2000 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head coachTom Coughlin
Home fieldAlltel Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place4th AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersWR Jimmy Smith[1]
Uniform

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

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
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

2000 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 – Gene Smith
  • Director of pro scouting - Fran Foley
  • College scout - Louis Clark

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

Roster

2000 Jacksonville Jaguars final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 69 Mike Baniewicz T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 78 Joey Chustz T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 88 Damon Jones TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 37 Carnell Lake S (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 34 Stacey Mack RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 58 Lonnie Marts LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 56 Hardy Nickerson LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 72 Leon Searcy T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 81 R. Jay Soward WR/PR (NF-Ill.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness)
  • 50 Erik Storz LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 66 John Wade C (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 77 Zach Wiegert T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad


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

Preseason

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
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

[8]

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
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
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(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

  • 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

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

References

  1. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362
  2. ↑ Pro Football Reference; 1999 Jacksonville Jaguars
  3. ↑ ‘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
  4. ↑ ‘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
  5. ↑ ‘Wiegert Latest to Go Down for Jaguars’; Savannah Morning News, October 4, 2000, p. 4D
  6. ↑ Prisco, Pete; ‘Jaguars’ No. 1 goal: End skid – Dallas offers latest chance to win again’; Florida Times-Union; October 29, 200, p. C-11
  7. ↑ Oehser, John; ‘Wanted: Cap Room 2001: A year of restructuring for Jaguars’; Florida Times-Union, December 31, 2000, p. C-9
  8. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 53
  9. 1 2 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 52
  11. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 204
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