2001 Kansas City Chiefs season

2001 Kansas City Chiefs season
Head coach	Dick Vermeil
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	RB Priest Holmes TE Tony Gonzalez G Will Shields

The 2001 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 32nd season in the National Football League, the 42nd overall and the first under head coacah Dick Vermeil, and failing to qualify for the playoffs or their 7-9 record from 2000, with a 6–10 record and fourth place in the AFC West.

Along with new coaches joining the team, new additions appeared on the Chiefs' roster, including Running back Priest Holmes and Quarterback Trent Green. Coach Dick Vermeil began to install a powerful offense similar to the one he installed in St. Louis to win Super Bowl XXXIV.

Personnel

Staff

2001 Kansas City Chiefs staff

Front office

Founder – Lamar Hunt
President/General Manager/Chief Executive Officer – Carl Peterson
Chairman of the Board – Jack Steadman
Executive Vice President/Assistant General Manager – Dennis Thum
Vice President of Football Operations/Player Personnel – Lynn Stiles
Director of Football Administration – Mike White
Director of Pro Personnel – Bill Kuharich

Head coaches

Head Coach – Dick Vermeil
Assistant Head Coach – Al Saunders

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Al Saunders
Quarterbacks – Terry Shea
Running Backs – James Saxon
Wide Receivers – Charlie Joiner
Tight Ends – Keith Rowen
Offensive Line – Mike Solari
Assistant Offensive Line – Irv Eatman
Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Jason Verduzco

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Greg Robinson
Defensive Line – Carl Hairston
Defensive Line – Bob Karmelowicz
Linebackers – Joe Vitt
Defensive Backs – Peter Giunta
Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Darvin Wallis

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Frank Gansz, Jr.

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Jeff Hurd
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Billy Long

Roster

2001 Kansas City Chiefs roster

Quarterbacks

15 Todd Collins
10 Trent Green

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

89 Jason Dunn
88 Tony Gonzalez

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

51 Lewis Bush ILB
59 Donnie Edwards OLB
57 Mike Maslowski MLB
53 Marvcus Patton ILB
56 Gary Stills MLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

2 Todd Peterson K
4 Dan Stryzinski P

Rookies in italics

Schedule

In 2001, the Chiefs' regular-season, non-conference opponents were from the NFC East.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Network	TV Time (CT)	Attendance
1	September 9, 2001	Oakland Raiders	L 27–24	CBS	12:00PM	78,844
2	September 23, 2001	New York Giants	L 13–3	FOX	12:00PM	77,666
3	September 30, 2001	at Washington Redskins	W 45–13	CBS	12:00PM	76,573
4	October 7, 2001	at Denver Broncos	L 20–6	CBS	3:15PM	75,037
5	October 14, 2001	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–17	CBS	12:00PM	78,413
6	October 21, 2001	at Arizona Cardinals	L 24–16	CBS	3:05PM	35,916
7	October 25, 2001	Indianapolis Colts	L 35–28	ESPN	7:30PM	74,212
8	November 4, 2001	at San Diego Chargers	W 25–20	CBS	3:05PM	58,789
9	November 11, 2001	at New York Jets	L 27–7	CBS	12:00PM	78,234
10	Bye
11	November 25, 2001	Seattle Seahawks	W 19–7	CBS	12:00PM	77,357
12	November 29, 2001	Philadelphia Eagles	L 23–10	ESPN	7:30PM	77,087
13	December 9, 2001	at Oakland Raiders	L 28–26	CBS	3:15PM	60,784
14	December 16, 2001	Denver Broncos	W 26–23	CBS	12:00PM	77,778
15	December 23, 2001	San Diego Chargers	W 20–17	CBS	12:00PM	76,131
16	December 30, 2001	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 30–26	CBS	12:00PM	59,396
17	January 6, 2002*	at Seattle Seahawks	L 21–18	CBS	3:05PM	58,460

*Game originally scheduled for September 16, but was postponed along with all Week 2 games following the September 11 Terrorist Attacks

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Oakland Raiders	10	6	0	.625	399	327	L3
Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.563	301	324	W2
Denver Broncos	8	8	0	.500	340	339	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	6	10	0	.375	320	344	L1
San Diego Chargers	5	11	0	.313	332	321	L9

References

Kansas City Chiefs

Founded in 1960 Formerly the Dallas Texans (1960–1962) Based and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players First-round picks Coaches Logos and uniforms Awards Records Starting quarterbacks (list)

Stadiums	Cotton Bowl Municipal Stadium Arrowhead Stadium

Personnel	Owner: Clark Hunt President: Mark Donovan General Manager: John Dorsey Head Coach: Andy Reid Co-Offensive Coordinator: Brad Childress Co-Offensive Coordinator: Matt Nagy Defensive Coordinator: Bob Sutton Special Teams Coach: Dave Toub

Culture	Lamar Hunt H. Roe Bartle Warpaint K. C. Wolf Marty Ball Cheerleaders

Rivalries	Denver Broncos Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers St. Louis Cardinals/Rams

Playoff appearances (18)	1962 1966 1968 1969 1971 1986 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 2003 2006 2010 2013 2015

Division championships (8)	1962 1966 1971 1993 1995 1997 2003 2010

League championships (2^†)	1962 1969 (IV) ^† does not include 1966 or 1969 AFL championships

Retired numbers	3 16 18 28 33 36 58 63 78 86

Media	Television: KCTV WDAF-TV KSHB-TV Radio: KCFX Personalities: Dave Armstrong Len Dawson Kendall Gammon Bob Gretz Bill Grigsby Kevin Harlan Mitch Holthus Roger Twibell

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (56)	1960 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

Dallas Texans–Kansas City Chiefs seasons

Dallas Texans 1960 1961 1962 Kansas City 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 AFL Championship or Super Bowl victory

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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