2001 Arizona Cardinals season

2001 Arizona Cardinals season
Head Coach	Dave McGinnis
Home Field	Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Place	4th NFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2000	2002

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 2001 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1		Leonard Davis	Tackle	Texas
2		Kyle Vanden Bosch	Defensive End	Nebraska
2		Michael Stone	Defensive Back	Memphis
3		Adrian Wilson	Defensive Back	North Carolina State
4		Bill Gramatica	Kicker	South Florida
4		Marcus Bell	Defensive Tackle	Memphis
5		Mario Fatafehi	Defensive Tackle	Kansas State
6		Bobby Newcombe	Wide Receiver	Nebraska
7		Renaldo Hill	Defensive Back	Michigan State
7		Tevita Ofahengaue	Tight End	Brigham Young University

Personnel

Staff

2001 Arizona Cardinals staff
	Front office President – Bill Bidwill Vice President/General Counsel – Michael Bidwill General Manager – Bob Ferguson Assistant to the President – Rod Graves Head coaches Head Coach – Dave McGinnis Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Rich Olson Quarterbacks – Geep Chryst Running Backs – Johnny Roland Wide Receivers – Jerry Sullivan Tight Ends – Pete Hoener Offensive Line – George Warhop Assistant Off. Line/Off. Quality Control – Mike Devlin			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Larry Marmie Defensive Line – Joe Greene Linebackers – Jeff FitzGerald Defensive Backs – Kevin Ramsey Special teams coaches Special Teams – Hank Kuhlmann Special Teams Assistant/Def. Quality Control – Stan Kwan Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Bob Rogucki

Roster

2001 Arizona Cardinals roster
	Quarterbacks 17 Dave Brown 14 Chris Greisen 16 Jake Plummer Running backs Wide receivers Tight ends		Offensive linemen Defensive linemen		Linebackers Defensive backs Special teams		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
2	September 23, 2001	Denver Broncos	L 38-17	ESPN 5:30pm	50,913
3	September 30, 2001	Atlanta Falcons	L 34-14	FOX 1:05pm	28,878
4	October 7, 2001	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 21-20	FOX 10:00am	66,360
5	October 14, 2001	at Chicago Bears	L 20-13	FOX 10:00am	66,944
6	October 21, 2001	Kansas City Chiefs	W 24-16	CBS 1:05pm	35,916
7	October 28, 2001	at Dallas Cowboys	L 17-3	FOX 2:15pm	63,114
8	November 4, 2001	Philadelphia Eagles	L 21-7	FOX 2:05pm	33,430
9	November 11, 2001	New York Giants	L 17-10	FOX 2:05pm	36,917
10	November 18, 2001	Detroit Lions	W 45-38	FOX 2:05pm	32,322
11	November 25, 2001	at San Diego Chargers	W 20-17	FOX 2:15pm	49,398
12	December 2, 2001	at Oakland Raiders	W 34-31	FOX 2:15pm	46,601
13	December 9, 2001	Washington Redskins	L 20-10	FOX 2:05pm	40,056
14	December 15, 2001	at New York Giants	L 17-13	FOX 10:30am	77,913
15	December 23, 2001	Dallas Cowboys	W 17-10	FOX 2:05pm	48,883
16	December 30, 2001	at Carolina Panthers	W 30-7	FOX 11:00am	72,025
17	January 6, 2002	at Washington Redskins	L 20-17	FOX 11:00am	61,721

Standings

NFC East
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Philadelphia Eagles	11	5	0	.688	343	208
Washington Redskins	8	8	0	.500	256	303
New York Giants	7	9	0	.438	294	321
Arizona Cardinals	7	9	0	.438	295	343
Dallas Cowboys	5	11	0	.312	246	338

References

• Cardinals on Pro Football Reference
• Cardinals on jt-sw.com