The 2001 Jacksonville Jaguars season was highlighted by the record-breaking performance of wide receivers Jimmy Smith and Keenan McCardell, who tied an NFL record with their fourth year of both recording 1,000 receiving yards in the same season. Under head coach Tom Coughlin, the team demonstrated great resilience by winning three consecutive road games against the Bengals, Browns, and Vikings, becoming the first team to do so since 1997. Despite a 6-10 finish, the Jaguars boasted a top-ten defense that allowed only 17.9 points per game, and Smith earned his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl selection. The ninth overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft and a 2012 Pride of the Jaguars inductee, Fred Taylor is the franchise's all-time leading rusher who recorded seven 1,000-yard seasons and ranks among the top 20 leading rushers in NFL history.