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
Head coachTom Coughlin
Home fieldAlltel Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place4th AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersWR 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
Main article: 2000 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

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


Practice squad

  • 98 Jomo Cousins DE
  • 76 Dwayne Ledford C
  • 70 Jeff Marriott DT
  • 89 Emanuel Smith WR


Rookies in italics

Preseason

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 August 4 at Carolina Panthers W 34–14 1–0 Ericsson Stadium Recap
2 August 11 New York Giants W 16–13 2–0 Alltel Stadium Recap
3 August 19 at Kansas City Chiefs W 26–22 3–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
4 August 24 Atlanta Falcons L 20–31 3–1 Alltel Stadium Recap

[8]

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result TV Time (ET) Attendance
1 September 3, 2000 at Cleveland Browns W 27–7 CBS 1:00pm
72,418
2 September 10, 2000 at Baltimore Ravens L 39–36 CBS 1:00pm
68,843
3 September 17, 2000 Cincinnati Bengals W 13–0 CBS 1:00pm
45,653
4 September 25, 2000 at Indianapolis Colts L 43–14 ABC 9:00pm
56,816
5 October 1, 2000 Pittsburgh Steelers L 24–13 CBS 1:00pm
64,351
6 October 8, 2000 Baltimore Ravens L 15–10 ESPN 8:35pm
65,194
7 October 16, 2000 at Tennessee Titans L 27–13 ABC 9:00pm
68,498
8 October 22, 2000 Washington Redskins L 35–16 FOX 4:15pm
69,061
9 October 29, 2000 at Dallas Cowboys W 23–17 (OT) CBS 4:15pm
63,554
10 Bye
11 November 12, 2000 Seattle Seahawks L 28–21 CBS 1:00pm
68,063
12 November 19, 2000 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–24 ESPN 8:35pm
50,925
13 November 26, 2000 Tennessee Titans W 16–13 CBS 4:15pm
65,454
14 December 3, 2000 Cleveland Browns W 48–0 CBS 4:15pm
51,262
15 December 10, 2000 Arizona Cardinals W 44–10 FOX 1:00pm
53,472
16 December 17, 2000 at Cincinnati Bengals L 17–14 CBS 1:00pm
50,469
17 December 23, 2000 at New York Giants L 28–25 CBS 12:37pm
77,924

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. 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. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202
  10. 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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