2001 New Orleans Saints Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jim Haslett (7-9)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

2001 New Orleans Saints Roster
2001 New Orleans Saints Results

The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 2001 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

The Saints scored 333 points, but the defense gave up 409. Aaron Brooks directed the offense, slinging for 3,832 yards. Joe Horn topped the receiving corps, grabbing 83 passes for 1,265 yards, while Willie Jackson contributed to the receiving game also.

Ricky Williams carried the ball for a team-leading 1,245 yards for New Orleans.

Sammy Knight picked off 6 opponent throws. Charlie Clemons led the defensive unit with 13.5 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 53 sacks.

Jim Haslett coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Aaron Brooks	558	312	55.9	3832	6.9	26	4.7	22	3.9	63	50	330	76.4
Deuce McAllister	2	1	50.0	12	6.0	1	50.0	0	0.0	12	0	0	108.3
Jeff Blake	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Joe Horn	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	562	313	55.7	3844	6.8	27	4.8	22	3.9	63	50	330

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ricky Williams	313	1245	4.0	46	6
Aaron Brooks	80	358	4.5	26	1
Deuce McAllister	16	91	5.7	54	1
Terrelle Smith	5	8	1.6	6	0
Albert Connell	1	6	6.0	6	0
Joe Horn	1	4	4.0	4	0
Fred McAfee	1	2	2.0	2	0
Jeff Blake	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
John Carney	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Totals	419	1712	4.1	54	8

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Joe Horn	83	1265	15.2	56	9
Willie Jackson	81	1046	12.9	63	5
Ricky Williams	60	511	8.5	42	1
Robert Wilson	21	277	13.2	44	0
Boo Williams	20	202	10.1	26	3
Deuce McAllister	15	166	11.1	22	1
Cam Cleeland	13	138	10.6	19	4
Albert Connell	12	191	15.9	46	2
Terrelle Smith	4	30	7.5	12	2
Lamont Hall	2	15	7.5	9	0
Dave Stachelski	1	5	5.0	5	0
Wane McGarity	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Totals	313	3844	12.3	63	27

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
John Carney	32	32	100.0	31	27	87.1	113
Totals	32	32	100.0	31	27	87.1	113

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Toby Gowin	76	3180	41.8	62
Totals	76	3180	41.8	62

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Wane McGarity	19	183	9.6	42
Michael Lewis	14	81	5.8	32
Deuce McAllister	4	24	6.0	10
Totals	37	288	7.8	42

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Deuce McAllister	45	1091	24.2	63
Michael Lewis	32	762	23.8	68
Fred McAfee	6	144	24.0	34
Willie Whitehead	2	19	9.5	12
Tom Ackerman	2	11	5.5	11
Totals	87	2027	23.3	68

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Sammy Knight	6	114	19.0	40
Jay Bellamy	3	21	7.0	21
Kevin Mathis	2	34	17.0	23
Darren Howard	1	37	37.0	37
Charlie Clemons	1	3	3.0	3
Fred Thomas	1	0	0.0	0
Chris Oldham	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	15	209	13.9	40

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Charlie Clemons	13.5
Joe Johnson	9.0
La'Roi Glover	8.0
Darren Howard	6.0
Norman Hand	3.5
Chris Oldham	2.5
Willie Whitehead	2.0
Keith Mitchell	2.0
Jay Bellamy	2.0
Darrin Smith	1.5
Martin Chase	1.0
Sammy Knight	1.0
Kevin Mathis	1.0
Totals	53.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Sammy Knight	89	80	18	10	0	5	0	0	2
Charlie Clemons	84	75	18	6	0	1	0	0	2
Jay Bellamy	80	69	22	7
Keith Mitchell	76	63	26	2	0	0	0	0	2
Kevin Mathis	70	63	14	9	0	0	0	0	3
Joe Johnson	58.5	53	11		0	2	0	0	2
Fred Thomas	57.5	51	13	11
Darrin Smith	58	50	16	9	0	0	0	0	1
La'Roi Glover	42.5	38	9		1	2	12	0	3
Darren Howard	45	37	16	4	0	0	0	0	3
Norman Hand	30	25	10
Willie Whitehead	19.5	18	3
Chris Oldham	20	16	8	3	0	2	81	1	0
Michael Hawthorne	16.5	15	3
Brian Williams	16	15	2		0	1	0	0	0
Fred Weary	15	14	2	2
Sedrick Hodge	8	7	2	1
Kenny Smith	7.5	7	1
Steve Israel	4	4	0
Curtis Holden	1	1	0
Tim Carter	1	1	0
Richard Newsome	0.5	0	1		0	1	0	0	1
Phil Clarke	0.5	0	1
Aaron Brooks					13	6	-50		0
Fred McAfee					0	3	0	0	0
Kyle Turley					0	2	0	0	0
Michael Lewis					6	2	0	0	0
Ricky Williams					8	2	4		0
Deuce McAllister					1	1	0		0
Steve Gleason					0	1	0	0	0
Chris Naeole					0	1	0	0	0
Terrelle Smith					1	1	0		0
Albert Connell					0	1	0		0
Lamont Hall					1	0	0	0	0
Tom Ackerman					1	0	0	0	0
Cam Cleeland					1	0	0		0
Joe Horn					1	0	0		0
Wane McGarity					1	0	0	0	0
Totals	800	702	196	64	35	34	47	1	19

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
John Carney	0								27	32	0			113
Joe Horn	0	9							0	0	0			54
Ricky Williams	6	1							0	0	0			42
Willie Jackson		5							0	0	0	1		32
Cam Cleeland		4							0	0	0			24
Boo Williams		3							0	0	0			18
Deuce McAllister	1	1	0	0					0	0	0			12
Albert Connell	0	2							0	0	0			12
Terrelle Smith	0	2							0	0	0			12
Chris Oldham						0	1		0	0	0			6
Aaron Brooks	1								0	0	0			6
Totals	8	27	0	0	0	0	1	0	27	32	0	1	0	331