2001 Cincinnati Bengals season

Cincinnati Bengals
2001 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Dick LeBeau
Home field	Paul Brown Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	6th AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	RB Corey Dillon

The 2001 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise’s 34th year in professional football and its 32nd with the National Football League. In the first full season with Dick LeBeau as head coach, the Bengals abandoned their plans for developing quarterback Akili Smith as their starter by acquiring Jon Kitna from the Seattle Seahawks. The Bengals would win their first two games with Kitna behind center, and sat at 4–3 through the first seven games of the season. However, the Bengals would struggle again, losing their next seven games as Kitna struggled with inconsistency, throwing 22 interceptions while throwing only 12 touchdown passes. The Bengals would win their final two games to close the season with a 6–10 record, their eleventh consecutive season without a winning record. Despite the team’s struggles, All-Pro running back Corey Dillon had another stellar year, rushing for 1,315 yards.[1]

2001 would turn out to be an important year for the team, as players such as Justin Smith, Chad Johnson, Rudi Johnson, and T. J. Houshmandzadeh were drafted, all those players would be important to Cincinnati in later years.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2001 Cincinnati Bengals draft
1	4	Justin Smith *	Defensive end	Missouri
2	36	Chad Johnson *	Wide receiver	Oregon State
3	66	Sean Brewer	Tight end	San Jose State
4	100	Rudi Johnson *	Running back	Auburn
5	135	Victor Leyva	Guard	Arizona State
6	168	Riall Johnson	Linebacker	Stanford
7	204	T. J. Houshmandzadeh *	Wide receiver	Oregon State
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[2]

Personnel

**2001 Cincinnati Bengals staff**

	Front office President – Mike Brown Executive Vice President – Katie Blackburn Vice President – John Sawyer Senior Vice President of Player Personnel – Pete Brown Vice President of Player Personnel – 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 final roster**

	Quarterbacks 4 Scott Covington 3 Jon Kitna Running backs 36 Brandon Bennett 28 Corey Dillon 32 Rudi Johnson 30 Nick Luchey FB 41 Lorenzo Neal FB Wide receivers 81 Ron Dugans 83 Danny Farmer 84 T. J. Houshmandzadeh 85 Chad Johnson 86 Darnay Scott 80 Peter Warrick PR Tight ends 43 Kirk McMullen 82 Tony McGee		Offensive linemen 71 Willie Anderson T 74 Rich Braham C 63 Mike Goff G 62 Brock Gutierrez C 65 John Jackson T 77 Victor Leyva 72 Matt O'Dwyer G 79 Scott Rehberg G 75 Jamain Stephens T 73 Richmond Webb T Defensive linemen 96 Vaughn Booker DE 99 Oliver Gibson DT 93 Mario Monds DT 90 Justin Smith DE 70 Glen Steele DT 97 Bernard Whittington DE/DT 94 Tony Williams DT 55 Reinard Wilson DE		Linebackers 98 Canute Curtis OLB 53 Chris Edmonds OLB 95 Steve Foley OLB 50 Riall Johnson OLB 57 Adrian Ross MLB/OLB 56 Brian Simmons MLB 51 Takeo Spikes OLB Defensive backs 33 JoJuan Armour SS 23 Robert Bean CB 42 Chris Carter S 26 Cory Hall FS 27 Artrell Hawkins CB 25 Ligarius Jennings CB 34 Kevin Kaesviharn CB 31 Darryl Williams FS Special teams 91 Randy Chevrier LS 8 Nick Harris P 5 Neil Rackers K		Reserve lists 20 Mark Roman CB (IR) 11 Akili Smith QB (IR) 59 Armegis Spearman LB (IR) 48 Brad St. Louis LS/TE (IR) Practice squad 49 Josh Keur TE 16 Kevin Thompson QB Rookies in italics active, inactive, practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

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

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Pittsburgh Steelers	13	3	0	.813	352	212	W1
⁽⁵⁾ Baltimore Ravens	10	6	0	.625	303	265	W1
Cleveland Browns	7	9	0	.438	285	319	L1
Tennessee Titans	7	9	0	.438	336	388	L2
Jacksonville Jaguars	6	10	0	.375	294	286	L2
Cincinnati Bengals	6	10	0	.375	226	309	W2

Team leaders

Passing

Player	Att	Comp	Yds	TD	INT	Rating
John Kitna	581	313	3216	12	22	61.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	YPC	Long	TD
Corey Dillon	340	1315	3.9	96	10

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Peter Warrick	70	667	9.5	33	1
Darnay Scott	57	819	14.4	49	2
Corey Dillon	34	228	6.7	17	3

Defensive

Player	Tackles	Sacks	INTs	FF	FR
Takeo Spikes	109	6.0	1	1	0
Reinard Wilson	37	9.0	0	1	2
Artrell Hawkins	59	0.0	3	2	1
Kevin Kaesviharn	25	0.0	3	0	0

Kicking and punting

Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	Points
Neil Rackers	28	17	60.7%	24	23	95.8%	74

Player	Punts	Yards	Long	Blkd	Avg.
Nick Harris	84	3372	57	1	40.1

Special teams

Player	KR	KRYards	KRAvg	KRLong	KRTD	PR	PRYards	PRAvg	PRLong	PRTD
Curtis Keaton	42	891	21.2	64	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Peter Warrick	0	0	0.0	0	0	18	116	6.4	31	0
T. J. Houshmandzadeh	10	185	18.5	23	0	12	163	13.6	86	0

Awards and records

Corey Dillon, 5th 1,000 yard rushing season[3]

References

Season statistics and summary at Sports E-Cyclopedia
"2001 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
http://www.nfl.com/player/coreydillon/2500396/profile

External links

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[1] Season statistics and summary at Sports E-Cyclopedia

[2] "2001 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.

[3] ttp://www.nfl.com/player/coreydillon/2500396/profile

Cincinnati Bengals
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