2001 Minnesota Vikings season

2001 Minnesota Vikings season
Head coach	Dennis Green (15 games) Mike Tice (1 game)
Owner	Red McCombs
Home field	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	2 TE Byron Chamberlain (bench) C Matt Birk

The 2001 Minnesota Vikings season was the franchise's 41st season in the National Football League.

The season began with the Vikings trying to improve on their 11-5 record from last year, however, adversity struck when offensive lineman Korey Stringer died of heat stroke in training camp in Mankato, Minnesota.

The season started off with a 24–13 home loss to the Carolina Panthers. They did not win on the road at all during this season. Some season highlights included a 35–13 win over the rival Green Bay Packers in week six, and a week ten victory over the Giants in which Randy Moss pulled in 10 receptions for 171 yards and 3 touchdowns leading to a 28–16 victory. Despite having a 12th ranked offense, the Vikings finished 5–11 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1995.

After the disappointing season, the Vikings fired Dennis Green, who had become a polarizing force in the Viking fan base despite his successful coaching tenure with the team. Mike Tice coached the final game of 2001, losing to the Ravens.

This was Cris Carter's final season in Minnesota, having played 12 seasons there, making eight consecutive Pro Bowl appearances (1993–2000), all with the Vikings. He is the team's all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns. He retired at the end of the disappointing season, but would briefly return to play for the Miami Dolphins midway through next season.

Offseason

2001 Draft

Main article: 2001 NFL draft

=Pro Bowler

2001 Minnesota Vikings Draft
Draft order			Player name	Position	College	Notes
Round	Choice	Overall	Player name	Position	College	Notes
1	27	27	Michael Bennett	Running Back	Wisconsin
2	26	27	Willie Howard	Defensive end	Stanford
3	7	69	Eric Kelly	Cornerback	Kentucky	from Patriots^[a]
3	24	86	Traded to the New England Patriots^[a]
4	24	119	Traded to the New England Patriots^[a]
	35	130	Shawn Worthen	Defensive tackle	Texas Christian	Compensatory pick^[b]
	36	131	Cedric James	Wide receiver	Texas Christian	Compensatory pick^[b]
5	26	118	Patrick Chukwurah	Linebacker	Wyoming
6	26	189	Carey Scott	Cornerback	Kentucky State
7	25	225	Brian Crawford	Defensive Tackle	Western Oregon

^{^[a]} Minnesota traded their 3rd round selection (86th overall) and 4th round selection (119th overall) to New England to move up 17 spots to the 69th overall selection and make this pick.

^{^[b]} Minnesota was awarded two compensatory pick in the 4th round for the loss of free agents Jeff Christy, Duane Clemons, Jeff George, and Jimmy Hitchcock in the 2000 offseason.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff (CT)	Opponent	Results		Venue	TV	NFL Recap	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff (CT)	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Venue	TV	NFL Recap	Attendance
1	September 9	12:00 pm	Carolina Panthers	L 13–24	0–1	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	FOX	Recap	64,108
2	September 23	12:00 pm	at Chicago Bears	L 10–17	0–2	Soldier Field	FOX	Recap	66,944
3	September 30	12:00 pm	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–26	1–2	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	FOX	Recap	64,105
4	October 7	12:00 pm	at New Orleans Saints	L 15–28	1–3	Louisiana Superdome	FOX	Recap	70,020
5	October 14	12:00 pm	Detroit Lions	W 31–26	2–3	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	FOX	Recap	64,048
6	October 21	3:00 pm	Green Bay Packers	W 35–13	3–3	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	FOX	Recap	64,165
7	October 28	12:00 pm	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 14–41	3–4	Raymond James Stadium	FOX	Recap	65,558
8	Bye week
9	November 11	3:00 pm	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–48	3–5	Veterans Stadium	FOX	Recap	65,638
10	November 19	8:00 pm	New York Giants	W 28–16	4–5	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	ABC	Recap	64,283
11	November 25	7:30 pm	Chicago Bears	L 6–13	4–6	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	ESPN	Recap	64,214
12	December 2	12:00 pm	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 16–21	4–7	Heinz Field	FOX	Recap	62,661
13	December 9	12:00 pm	Tennessee Titans	W 42–24	5–7	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	CBS	Recap	64,271
14	December 16	12:00 pm	at Detroit Lions	L 24–27	5–8	Pontiac Silverdome	FOX	Recap	72,190
15	December 23	12:00 pm	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 3–33	5–9	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	CBS	Recap	64,150
16	December 30	12:00 pm	at Green Bay Packers	L 13–24	5–10	Lambeau Field	FOX	Recap	59,870
17	January 7	8:00 pm	at Baltimore Ravens	L 3–19	5–11	M&T Bank Stadium	ABC	Recap	69,465
Note: Team names in bold indicate that the game indicated is a Vikings home game.

