The 2001 Buffalo Destroyers season was the 3rd season for the franchise and the 3rd in Buffalo, New York. They finished with a 6–8 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Coaching Ray Bentley started his second season as head coach of the Destroyers.

Preseason schedule Week Date Opponent Home/Away Result 1 March 26 Tampa Bay Storm Home L 27–49 2 April 7 Oklahoma Wranglers Away L 41–49

Regular season schedule Week Date Opponent Home/Away Result 1 April 14 Toronto Phantoms Away W 61–54 2 April 20 New Jersey Gladiators Home W 39–28 3 April 27 New York Dragons Away L 58–70 4 May 4 Carolina Cobras Away L 57–59 5 May 11 Florida Bobcats Home W 56–48 6 May 18 Houston Thunderbears Home W 57–55 7 May 26 Arizona Rattlers Away L 14–50 8 June 1 New Jersey Gladiators Away W 51–31 9 June 8 New York Dragons Home W 58–51 10 June 17 Carolina Cobras Home L 44–53 11 June 22 Nashville Kats Away L 48–87 12 Bye Week 13 July 6 Toronto Phantoms Home L 26–61 14 July 13 Orlando Predators Away L 40–48 15 July 20 Grand Rapids Rampage Home L 40–44

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