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.

2001 Indianapolis Colts season
Owner	Jim Irsay
Head coach	Jim Mora
General manager	Bill Polian
Home field	RCA Dome
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	4th AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	WR Marvin Harrison TE Ken Dilger

Roster

Indianapolis Colts 2001 final roster
Quarterbacks 18 Peyton Manning 16 Mark Rypien Running Backs 36 Jim Finn FB 43 Kevin McDougal 44 Wes Ours 33 Dominic Rhodes KR 30 Shyrone Stith Wide Receivers 88 Marvin Harrison 83 Trevor Insley PR 12 Desmond Kitchings 15 Tony Simmons 87 Reggie Wayne 80 Terrence Wilkins KR/PR Tight Ends 49 Joe Dean Davenport 85 Ken Dilger 81 Marcus Pollard		Offensive Linemen 64 Rick DeMulling G 71 Ryan Diem G/T 78 Tarik Glenn T 74 Waverly Jackson G/T 76 Steve McKinney G 73 Adam Meadows T 50 Larry Moore C/G 63 Jeff Saturday C Defensive Linemen 93 Lionel Barnes DE 92 Chad Bratzke DE 62 Ellis Johnson DT 91 Chukie Nwokorie DE 67 Hans Olsen DT 99 Brad Scioli DE 90 Mark Thomas DE 96 Josh Williams DT 95 Mike Wells DT		Linebackers 94 Rob Morris MLB 51 Mike Morton OLB 52 Mike Peterson OLB 56 Ryan Phillips OLB 98 Sam Sword MLB 54 Donnel Thompson MLB 53 Marcus Washington OLB Defensive Backs 28 Idrees Bashir FS 41 Cory Bird SS 26 Rodregis Brooks CB 20 Jeff Burris CB 37 Chad Cota SS 31 Clifton Crosby CB 34 Jason Doering FS 25 Nick Harper CB 27 David Macklin CB 42 Raymond Walls CB Special Teams 17 Hunter Smith P 48 Justin Snow LS 13 Mike Vanderjagt K		Reserve Lists  2 Troy Albea WR (IR) 69 Ben Gilbert G (IR) 84 Drew Haddad WR (IR) 47 Jermaine Hampton CB (IR) 55 Sean Harris LB (IR) 32 Edgerrin James RB (IR) 86 Jerome Pathon WR (IR) 97 Christian Peter DT (IR) 72 Tim Ridder G (IR) Practice Squad -- Isaac Jones WR 40 Brian Leigeb S 61 Rob Murphy G 17 Cory Sauter QB Rookies in italics 53 active, 9 inactive, 4 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

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

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(2) New England Patriots	11	5	0	.688	371	272	W6
(4) Miami Dolphins	11	5	0	.688	344	290	W2
(6) New York Jets	10	6	0	.625	308	295	W1
Indianapolis Colts	6	10	0	.375	413	486	W1
Buffalo Bills	3	13	0	.188	265	420	L1