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Chicago Bears	13	3	0	.813	338	203	W4
⁽³⁾ Green Bay Packers	12	4	0	.750	390	266	W3
⁽⁶⁾ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9	7	0	.563	324	280	L1
Minnesota Vikings	5	11	0	.313	290	390	L4
Detroit Lions	2	14	0	.125	270	424	W1

Statistics

Team leaders

Category	Player(s)	Value
Passing Yards	Daunte Culpepper	2,612
Passing Touchdowns	Daunte Culpepper	14
Rushing Yards	Michael Bennett	682
Rushing Touchdowns	Daunte Culpepper	5
Receiving Yards	Randy Moss	1,233
Receiving Touchdowns	Randy Moss	10
Points	Gary Anderson	74
Kickoff Return Yards	Nate Jacquet	1,012
Punt Return Yards	Nate Jacquet	219
Tackles	Kailee Wong	98
Sacks	Chris Hovan	6
Interceptions	Robert Griffith Eric Kelly	2
Forced Fumbles	Patrick Chukwurah	3

League rankings

Category	Total yards	Yards per game	NFL rank (out of 31)
Passing Offense	3,576 Yards	223.5 YPG	7th
Rushing Offense	1,609 Yards	100.6 YPG	25th
Total Offense	5,185 Yards	324.1 YPG	12th
Passing Defense	3,367 Yards	210.4 YPG	18th
Rushing Defense	2,299 Yards	143.7 YPG	30th
Total Defense	5,666 Yards	354.1 YPG	27th

Personnel

Staff

2001 Minnesota Vikings staff

Front Office

Owner – Red McCombs
President – Gary Woods
Vice President of Football Administration – Rob Brzezinski

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Dennis Green
Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Backs – Willie Shaw
Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Mike Tice

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Sherman Lewis
Quarterbacks – Alex Wood
Running Backs – Carl Hargrave
Wide Receivers – Charlie Baggett
Tight Ends – John Tice
Assistant Offensive Line/Quality Control – Dean Dalton

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Emmitt Thomas
Defensive Line – Brian Baker
Inside Linebackers – Richard Solomon
Outside Linebackers – Chuck Knox, Jr.
Defensive Assistant – Trent Walters

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Gary Zauner

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Steve Wetzel
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Daryl Lawrence

^[1]

Final roster

2001 Minnesota Vikings final roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

50 Patrick Chukwurah OLB
55 Lemanski Hall OLB
58 Ed McDaniel OLB
94 Pete Monty OLB
96 Andre O'Neal OLB
54 Antonio Wilson OLB
52 Kailee Wong MLB
59 Fearon Wright OLB

Defensive backs

21 Dale Carter CB
22 Tyrone Carter FS
25 Eric Kelly CB
24 Robert Griffith SS
31 Don Morgan CB
29 Wasswa Serwanga CB
28 Robert Tate CB
42 Orlando Thomas FS
20 Kenny Wright CB

Special teams

Reserve lists

17 Mitch Berger P (IR)
-- Michael Boireau DE (IR)
90 Jeff Hazuga DE (IR)
91 Willie Howard DE (IR)
89 Cedric James WR
41 Carey Scott CB

Practice squad

48 Matt Cercone TE
15 Kenny Clark WR
49 Jeff Kostrewa TE
38 Mesene Louisdor CB
69 Mike Malano G
-- DeWayne Miles FB
27 Brian Russell FS

Rookies in italics
53 Active, 6 Inactive, 7 Practice squad

References

↑ 2009 Minnesota Vikings Media Guide. p. 251. Retrieved 2010-03-06.

Minnesota Vikings

Founded in 1961 Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Franchise	Franchise History Expansion draft Players First-round draft picks Quarterbacks Head coaches Seasons Statistics Draft

Stadiums	Metropolitan Stadium Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome TCF Bank Stadium U.S. Bank Stadium

Culture	Purple People Eaters "Skol, Vikings" Herschel Walker trade Love Boat scandal "Little Minnesota" (How I Met Your Mother episode) Cheerleaders

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers

Lore	The Wrong Way Run Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy Gary Anderson's missed field goal Hail Mary 2010 Metrodome roof collapse

Division championships (19)	1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1980 1989 1992 1994 1998 2000 2008 2009 2015

Conference championships (4)	1969 1973 1974 1976

League championships (0^†)	^† does not include 1969 NFL championship

Retired numbers	10 53 70 77 80 88

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (56)	1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Minnesota Vikings seasons

1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

2001 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Cleveland	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Jacksonville	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay	San Francisco
	Tennessee

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