2001 Denver Broncos season

2001 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	Mike Shanahan
Home field	Invesco Field at Mile High
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2001 Denver Broncos season was the team's 42nd year in professional football and its 32nd with the National Football League. This was the Broncos' first year at the new stadium Invesco Field at Mile High, replacing the old Mile High Stadium.

It was also Terrell Davis' final year in the league before being forced to retire in the 2002 preseason due to various knee ailments.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 2001 NFL Draft

2001 Denver Broncos draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	24	Willie Middlebrooks	Cornerback	Minnesota
2	51	Paul Toviessi	Defensive End	Marshall
3	87	Reggie Hayward	Defensive End	Iowa State
4	113	Ben Hamilton	Guard	Minnesota	from Green Bay
4	120	Nick Harris	Punter	California
6	190	Kevin Kasper	Wide Receiver	Iowa
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff

2001 Denver Broncos staff

Front office President and Chief Executive Officer – Pat Bowlen Vice President of Football Operations – Mike Shanahan General Manager – Neal Dahlen Head coaches Head Coach – Mike Shanahan Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Alex Gibbs Assistant to the Head Coach – Zaven Yaralian Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Gary Kubiak Running Backs – Bobby Turner Wide Receivers – Karl Dorrell Tight Ends – Brian Pariani Offensive Line – Rick Dennison Offensive Assistant – Pat McPherson

Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Ray Rhodes Defensive Line – George Dyer Linebackers – Larry Coyer Defensive Backs – Ron Milus Safeties – David Gibbs Defensive Assistant – Steve Watson Pass Rush Specialist – John Teerlinck Special teams coaches Special Teams – Frank Bush Assistant Special Teams/Offensive Assistant – Anthony Lynn Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Rich Tuten Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Greg Saporta Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Cedric Smith

Roster

2001 Denver Broncos roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Gus Frerotte 14 Brian Griese 17 Jarious Jackson Running backs (RB) 38 Mike Anderson 37 Tony Carter 21 KaRon Coleman 30 Terrell Davis 42 Detron Smith FB Wide receivers (WR) 84 Chris Cole 82 Kevin Kasper 85 Phil McGeoghan 83 Travis McGriff 81 Keith Poole 80 Rod Smith Tight ends (TE) 89 Dwayne Carswell 88 Desmond Clark 49 Matt Dominguez 86 Patrick Hape

Offensive linemen (OL) 65 Cooper Carlisle G 63 David Diaz-Infante C 64 Lennie Friedman G 79 Steve Herndon G 78 Matt Lepsis T 66 Tom Nalen C 62 Dan Neil G 70 Trey Teague T 72 Brandon Winey T Defensive linemen (DL) 92 Bertrand Berry DE 98 Reggie Hayward DE 94 Leon Lett DT 75 Chester McGlockton DT 95 Kavika Pittman DE 93 Trevor Pryce DT 99 Montae Reagor DT 97 Keith Washington DE

Linebackers (LB) 55 Keith Burns MLB 52 Ian Gold OLB 51 John Mobley OLB 53 Bill Romanowski OLB 56 Al Wilson MLB 54 Lee Woodall OLB Defensive backs (DB) 26 Eric Brown SS 48 George Coghill FS 32 Billy Jenkins SS 28 Kenoy Kennedy FS 23 Willie Middlebrooks CB 24 Deltha O'Neal CB 33 Jimmy Spencer CB 27 Denard Walker CB Special teams  1 Jason Elam K 16 Tom Rouen P

Practice squad 19 Richard Hall WR 31 Kelly Herndon TE 39 Greg Brown S 59 Donnie Spragan LB 73 Cyron Brown DT Reserve 11 Steve Beuerlein QB (IR) 47 Darius Clark S (IR) 22 Olandis Gary RB (IR) 29 Howard Griffith FB (IR) 68 Paul Toviessi DE (IR) 87 Ed McCaffrey WR (IR) Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Network	TV Time (MT)	Attendance
1	September 10, 2001	New York Giants	W 31–20	ABC	7:00PM	75,735
2	September 23, 2001	at Arizona Cardinals	W 38–17	ESPN	6:30PM	50,913
3	September 30, 2001	Baltimore Ravens	L 20–13	CBS	2:15PM	75,082
4	October 7, 2001	Kansas City Chiefs	W 20–6	CBS	2:05PM	75,037
5	October 14, 2001	at Seattle Seahawks	L 34–21	CBS	2:15PM	61,837
6	October 21, 2001	at San Diego Chargers	L 27–10	CBS	2:05PM	67,521
7	October 28, 2001	New England Patriots	W 31–20	CBS	2:15PM	74,750
8	November 5, 2001	at Oakland Raiders	L 38–28	ABC	7:00PM	62,637
9	November 11, 2001	San Diego Chargers	W 26–16	CBS	2:05PM	74,951
10	November 18, 2001	Washington Redskins	L 17–10	FOX	2:15PM	74,622
11	November 22, 2001	at Dallas Cowboys	W 26–24	CBS	2:00PM	64,104
12	December 2, 2001	at Miami Dolphins	L 21–10	CBS	11:00AM	73,938
13	December 9, 2001	Seattle Seahawks	W 20–7	ESPN	6:30PM	74,524
14	December 16, 2001	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 26–23	CBS	11:00AM	77,778
15	Bye
16	December 30, 2001	Oakland Raiders	W 23–17	CBS	2:15PM	75,582
17	January 6, 2002	at Indianapolis Colts	L 29–10	CBS	11:00AM	56,192

Standings

AFC West
	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	L9

Postseason

The Broncos failed to make the playoffs with their 8-8 record in 2001.

References

• Broncos on Pro Football Reference
• Broncos Schedule on jt-sw.com