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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 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

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Additions Subtractions
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

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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  

Undrafted free agents

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2000 Undrafted free agents of note
Player Position College
Brandon Christenson Tight end Northwest Oklahoma State
John Feugill Tackle Maryland
Isaac Harvin Cornerback Northwest Oklahoma State
Ryan Reilly Defensive Tackle Arizona State
Eric Thomas Center Florida State
Ethan Weidle Guard Pittsburgh
Kenneth Williams Fullback Florida A&M

Personnel

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Staff

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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

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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

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Schedule

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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

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Regular season

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Schedule

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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

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AFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) Tennessee Titans 13 3 0 .813 346 191 W4
(4) Baltimore Ravens 12 4 0 .750 333 165 W7
Pittsburgh Steelers 9 7 0 .563 321 255 W2
Jacksonville Jaguars 7 9 0 .438 367 327 L2
Cincinnati Bengals 4 12 0 .250 185 359 L1
Cleveland Browns 3 13 0 .188 161 419 L5

Awards and records

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b c d This was a compensatory draft selection.

References

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  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. ^ a b NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202
  10. ^ a b c d e 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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