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2001 Jacksonville Jaguars

The 2001 Jacksonville Jaguars went 6–10, and missed the playoffs. They scored 294 points and allowed 286.

Record
6–10
Home
3–5
Road & neutral
3–5
Points
294–286
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 294 points, tied for the tenth-fewest among the 31 teams, and allowed 286, the tenth-fewest. Their point differential was +8.

How the season unfolded

The Jaguars started 2–2 and were 3–5 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 6–10.

Their longest winning streak was three games, from Week 13 to Week 15.

Their longest losing streak was five games, from Week 3 to Week 8.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 33–3 over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 15 (December 23, 2001).

Their heaviest loss was 33–13 to the Chicago Bears in Week 17 (January 6, 2002).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 3–6.

Division and playoff opponents

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–5 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 10–6, four games better than their record.

Before and after

That was one win fewer than in 2000, when they went 7–9.

In 2002, they went 6–10.

2001 schedule and results

2001 Jacksonville Jaguars · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 9, 2001vs Pittsburgh SteelersW 21–3
Week 2Sep 23, 2001vs Tennessee TitansW 13–6
Week 3Sep 30, 2001vs Cleveland BrownsL 14–23
Week 4Oct 7, 2001at Seattle SeahawksL 15–24
Week 6Oct 18, 2001vs Buffalo BillsL 10–13
Week 7Oct 28, 2001at Baltimore RavensL 17–18
Week 8Nov 4, 2001at Tennessee TitansL 24–28
Week 9Nov 11, 2001vs Cincinnati BengalsW 30–13
Week 10Nov 18, 2001at Pittsburgh SteelersL 7–20
Week 11Nov 25, 2001vs Baltimore RavensL 21–24
Week 12Dec 3, 2001vs Green Bay PackersL 21–28
Week 13Dec 9, 2001at Cincinnati BengalsW 14–10
Week 14Dec 16, 2001at Cleveland BrownsW 15–10
Week 15Dec 23, 2001at Minnesota VikingsW 33–3
Week 16Dec 30, 2001vs Kansas City ChiefsL 26–30
Week 17Jan 6, 2002at Chicago BearsL 13–33

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2001 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.