1999 Jacksonville Jaguars season

1999 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head coach	Tom Coughlin
Home field	Alltel Stadium
Results
Record	14–2
Division place	1st AFC Central
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Dolphins) 62–7 Lost AFC Championship (vs. Titans) 14–33
Pro Bowlers	T Tony Boselli T Leon Searcy WR Jimmy Smith QB Mark Brunell DE Tony Brackens LB Kevin Hardy FS Carnell Lake
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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.

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. The only other occasion the Jaguars opposed a team with a winning record was their 62–7 demolition of Miami 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 squads 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

Undrafted free agents

1999 Undrafted Free Agents of note

Player	Position	College
Torver Bollers	Fullback	Iowa
Rome Douglas	Tackle	USC
Lenzie Jackson	Wide receiver	Arizona State
Ed Kehl	Defensive tackle	BYU
Dary Myricks	Defensive tackle	The Citadel
Brandon Southward	Linebacker	Colorado

Personnel

Staff

1999 Jacksonville Jaguars staff

Front office Chairman/chief executive officer – Wayne Weaver Senior vice president of football operations – Michael Huyghue Director of player personnel - Rick Reiprish Director of college scouting - Rick Mueller Director of pro scouting - Fran Foley College scout - Louis Clark College scout - Gene Smith Head coaches Head coach – Tom Coughlin Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Bobby Petrino Running backs – Jerald Ingram Wide receivers – Pete Carmichael Tight ends – Fred Hoaglin Offensive line – Mike Maser Offensive quality control – John McNulty

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Dom Capers Defensive line – John Pease Linebackers – Steve Szabo Outside linebackers – Lucious Selmon Defensive backs – Perry Fewell Assistant defensive backs – Joe Baker Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Larry Pasquale Assistant special teams/administrative assistant to the head coach – John Bonamego Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Jerry Palmieri Assistant strength and conditioning – Greg Finnegan

Roster

1999 Jacksonville Jaguars final roster

	Quarterbacks  8 Mark Brunell 11 Jay Fiedler 12 Jonathan Quinn Running backs 24 Chris Howard 34 Stacey Mack KR 31 Daimon Shelton FB 33 James Stewart 28 Fred Taylor Wide receivers 84 Reggie Barlow KR/PR 83 Lenzie Jackson 87 Keenan McCardell PR 82 Jimmy Smith 86 Alvis Whitted KR Tight ends 80 Kyle Brady 85 Rich Griffith LS 88 Damon Jones		Offensive linemen 71 Tony Boselli T 79 Anthony Cesario G 62 Ben Coleman G 67 Steve Ingram G/T 65 Quentin Neujahr C/LS 72 Leon Searcy T 76 Rich Tylski G 66 John Wade C 77 Zach Wiegert G Defensive linemen 90 Tony Brackens DE 93 Kevin Landolt DT 61 Emarlos Leroy DT 91 Seth Payne DT 99 Joel Smeenge DE 94 Larry Smith DT 98 Regan Upshaw DE 96 Gary Walker DT 92 Chris White DE 97 Renaldo Wynn DE		Linebackers 52 Brant Boyer OLB 51 Kevin Hardy OLB 56 Lonnie Marts MLB/OLB 95 Bryce Paup OLB 58 Bryan Schwartz MLB 57 Corey Terry OLB Defensive backs 21 Aaron Beasley CB 25 Fernando Bryant CB 23 Corey Chamblin CB 29 Jason Craft CB 20 Donovin Darius SS 37 Carnell Lake FS 38 Blaine McElmurry SS 26 Rayna Stewart FS 41 Dave Thomas CB Special teams 4 Bryan Barker P 1 Mike Hollis K 2 Steve Lindsey K		Reserve lists 22 Tavian Banks RB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) 40 Trevor Bollers FB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) 75 Eric Curry DE (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) 78 Todd Fordham T (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) 32 Mike Logan S (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) 55 Tom McManus LB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) -- Dee Moronkola CB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) 50 Erik Storz LB (IR Tooltip 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
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(1) Jacksonville Jaguars	14	2	0	.875	396	217	W1
(4) Tennessee Titans	13	3	0	.813	392	324	W4
Baltimore Ravens	8	8	0	.500	324	277	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	10	0	.375	317	320	L1
Cincinnati Bengals	4	12	0	.250	283	460	L2
Cleveland Browns	2	14	0	.125	217	437	L6

^[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	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	7	0	0	7
Jaguars	24	17	14	7	62

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, FL

• Date: January 15, 2000
• Game time: 12:35 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 57 °F (13.9 °C), wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)
• Game attendance: 75,173
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Dan Dierdorf (color commentator), and Bonnie Bernstein (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter JAC – Jimmy Smith 8-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick). Jaguars 7–0. JAC – Mike Hollis 45-yard field goal. Jaguars 10–0. JAC – Fred Taylor 90-yard run. Jaguars 17–0. JAC – Tony Brackens 16-yard fumble return. Jaguars 24–0. Second quarter JAC – Fred Taylor 39-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick). Jaguars 31–0. JAC – James Stewart 25-yard run (Mike Hollis kick). Jaguars 38–0. JAC – Mike Hollis 28-yard field goal. Jaguars 41–0. MIA – Oronde Gadsden 20-yard pass from Dan Marino (Olindo Mare kick). Jaguars 41–7. Third quarter JAC – Jimmy Smith 70-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (Mike Hollis kick). Jaguars 48–7. JAC – Alvis Whitted 38-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (Mike Hollis kick). Jaguars 55–7. Fourth quarter JAC – Chris Howard 5-yard run (Mike Hollis kick). Jaguars 62–7. Top passers MIA – Dan Marino – 11/25, 95 yards, TD, 2 INT JAC – Jay Fiedler – 7/11, 172 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers MIA – Stanley Pritchett – 2 rushes, 10 yards JAC – Fred Taylor – 18 rushes, 135 yards, TD Top receivers MIA – Oronde Gadsden – 6 receptions, 62 yards, TD JAC – Jimmy Smith – 5 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD

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	3	4	Total
Titans	7	3	16	7	33
Jaguars	7	7	0	0	14

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, FL

• Date: January 23, 2000
• Game time: 12:42 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)
• Game attendance: 75,206
• Referee: Bernie Kukar
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel (play-by-play), Phil Simms (color commentator), Armen Keteyian, and Bonnie Bernstein (sideline reporters)

Game information

First quarter JAC – Kyle Brady 7-yard pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick). Jaguars 7–0. TEN – Yancey Thigpen 9-yard pass from Steve McNair (Al Del Greco kick). Tied 7–7. Second quarter JAC – James Stewart 33-yard run (Mike Hollis kick). Jaguars 14–7. TEN – Al Del Greco 34-yard field goal. Jaguars 14–10. Third quarter TEN – Steve McNair 1-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Titans 17–14. TEN – Mark Brunell sacked in end zone by Josh Evans. Titans 19–14. TEN – Derrick Mason 80-yard kick return. Titans 26–14. Fourth quarter TEN – Steve McNair 1-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Titans 33–14. Top passers TEN – Steve McNair – 14/23, 112 yards, TD, INT JAC – Mark Brunell – 19/38, 226 yards. TD, 2 INT Top rushers TEN – Steve McNair – 9 rushes, 91 yards, 2 TD JAC – Fred Taylor – 19 rushes, 110 yards Top receivers TEN – Jackie Harris – 3 receptions, 33 yards JAC – Jimmy Smith – 5 receptions, 92 yards

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. 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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