The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the AFC South division. [2] The team plays its home games at EverBank Stadium in downtown Jacksonville. [3] [4] The Jaguars joined the NFL in 1995 as an expansion team, along with the Carolina Panthers. [5] [6]
They have made the playoffs eight times, although they are one of four current NFL teams to have never played in a Super Bowl, along with the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, and Houston Texans. [7] [8] The team has played in the AFC Championship Game on three occasions (1996, 1999, and 2017) but lost each time. [7] Additionally, the team has won a division title four times; two as part of the AFC Central Division (1998 and 1999) and two as part of the AFC South (2017 and 2022). [5]
As of the end of the 2023 season, the Jaguars have an all-time record of 198 wins, 269 losses, and 0 ties in the regular season, with an additional 8 wins and 8 losses in the playoffs. [9] [10] The team has had ten winning seasons, two 8–8 seasons, and seventeen losing seasons. [9] The Jaguars are the only active franchise to have never had a tie game. [11]
Legend | |
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Finish | Final position in league, division, or conference |
Pct | The team's winning percentage for the season |
^ | Division champions |
§ | Wild Card berth |
Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | Awards | Head coach | Refs | ||||
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Finish | W | L | T | Pct | |||||||||
1995 | 1995 | NFL | AFC | Central | 5th | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | Tom Coughlin | [14] | ||
1996 | 1996 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd§ | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Bills) 30–27 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Broncos) 30–27 Lost AFC Championship (at Patriots) 6–20 | [15] | ||
1997 | 1997 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd§ | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Broncos) 17–42 | [16] | ||
1998 | 1998 | NFL | AFC | Central^ | 1st^ | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Patriots) 25–10 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Jets) 24–34 | [17] | ||
1999 | 1999 | NFL | AFC | Central^ | 1st^ | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) 62–7 Lost AFC Championship (Titans) 14–33 | [18] | ||
2000 | 2000 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | [19] | |||
2001 | 2001 | NFL | AFC | Central | 5th | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | [20] | |||
2002 | 2002 | NFL | AFC | South [upper-alpha 1] | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | [22] | |||
2003 | 2003 | NFL | AFC | South | 3rd | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | Jack Del Rio | [23] | ||
2004 | 2004 | NFL | AFC | South | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | [24] | |||
2005 | 2005 | NFL | AFC | South | 2nd§ | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Patriots) 3–28 | [25] | ||
2006 | 2006 | NFL | AFC | South | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | [26] | |||
2007 | 2007 | NFL | AFC | South | 2nd§ | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Steelers) 31–29 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Patriots) 20–31 | [27] | ||
2008 | 2008 | NFL | AFC | South | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | [28] | |||
2009 | 2009 | NFL | AFC | South | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | [29] | |||
2010 | 2010 | NFL | AFC | South | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | [30] | |||
2011 | 2011 | NFL | AFC | South | 3rd | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | Jack Del Rio (3–8) Mel Tucker (2–3) | [31] | ||
2012 | 2012 | NFL | AFC | South | 4th | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | Mike Mularkey | [32] | ||
2013 | 2013 | NFL | AFC | South | 3rd | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | Gus Bradley | [33] | ||
2014 | 2014 | NFL | AFC | South | 3rd | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | [34] | |||
2015 | 2015 | NFL | AFC | South | 3rd | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | [35] | |||
2016 | 2016 | NFL | AFC | South | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | Gus Bradley (2–12) Doug Marrone (1–1) | [36] | ||
2017 | 2017 | NFL | AFC | South^ | 1st^ | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Bills) 10–3 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 45–42 Lost AFC Championship (at Patriots) 20–24 | Doug Marrone | [37] | |
2018 | 2018 | NFL | AFC | South | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | [38] | |||
2019 | 2019 | NFL | AFC | South | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | Calais Campbell (WPMOY ) | [39] [40] | ||
2020 | 2020 | NFL | AFC | South | 4th | 1 | 15 | 0 | .063 | [41] | |||
2021 | 2021 | NFL | AFC | South | 4th | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | Urban Meyer (2–11) Darrell Bevell (1–3) | [42] [upper-alpha 2] | ||
2022 | 2022 | NFL | AFC | South^ | 1st^ | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Chargers) 31–30 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Chiefs) 20–27 | Doug Pederson | [44] | |
2023 | 2023 | NFL | AFC | South | 2nd | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | [45] | |||
Totals | 198 | 269 | 0 | .424 | All-time regular season record (1995–2023) | [9] | |||||||
8 | 8 | — | .500 | All-time postseason record (1995–2023) | |||||||||
206 | 277 | 0 | .427 | All-time regular & postseason record (1995–2023) |
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