2001 Carolina Panthers season

The 2001 Carolina Panthers season was the seventh season for the team in the National Football League. They tried to improve upon their 7–9 record in 2000, and make it to the playoffs for the second time in franchise history. However, the season was a total disaster. Not only were the Panthers unable to improve over last season, but they deteriorated even further to a record 1–15, winning only their opener, thus setting the record for most consecutive losses during a single season in NFL history (which has since been broken by the 2008 Detroit Lions). Following the season, head coach George Seifert was fired and replaced by John Fox. By the end of the season, the Panthers had become so woeful that only about 16,000 fans showed up to see them play in their finale against the New England Patriots, who went on to win the Super Bowl.

2001 Carolina Panthers season
Head Coach	George Seifert
Home Field	Ericsson Stadium
Results
Record	1–15
Place	5th NFC West
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	11	Dan Morgan	Linebacker	Miami
2	44	Kris Jenkins	Defensive Tackle	Maryland
3	74	Steve Smith	Wide Receiver	Utah
4	106	Chris Weinke	Quarterback	Florida State
5	143	Jarrod Cooper	Defensive Back	Kent State
6	175	Dee Brown	Running Back	Syracuse
7	211	Louis Williams	Center	Louisiana State
7	227	Mike Roberg	Tight End	Idaho

Personnel

Staff

2001 Carolina Panthers staff
Front Office Owner/Founder – Jerry Richardson President – Mark Richardson Director of Football Operations – Marty Hurney Director of Player Personnel – Jack Bushofsky Head Coaches Head Coach – George Seifert Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – John Marshall Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator – Richard Williamson Offensive Coaches Quarterbacks – Turk Schonert Running Backs – Chick Harris Wide Receivers – Mike McCoy Tight Ends – Don Breaux Offensive Line – Paul Boudreau Assistant Offensive Line – Greg Roman			Defensive Coaches Defensive Line – Jacob Burney Linebackers – Sam Mills Defensive Backs – Carlos Mainord Defensive Assistant – Alvin Reynolds Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Scott O'Brien Special Teams Assistant – Darrin Simmons Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Simmons Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Darrin Simmons

Roster

2001 Carolina Panthers roster
	Quarterbacks  2 Dameyune Craig  5 Jim Harbaugh  9 Matt Lytle 16 Chris Weinke 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

Schedule

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site
			Final score	Team record
1	September 9	at Minnesota Vikings	W 24–13	1–0	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
2	September 23	at Atlanta Falcons	L 16–24	1–1	Georgia Dome
3	September 30	Green Bay Packers	L 7–28	1–2	Ericsson Stadium
4	October 7	at San Francisco 49ers	L 14–24	1–3	3Com Park
5	October 14	New Orleans Saints	L 25–27	1–4	Ericsson Stadium
6	October 21	at Washington Redskins	L 14–17 (OT)	1–5	FedEx Field
7	October 28	New York Jets	L 12–13	1–6	Ericsson Stadium
8	November 4	at Miami Dolphins	L 6–23	1–7	Pro Player Stadium
9	November 11	at St. Louis Rams	L 14–48	1–8	Dome at America's Center
10	November 18	San Francisco 49ers	L 22–25 (OT)	1–9	Ericsson Stadium
11	November 25	Atlanta Falcons	L 7–10	1–10	Ericsson Stadium
12	December 2	at New Orleans Saints	L 23–27	1–11	Louisiana Superdome
13	December 9	at Buffalo Bills	L 24–25	1–12	Ralph Wilson Stadium
14	Bye
15	December 23	St. Louis Rams	L 32–38	1–13	Ericsson Stadium
16	December 30	Arizona Cardinals	L 7–30	1–14	Ericsson Stadium
17	January 6	New England Patriots	L 6–38	1–15	Ericsson Stadium

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
St. Louis Rams	14	2	0	.875	503	273
San Francisco 49ers	12	4	0	.750	409	282
New Orleans Saints	7	9	0	.438	333	409
Atlanta Falcons	7	9	0	.438	291	377
Carolina Panthers	1	15	0	.063	253	410