2001 Cincinnati Bengals season

2001 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head Coach	Dick LeBeau
Home Field	Paul Brown Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Place	6th AFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2000	2002

The 2001 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 34th year in professional football and its 32nd with the National Football League.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	Justin Smith	Defensive End	Missouri
2	Chad Johnson	Wide Receiver	Oregon State
3	Sean Brewer	Tight End	San Jose State
4	Rudi Johnson	Running Back	Auburn
5	Victor Leyva	Guard	Arizona State
6	Riall Johnson	Linebacker	Stanford
7	T.J. Houshmandzadeh	Wide Receiver	Oregon State

Personnel

Staff

2001 Cincinnati Bengals staff
	Front office President – Mike Brown Senior Vice President – Pete Brown Vice President – Paul Brown Directors of Pro/College Personnel – Jim Lippincott, Duke Tobin Head coaches Head Coach – Dick LeBeau Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Bob Bratkowski Quarterbacks – Ken Anderson Running Backs – Jim Anderson Wide Receivers – Steve Mooshagian Tight Ends – Frank Verducci Offensive Line – Paul Alexander Offensive Assistant – John Garrett			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Mark Duffner Defensive Line – Tim Krumrie Cornerbacks – Kevin Coyle Safeties – Ray Horton Defensive Assistant – Louie Cioffi Special teams coaches Special Teams – Al Roberts Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Kim Wood Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Rodney Holman

Roster

2001 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends		Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen		Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams		Practice Squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 9, 2001	New England Patriots	W 23–17	51,521
2	September 23, 2001	Baltimore Ravens	W 21–10	51,121
3	September 30, 2001	at San Diego Chargers	L 28–14	56,048
4	October 7, 2001	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 16–7	62,335
5	October 14, 2001	Cleveland Browns	W 24–14	64,217
6	October 21, 2001	Chicago Bears	L 24–0	63,408
7	October 28, 2001	at Detroit Lions	W 31–27	69,343
8	Bye
9	November 11, 2001	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 30–13	57,161
10	November 18, 2001	Tennessee Titans	L 20–7	63,865
11	November 25, 2001	at Cleveland Browns	L 18–0	72,918
12	December 2, 2001	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 16–13	52,135
13	December 9, 2001	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 14–10	44,920
14	December 16, 2001	at New York Jets	L 15–14	77,745
15	December 23, 2001	at Baltimore Ravens	L 16–0	68,987
16	December 30, 2001	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 26–23	63,751
17	January 6, 2002	at Tennessee Titans	W 23–21	68,798

Standings

AFC Central
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Pittsburgh Steelers	13	3	0	.812	352	212
Baltimore Ravens	10	6	0	.625	303	265
Cleveland Browns	7	9	0	.438	285	319
Tennessee Titans	7	9	0	.438	336	388
Jacksonville Jaguars	6	10	0	.375	294	286
Cincinnati Bengals	6	10	0	.375	226	309

References

• Bengals on Pro Football Reference
• Bengals Schedule on jt-sw.com
• Bengals History on Official Site