2001 New York Giants

The New York Giants' 2001 season saw them return as Super Bowl runners-up, after losing Super Bowl XXXV to the Baltimore Ravens. The Giants finished with a 7–9 record and failed to qualify for the play-offs.

2001 New York Giants season
Head Coach	Jim Fassel
Home Field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Place	3rd NFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
2000	2002

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	22	Will Allen	Defensive Back	Syracuse
3	78	William Peterson	Defensive Back	Western Illinois
4	114	Cedric Scott	Defensive End	Southern Mississippi
4	125	Jesse Palmer	Quarterback	University of Florida
5	160	John Markham	Kicker	Vandberbilt
5	162	Jonathan Carter	Wide Receiver	Troy State
7	230	Ross Kolodzieij	Defensive Tackle	University of Wisconsin

Season

The 2001 NFL season was the 77th season for the New York Giants, and the 82nd regular season of the National Football League. The Giants finished 7–9, 3rd in the NFC East. The Giants hoped to continue their success from the previous season in which they were the NFC champions, losing Super Bowl XXXV to the Baltimore Ravens. Michael Strahan was named Defensive Player of the Year for the 2001 season. He broke the NFL single season sack record with 22.5, surpassing Mark Gastineau's total of 22, by sacking Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers at Giants Stadium in the final regular season game.

Schedule

The game against the Green Bay Packers was scheduled for Sept. 16 but was rescheduled to January 6.

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Notes	Attendance
1	Sept. 10	at Denver Broncos	L 31-20	0–1	First game at Invesco Field	75,735
2	Sept. 23	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 13-3	1–1	First Giants game after 9/11	77,666
3	Sept. 30	New Orleans Saints	W 21-13	2–1		78,451
4	Oct. 7	Washington Redskins	W 23-9	3–1		78,651
5	Oct. 14	at St. Louis Rams	L 15-14	3–2		65,992
6	Oct. 22	Philadelphia Eagles	L 10-9	3–3		78,821
7	Oct. 28	at Washington Redskins	L 35-21	3–4		80,316
8	Nov. 4	Dallas Cowboys	W 27-24	4–4	Giants come back from 17 points	78,673
9	Nov. 11	at Arizona Cardinals	W 17-10	5–4	Occurs week after NY Yankees/Arizona World Series	36,917
10	Nov. 19	at Minnesota Vikings	L 28-16	5–5		64,283
11	Nov. 25	Oakland Raiders	L 28-10	5–6	Played in rainstorm	78,756
12	Bye week
13	Dec. 9	at Dallas Cowboys	L 20-13	5–7		61,821
14	Dec. 15	Arizona Cardinals	W 17-13	6–7	Cards K Bill Gramatica tears ACL celebrating FG	77,913
15	Dec. 23	Seattle Seahawks	W 27-24	7–7		78,119
16	Dec. 30	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 24-21	7–8	Giants nearly win on hook and lateral	65,885
17	Jan. 6	Green Bay Packers	L 34-25	7–9	Michael Strahan sets new sack record	78,601

Standings

NFC East
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Philadelphia Eagles	11	5	0	.688	343	208
Washington Redskins	8	8	0	.500	256	303
New York Giants	7	9	0	.438	294	321
Arizona Cardinals	7	9	0	.438	295	343
Dallas Cowboys	5	11	0	.312	246	338

Roster

Coaching Staff

New York Giants 2001 coaching staff
Front Office President, Co-CEO – Wellington Mara Chairman, Co-CEO – Preston Robert Tisch General Manager – Ernie Accorsi Head Coaches Head Coach – Jim Fassel Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Sean Payton Quarterbacks – Sean Payton Running Backs – Eric Studesville Wide Receivers – Jimmy Robinson Tight Ends – Mike Pope Offensive Assistant – Jay Robertson			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – John Fox Defensive Quality Control – Dave Brazil Defensive Line – Danny Marcin Linebackers – Tom Olivadotti Secondary – Johnnie Lynn Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Fred von Appen Strength and Conditioning – John Dunn Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Craig Stoddard Source: