1999 Jacksonville Jaguars season

The 1999 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 5th in the National Football League and their fifth under head coach Tom Coughlin. Wide receiver Jimmy Smith set a franchise record for most receptions and receiving yards in one season. Smith would finish second in the NFL in receiving yards with 1,636 yards.[1] The Jaguars’ regular season record of 14–2 still stands as their best record in franchise history. This would be the last time Jacksonville made the playoffs until 2005, the last season the team won a playoff game until 2007 and the last time the Jaguars won any division title until they won the AFC South title in 2017.

1999 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head coachTom Coughlin
Home fieldAlltel Stadium
Results
Record14–2
Division place1st AFC Central
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Dolphins) 62–7
Lost AFC Championship
(vs. Titans) 14–33
Pro BowlersT Tony Boselli
T Leon Searcy
WR Jimmy Smith
QB Mark Brunell
DE Tony Brackens
LB Kevin Hardy
FS Carnell Lake
Uniform

The Jaguars hired former Carolina Panthers head coach Dom Capers to be their defensive coordinator. Under Capers, the team went from 25th in 1998 to 4th in 1999 in total defense.[2] The Jaguars defense yielded the fewest points in the NFL with 217 (an average of 13.6 points per game).[2]

Pro Football Reference,[3] however, argues that the 1999 Jaguars had the fifth-easiest schedule of any NFL team between 1971 and 2017.[note 1] Both regular season losses were to the Tennessee Titans, and they lost again to Tennessee in the AFC Championship Game, making the Titans the only team to beat them the entire season; Jacksonville would not reach the AFC Championship again until 2017. However, the only other occasion the Jaguars opposed a team with a winning record was their demolition of the 9–7 Dolphins in the divisional playoff. Most significantly, Jacksonville missed Super Bowl champion St. Louis, despite defeating the other four teams then comprising the NFC West – including a 41–3 destruction of the San Francisco 49ers on opening day – while their non-division conference opponents were Broncos and Jets outfits weakened by injuries to Terrell Davis and Vinny Testaverde.[4]

Offseason

NFL draft
Main article: 1999 NFL Draft
1999 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 26 Fernando Bryant  Cornerback Alabama
2 56 Larry Smith  Defensive tackle Florida State
3 88 Anthony Cesario  Guard Colorado State
4 121 Kevin Landolt  Offensive tackle West Virginia
5 160 Jason Craft  Cornerback Colorado State
6 182 Emarlos Leroy  Defensive tackle Georgia Bulldogs
7 242 Dee Moronkola  Cornerback Washington State
7 246 Chris White  Defensive end Southern
      Made roster  

Personnel

Staff
1999 Jacksonville Jaguars staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Jerry Palmieri
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Greg Finnegan

Roster
1999 Jacksonville Jaguars final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 22 Tavian Banks RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 40 Trevor Bollers FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 75 Eric Curry DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 78 Todd Fordham T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 32 Mike Logan S (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 55 Tom McManus LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • -- Dee Moronkola CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 50 Erik Storz LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad

  • 54 Chester Burnett LB
  • 42 Leroy Collins RB
  • 60 David Kempfert C
  • 36 Kevin Peoples S
  • 73 Rahmaan Streater DE


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 8 inactive, 5 practice squad

