2000 Jacksonville Jaguars season

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2000 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head coach Tom Coughlin
Home field Alltel Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place4th AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers WR Jimmy Smith [1]
Uniform
AFCS-1998-2001-Uniform-JAX.PNG

The 2000 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 6th in the National Football League and their sixth under head coach Tom Coughlin.

Contents

The Jaguars in 1999 had obtained an NFL-best record of 14–2 and thrashed the Miami Dolphins 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 from 1999. At the close of the season, the Jaguars also had problems with being $31 million over the salary cap. [7]

Offseason

AdditionsSubtractions
LB Hardy Nickerson (Buccaneers)LB Bryce Paup (Vikings)
G Brenden Stai (Steelers)RB James Stewart (Lions)
C Jeff Smith (Chiefs)G Ben Coleman (Chargers)
G Rich Tylski (Steelers)
QB Jay Fiedler (Dolphins)
CB Dave Thomas (Giants)

NFL draft

2000 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
129 R. Jay Soward   Wide receiver USC
260 Brad Meester   Center Northern Iowa
392 T.J. Slaughter   Linebacker Southern Mississippi
4123 Joey Chustz   Tackle Louisiana Tech
5159 Kiwaukee Thomas   Cornerback Georgia Southern
6196 Emanuel Smith   Wide receiver Arkansas
7236 Erik Olson   Safety Colorado State
7241 [note 1] Rob Meier   Defensive tackle Washington State
7243 [note 1] Shyrone Stith   Running back Virginia Tech
7245 [note 1] Danny Clark   Linebacker Illinois
7247 [note 1] Mark Baniewicz   Tackle Syracuse
      Made roster  

Undrafted free agents

2000 undrafted free agents of note
PlayerPositionCollege
Brandon ChristensonTight endNorthwest Oklahoma State
John FeugillTackle Maryland
Isaac HarvinCornerbackNorthwest Oklahoma State
Ryan ReillyDefensive Tackle Arizona State
Eric ThomasCenter Florida State
Ethan WeidleGuard Pittsburgh
Kenneth WilliamsFullback Florida A&M

Staff

2000 Jacksonville Jaguars staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Frank Gansz
  • 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


Final roster

2000 Jacksonville Jaguars roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 11 reserve, 5 practice squad

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenue
1August 4at Carolina Panthers W 34–141–0 Ericsson Stadium
2August 11 New York Giants W 16–132–0 Alltel Stadium
3August 19at Kansas City Chiefs W 26–223–0 Arrowhead Stadium
4August 24 Atlanta Falcons L 20–313–1Alltel Stadium

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 3at Cleveland Browns W 27–71–0 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,418
2September 10at Baltimore Ravens L 36–391–1 PSINet Stadium 68,843
3September 17 Cincinnati Bengals W 13–02–1 Alltel Stadium 45,653
4September 25at Indianapolis Colts L 14–432–2 RCA Dome 56,816
5October 1 Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–242–3Alltel Stadium64,351
6October 8 Baltimore Ravens L 10–152–4Alltel Stadium65,194
7October 16at Tennessee Titans L 13–272–5 Adelphia Coliseum 68,498
8October 22 Washington Redskins L 16–352–6Alltel Stadium69,061
9October 29at Dallas Cowboys W 23–17 (OT)3–6 Texas Stadium 63,554
10 Bye
11November 12 Seattle Seahawks L 21–283–7Alltel Stadium68,063
12November 19at Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–244–7 Three Rivers Stadium 50,925
13November 26 Tennessee Titans W 16–135–7Alltel Stadium65,454
14December 3 Cleveland Browns W 48–06–7Alltel Stadium51,262
15December 10 Arizona Cardinals W 44–107–7Alltel Stadium53,472
16December 17at Cincinnati Bengals L 14–177–8 Paul Brown Stadium 50,469
17December 23at New York Giants L 25–287–9 Giants Stadium 77,924

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Cleveland Browns

Week One: Jacksonville Jaguars at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars01010727
Browns07007

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: September 3, 2000
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 72,418
  • Referee: Bernie Kukar
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 2: at Baltimore Ravens

Week Two: Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars17631036
Ravens07151739

at PSINet Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game information

Week 3: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week Three: Cincinnati Bengals at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bengals00000
Jaguars1000313

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 4: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Four: Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars0140014
Colts71451743

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Five: Pittsburgh Steelers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Steelers7107024
Jaguars330713

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: October 1, 2000
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,351
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross, and Beasley Reece
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 6: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week Six: Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Ravens333615
Jaguars300710

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 7: at Tennessee Titans

Week Seven: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars3001013
Titans7107327

at Adelphia Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 16, 2000
  • Game time: 10:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 74 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,498
  • Referee: Bernie Kukar
  • TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller, Melissa Stark, and Eric Dickerson
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 8: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Eight: Washington Redskins at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Redskins7147735
Jaguars3130016

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 9: at Dallas Cowboys

Week Nine: Jacksonville Jaguars at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter1234OTTotal
Jaguars01700623
Cowboys7037017

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

Game information

Week 11: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks0147728
Jaguars7140021

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 12: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Twelve: Jacksonville Jaguars at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars01717034
Steelers7301424

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 13: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week Thirteen: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Titans730313
Jaguars1003316

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: November 26, 2000
  • Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,454
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Daryl Johnston, and Beasley Reece
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Fourteen: Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Browns00000
Jaguars31721748

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: December 3, 2000
  • Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 51,262
  • Referee: Ron Blum
  • TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 15: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Fifteen: Arizona Cardinals at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinals030710
Jaguars101710744

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: December 10, 2000
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 53,472
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • TV announcers (FOX): Thom Brennaman, Jeff Lageman, and Ryan Elijah
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 16: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Sixteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars077014
Bengals0071017

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

Week 17: at New York Giants

Week Seventeen: Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars0731525
Giants7002128

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 23, 2000
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 23 °F (−5 °C)
  • Game attendance: 77,924
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, Armen Keteyian and Bonnie Bernstein
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Standings

AFC Central
WLTPCTPFPASTK
(1) Tennessee Titans 1330.813346191W4
(4) Baltimore Ravens 1240.750333165W7
Pittsburgh Steelers 970.563321255W2
Jacksonville Jaguars 790.438367327L2
Cincinnati Bengals 4120.250185359L1
Cleveland Browns 3130.188161419L5

Awards and records

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 This was a compensatory draft selection.

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