2000 Jacksonville Jaguars season
The 2000 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 6th in the National Football League and their sixth under head coach Tom Coughlin.
2000 Jacksonville Jaguars season | |
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Head coach | Tom Coughlin |
Home field | Alltel Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 7–9 |
Division place | 4th AFC Central |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | WR Jimmy Smith[1] |
Uniform | |
The Jaguars in 1999 had obtained an NFL-best record of 14–2 and thrashed the Miami Dolphins 62–7 in their divisional-round game. However, they were helped to this by an extremely easy regular-season schedule.[2] In 2000, the Jaguars were severely hit by the loss of safety Carnell Lake for the entire season to foot surgery,[3] and by an ultimately career-ending knee injury to right tackle Leon Searcy.[4] Further offensive line injuries, notably to left tackle Zach Wiegert and center John Wade,[5] crippled the Jaguars all season, with the result that after a fair start the Jaguars fell in Week 4 to five consecutive losses and were out of the running for a postseason berth by December, and thus knocking them out of the playoffs for the first time since 1995 when the franchise was first established.[6] Ultimately the team's tally of wins was halved vis-à-vis 1999. At the close of the season, the Jaguars also had problems with being $31 million over the salary cap.[7]
Offseason
NFL draft
2000 Jacksonville Jaguars draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 29 | R. Jay Soward | Wide receiver | USC | |
2 | 60 | Brad Meester | Center | Northern Iowa | |
3 | 92 | T.J. Slaughter | Linebacker | Southern Mississippi | |
4 | 123 | Joey Chustz | Tackle | Louisiana Tech | |
5 | 159 | Kiwaukee Thomas | Cornerback | Georgia Southern | |
6 | 196 | Emanuel Smith | Wide receiver | Arkansas | |
7 | 236 | Erik Olson | Safety | Colorado State | |
7 | 241[note 1] | Rob Meier | Defensive tackle | Washington State | |
7 | 243[note 1] | Shyrone Stith | Running back | Virginia Tech | |
7 | 245[note 1] | Danny Clark | Linebacker | Illinois | |
7 | 247[note 1] | Mark Baniewicz | Tackle | Syracuse | |
Made roster |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Preseason
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
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1 | August 4 | at Carolina Panthers | W 34–14 | 1–0 | Ericsson Stadium |
2 | August 11 | New York Giants | W 16–13 | 2–0 | Alltel Stadium |
3 | August 19 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 26–22 | 3–0 | Arrowhead Stadium |
4 | August 24 | Atlanta Falcons | L 20–31 | 3–1 | Alltel Stadium |
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 3 | at Cleveland Browns | W 27–7 | 1–0 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 72,418 |
2 | September 10 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 36–39 | 1–1 | PSINet Stadium | 68,843 |
3 | September 17 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 13–0 | 2–1 | Alltel Stadium | 45,653 |
4 | September 25 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 14–43 | 2–2 | RCA Dome | 56,816 |
5 | October 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 13–24 | 2–3 | Alltel Stadium | 64,351 |
6 | October 8 | Baltimore Ravens | L 10–15 | 2–4 | Alltel Stadium | 65,194 |
7 | October 16 | at Tennessee Titans | L 13–27 | 2–5 | Adelphia Coliseum | 68,498 |
8 | October 22 | Washington Redskins | L 16–35 | 2–6 | Alltel Stadium | 69,061 |
9 | October 29 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 23–17 (OT) | 3–6 | Texas Stadium | 63,554 |
10 | Bye | |||||
11 | November 12 | Seattle Seahawks | L 21–28 | 3–7 | Alltel Stadium | 68,063 |
12 | November 19 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 34–24 | 4–7 | Three Rivers Stadium | 50,925 |
13 | November 26 | Tennessee Titans | W 16–13 | 5–7 | Alltel Stadium | 65,454 |
14 | December 3 | Cleveland Browns | W 48–0 | 6–7 | Alltel Stadium | 51,262 |
15 | December 10 | Arizona Cardinals | W 44–10 | 7–7 | Alltel Stadium | 53,472 |
16 | December 17 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 14–17 | 7–8 | Paul Brown Stadium | 50,469 |
17 | December 23 | at New York Giants | L 25–28 | 7–9 | Giants Stadium | 77,924 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
AFC Central | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
(1) Tennessee Titans | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 346 | 191 | W4 | ||
(4) Baltimore Ravens | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 333 | 165 | W7 | ||
Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 321 | 255 | W2 | ||
Jacksonville Jaguars | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 367 | 327 | L2 | ||
Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 185 | 359 | L1 | ||
Cleveland Browns | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 161 | 419 | L5 |
Awards and records
- Mark Brunell, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 9[9]
- Mark Brunell, Franchise Record (tied), Most Touchdown Passes in One Season, 20 Passes[10]
- Mike Hollis, Franchise Record (tied), Most Field Goals in One Game, 5 Field Goals (September 10, 2000)[10]
- Brad Meester, PFW/PFWA All-Rookie Team[11]
- Jimmy Smith, Franchise Record, Most Receiving Yards in One Game, 291 yards, September 10, 2000[10]
- Fred Taylor, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 12[9]
- Fred Taylor, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Game, 234 Yards, November 19, 2000[10]
- Fred Taylor, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Season, 1,399 yards[10]
Notes
- This was a compensatory draft selection.
References
- NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362
- Pro Football Reference; 1999 Jacksonville Jaguars
- ‘Injury Woes Build for Jacksonville Jaguars: Free Safety Carnell Lake Made the Decision Thursday to Undergo Foot Surgery’; Orlando Sentinel; August 18, 2000; p. C1
- ‘No Block Party for Jags: Tackle Leon Searcy Tore a Tendon Above His Right Knee at Practice, Putting The Jaguars’ Star’s Season in Jeopardy and the Offensive Line into Crisis’; Orlando Sentinel; July 25, 2000, p. C1
- ‘Wiegert Latest to Go Down for Jaguars’; Savannah Morning News, October 4, 2000, p. 4D
- Prisco, Pete; ‘Jaguars’ No. 1 goal: End skid – Dallas offers latest chance to win again’; Florida Times-Union; October 29, 200, p. C-11
- Oehser, John; ‘Wanted: Cap Room 2001: A year of restructuring for Jaguars’; Florida Times-Union, December 31, 2000, p. C-9
- NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 53
- NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202
- NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 52
- NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 204