Regular season
Week 17 against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 12 San Francisco 49ers W 41–3 1–0 Alltel Stadium 68,678
2 September 19 at Carolina Panthers W 22–20 2–0 Ericsson Stadium 64,261
3 September 26 Tennessee Titans L 19–20 2–1 Alltel Stadium 61,502
4 October 3 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–3 3–1 Three Rivers Stadium 57,308
5 October 11 at New York Jets W 16–6 4–1 Giants Stadium 78,216
6 October 17 Cleveland Browns W 24–7 5–1 Alltel Stadium 62,047
7 Bye
8 October 31 at Cincinnati Bengals W 41–10 6–1 Cinergy Field 49,138
9 November 7 at Atlanta Falcons W 30–7 7–1 Georgia Dome 68,466
10 November 14 Baltimore Ravens W 6–3 8–1 Alltel Stadium 57,391
11 November 21 New Orleans Saints W 41–23 9–1 Alltel Stadium 69,772
12 November 28 at Baltimore Ravens W 30–23 10–1 PSINet Stadium 68,428
13 December 2 Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–6 11–1 Alltel Stadium 68,806
14 December 13 Denver Broncos W 27–24 12–1 Alltel Stadium 71,357
15 December 19 at Cleveland Browns W 24–14 13–1 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,038
16 December 26 at Tennessee Titans L 14–41 13–2 Adelphia Coliseum 66,641
17 January 2 Cincinnati Bengals W 24–7 14–2 Alltel Stadium 70,532

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
AFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) Jacksonville Jaguars 1420.875396217W1
(4) Tennessee Titans 1330.813392324W4
Baltimore Ravens 880.500324277L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 6100.375317320L1
Cincinnati Bengals 4120.250283460L2
Cleveland Browns 2140.125217437L6

[5]

Postseason
Main article: 1999–2000 NFL playoffs
Playoff round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance
Wild Card First-round bye
Divisional January 15, 2000 Miami Dolphins (6) W 62–7 1–0 Alltel Stadium 75,173
AFC Championship January 23, 2000 Tennessee Titans (4) L 14–33 1–1 Alltel Stadium 75,206

AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs (6) Miami Dolphins
AFC Divisional Game: Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 7 007
Jaguars 24 17 14762

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, FL

Game information

The Jaguars number one defense forced seven Miami turnovers as the Jaguars won in one of the most lopsided games in NFL playoff history. The Jaguars were up 24–0 after the 1st quarter. The game was so one-sided that the Jaguars were up 41–0 in the 2nd quarter before the Dolphins were finally able to score. The highlight of the game was Fred Taylor’s 90-yard touchdown run in the 1st quarter. This was the last game for both Miami quarterback Dan Marino and coach Jimmy Johnson.

AFC Championship: vs (4) Tennessee Titans
AFC Championship Game: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 7 3 16733
Jaguars 7 7 0014

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, FL

Game information

The Jaguars became the first team in NFL history to lose three games to the same team in the same season, with the third loss occurring as the home team (every team until this point had lost a third game on the road). Even though the Titans had four turnovers, the Jaguars had six which proved to be their downfall. The Jaguars failed to score in the second half, in part due to the Titans defense which forced four turnovers after halftime. The game started to fall out of the Jaguars reach when in the third quarter, with the Titans up 17–14, Mark Brunell was sacked in the end zone for a safety. Then on the next play, Derrick Mason returned the kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown, giving the Titans 9 points in just 17 seconds, putting them up 26–14. The Jaguars never recovered, and thus finished the season 0–3 versus the Titans, but 15–0 versus all remaining opponents.

Awards and records
  • Aaron Beasley, Franchise Record, Most Interceptions in One Season, (6)[6]
  • Mike Hollis, Franchise Record (tied), Most Field Goals in One Season, (31)[6]
  • Jimmy Smith, Franchise Record, Most Receptions in One Season, (116)[6]
  • Jimmy Smith, Franchise Record, Most Receiving Yards in One Season, (1,636)[6]
  • Jimmy Smith, NFL Leader, Receptions, (116)[1]

Notes
  1. The four weaker schedules were, in order of increasing weakness, the 1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the 1975 Minnesota Vikings, the 1991 Buffalo Bills, and the 1999 St. Louis Rams.

References
  1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 440
  2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.92
  3. Pro Football Reference; 1999 Jacksonville Jaguars
  4. Silver, Michael; ‘Ram Tough’; Sports Illustrated, vol. 92, issue 1, p. 48
  5. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2
  6. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 52
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