2001 Indianapolis Colts season

The **2001 Indianapolis Colts season** was the 49th season for the team in the National Football League and 18th in Indianapolis.

## Roster

|colspan="9" style="background:#003b7b; color:white; text-align:center;"|Indianapolis Colts 2001 final roster|||||||||||||
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|style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"|**Quarterbacks** *  Peyton Manning *  Mark Rypien **Running Backs** *  Jim Finn FB *  Kevin McDougal *  _Wes Ours_ *  _Dominic Rhodes_ KR *  Shyrone Stith **Wide Receivers** *  Marvin Harrison *  Trevor Insley PR *  Desmond Kitchings *  Tony Simmons *  _Reggie Wayne_ *  Terrence Wilkins KR/PR **Tight Ends** *  Joe Dean Davenport *  Ken Dilger *  Marcus Pollard|style="width: 25px;"||style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"|**Offensive Linemen** *  _Rick DeMulling_ G *  _Ryan Diem_ G/T *  Tarik Glenn T *  Waverly Jackson G/T *  Steve McKinney G *  Adam Meadows T *  Larry Moore C/G *  Jeff Saturday C **Defensive Linemen** *  Lionel Barnes DE *  Chad Bratzke DE *  Ellis Johnson DT *  Chukie Nwokorie DE *  _Hans Olsen_ DT *  Brad Scioli DE *  Mark Thomas DE *  Josh Williams DT *  Mike Wells DT|style="width: 25px;"||style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"|**Linebackers** *  Rob Morris MLB *  Mike Morton OLB *  Mike Peterson OLB *  Ryan Phillips OLB *  Sam Sword MLB *  Donnel Thompson MLB *  Marcus Washington OLB **Defensive Backs** *  _Idrees Bashir_ FS *  _Cory Bird_ SS *  Rodregis Brooks CB *  Jeff Burris CB *  Chad Cota SS *  Clifton Crosby CB *  _Jason Doering_ FS *  Nick Harper CB *  David Macklin CB *  _Raymond Walls_ CB **Special Teams** *  Hunter Smith P *  Justin Snow LS *  Mike Vanderjagt K|style="width: 25px;"||style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"|**Reserve Lists** *  _Troy Albea_ WR <small>(IR)</small> *  Ben Gilbert G <small>(IR)</small> *  Drew Haddad WR <small>(IR)</small> *  _Jermaine Hampton_ CB <small>(IR)</small> *  Sean Harris LB <small>(IR)</small> *  Edgerrin James RB <small>(IR)</small> *  Jerome Pathon WR <small>(IR)</small> *  Christian Peter DT <small>(IR)</small> *  Tim Ridder G <small>(IR)</small> **Practice Squad** *  Isaac Jones WR *  _Brian Leigeb_ S *  Rob Murphy G *  Cory Sauter QB <small>_Rookies in italics_ </small> <small>53 active, 9 inactive, 4 practice squad</small>|

### Schedule

|Week|Date|Opponent|Result|Record|Game Site|Attendance||
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|1|September 9|at New York Jets|**W** 45–24|1–0|Giants Stadium|style="text-align:center"|78,606|
|2|September 23|Buffalo Bills|**W** 42–26|2–0|RCA Dome|style="text-align:center"|56,135|
|3|September 30|at New England Patriots|**L** 13–44|2–1|Foxboro Stadium|style="text-align:center"|60,292|
|4|colspan="6" align="center"|_Bye_||||||
|5|October 14|Oakland Raiders|**L** 18–23|2–2|RCA Dome|style="text-align:center"|56,972|
|6|October 21|New England Patriots|**L** 17–38|2–3|RCA Dome|style="text-align:center"|56,022|
|7||at Kansas City Chiefs|**W** 35–28|3–3|Arrowhead Stadium|style="text-align:center"|74,212|
|8|November 4|at Buffalo Bills|**W** 30–14|4–3|Ralph Wilson Stadium|style="text-align:center"|63,786|
|9|November 11|Miami Dolphins|**L** 24–27|4–4|RCA Dome|style="text-align:center"|57,127|
|10|November 18|at New Orleans Saints|**L** 20–34|4–5|Louisiana Superdome|style="text-align:center"|70,020|
|11|November 25|San Francisco 49ers|**L** 21–40|4–6|RCA Dome|style="text-align:center"|56,393|
|12|December 2|at Baltimore Ravens|**L** 27–39|4–7|PSINet Stadium|style="text-align:center"|69,382|
|13||at Miami Dolphins|**L** 6–41|4–8|Pro Player Stadium|style="text-align:center"|73,858|
|14|December 16|Atlanta Falcons|**W** 41–27|5–8|RCA Dome|style="text-align:center"|55,603|
|15|December 23|New York Jets|**L** 28–29|5–9|RCA Dome|style="text-align:center"|56,302|
|16|December 30|at St. Louis Rams|**L** 17–42|5–10|Trans World Dome|style="text-align:center"|66,084|
|17|January 6|Denver Broncos|**W** 29–10|6–10|RCA Dome|style="text-align:center"|56,192|

## Infobox (nfl team season)

- **team**: Indianapolis Colts
- **year**: 2001
- **record**: 6–10
- **division place**: 4th AFC East
- **playoffs**: _Did not qualify_
- **coach**: Jim E. Mora, Jim Mora
- **general manager**: Bill Polian
- **owner**: Jim Irsay
- **stadium**: RCA Dome
- **pro bowlers**: WR Marvin Harrison
TE Ken Dilger
- **shortnavlink**: Colts seasons