:30 off the clock, including five carries by Jason Brookins for 36 yards, setting up Stover's second field goal to put the game away.

Notes
  1. The Dolphins were originally scheduled to host the Buffalo Bills during Week 2 of the original NFL schedule (September 16) at Pro Player Stadium. However, due to the September 11 attacks, the game was re-scheduled to Week 17.

References
  1. "2001 Miami Dolphins Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 61
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