2001 San Francisco 49ers season | |
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Owner | Denise DeBartolo York and John York |
General manager | Terry Donahue |
Head coach | Steve Mariucci |
Offensive coordinator | Greg Knapp |
Defensive coordinator | Jim L. Mora |
Home field | 3Com Park |
Results | |
Record | 12–4 |
Division place | 2nd NFC West |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Packers) 15–25 |
Pro Bowlers | C Jeremy Newberry G Ray Brown QB Jeff Garcia WR Terrell Owens RB Garrison Hearst DT Bryant Young |
AP All-Pros | Terrell Owens (1st team) Ray Brown (2nd team) Bryant Young (2nd team) |
The 2001 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 56th season and 52nd in the National Football League (NFL). The 49ers rebounded from two losing seasons in 1999 and 2000, achieving their first winning season under quarterback Jeff Garcia and returning to the playoffs behind a strong 12–4 record. However, the 49ers failed to progress further, falling 25–15 to the Green Bay Packers in the wild-card round. This was the fourth time out of five games that they had lost to the Packers in the playoffs since the 1995 season. However, they have won all five meetings since then.
The 49ers' twelve regular-season wins were the most ever for a #5 seed under the 1990 playoff expansion format. Their three overtime wins tied the NFL record at the time, which has since been surpassed by the 2011 Arizona Cardinals and 2021 Las Vegas Raiders.[1]
Main article: 2001 NFL draft |
2001 San Francisco 49ers draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Andre Carter * | Defensive end | California | |
2 | 47 | Jamie Winborn | Linebacker | Vanderbilt | |
3 | 80 | Kevan Barlow | Running back | Pittsburgh | |
6 | 169 | Cedrick Wilson | Wide receiver | Tennessee | |
6 | 179 | Rashad Holman | Cornerback | Louisville | |
6 | 191 | Menson Holloway | Defensive end | UTEP | |
7 | 209 | Alex Lincoln | Linebacker | Auburn | |
7 | 224 | Eric Johnson | Tight end | Yale | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
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1 | August 11 | at San Diego Chargers | L 24–25 | 0–1 | Qualcomm Stadium |
2 | August 19 | Oakland Raiders | W 20–17 | 1–1 | 3Com Park |
3 | August 25 | Seattle Seahawks | L 18–28 | 1–2 | 3Com Park |
4 | August 31 | at Denver Broncos | L 7–35 | 1–3 | Invesco Field at Mile High |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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1 | September 9 | Atlanta Falcons | W 16–13 (OT) | 1–0 | 3Com Park | 65,989 | |
2[A] | September 23 | St. Louis Rams | L 26–30 | 1–1 | 3Com Park | 67,536 | |
3 | October 1 | at New York Jets | W 19–17 | 2–1 | Giants Stadium | 78,722 | |
4 | October 7 | Carolina Panthers | W 24–14 | 3–1 | 3Com Park | 66,944 | |
5 | October 14 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 37–31 (OT) | 4–1 | Georgia Dome | 46,727 | |
6 | Bye | ||||||
7 | October 28 | at Chicago Bears | L 31–37 (OT) | 4–2 | Soldier Field | 66,944 | |
8 | November 4 | Detroit Lions | W 21–13 | 5–2 | 3Com Park | 67,605 | |
9 | November 11 | New Orleans Saints | W 28–27 | 6–2 | 3Com Park | 68,063 | |
10 | November 18 | at Carolina Panthers | W 25–22 (OT) | 7–2 | Ericcson Stadium | 72,665 | |
11 | November 25 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 40–21 | 8–2 | RCA Dome | 56,393 | |
12 | December 2 | Buffalo Bills | W 35–0 | 9–2 | 3Com Park | 67,252 | |
13 | December 9 | at St. Louis Rams | L 14–27 | 9–3 | Trans World Dome | 66,218 | |
14 | December 16 | Miami Dolphins | W 21–0 | 10–3 | 3Com Park | 68,223 | |
15 | December 22 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 13–3 | 11–3 | 3Com Park | 68,124 | |
16 | December 30 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 21–27 | 11–4 | Texas Stadium | 64,366 | |
17[A] | January 6 | at New Orleans Saints | W 38–0 | 12–4 | Louisiana Superdome | 70,020 | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
NFC West | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
(1) St. Louis Rams | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 503 | 273 | W6 |
(5) San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 409 | 282 | W1 |
New Orleans Saints | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 333 | 409 | L4 |
Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 291 | 377 | L2 |
Carolina Panthers | 1 | 15 | 0 | .063 | 253 | 410 | L15 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
Packers | 6 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 25 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin