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2000 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerEdward J. DeBartolo Jr.
General managerBill Walsh
Head coachSteve Mariucci
Offensive coordinatorMarty Mornhinweg
Defensive coordinatorJim L. Mora
Home field3Com Park
Results
Record6–10
Division place4th NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersQB Jeff Garcia[1]
WR Terrell Owens[1]
RB Charlie Garner[1]
AP All-ProsTerrell Owens (1st team)

The 2000 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 51st season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 55th overall. Jerry Rice entered the 2000 season as the oldest player in the league at the wide receiver position.[2] At the end of the year, however, with the emergence of Terrell Owens, Rice decided to leave the team after sixteen seasons to join the Raiders. Running back Charlie Garner would join Rice in Oakland.

The 49ers improved from 4–12 in 1999 to 6–10, but still suffered back-to-back losing seasons for the first time since their four consecutive losing seasons from 1977 to 1980.

This for first time since 1986 Steve Young was not on the opening day roster who retired after the 1999 season, the 49ers fully relied on second-year quarterback Jeff Garcia, who enjoyed his best year and was named to the Pro Bowl at the end of this season.

Offseason

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Additions Subtractions
QB Rick Mirer (Jets) QB Steve Young (retirement)
WR Kevin Williams (Bills) LB Lee Woodall (Panthers)
DE Anthony Pleasant (Jets) DE Charles Haley (retirement)
T Scott Gragg (Giants) LB Chris Draft (Falcons)
S Tim McDonald (retirement)
CB R. W. McQuarters (Bears)

NFL draft

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Main article: 2000 NFL draft
2000 San Francisco 49ers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 16 Julian Peterson *  Linebacker Michigan State
1 24 Ahmed Plummer  Cornerback Ohio State
2 35 John Engelberger  Defensive end Virginia Tech
2 48 Jason Webster  Cornerback Texas A&M
3 65 Giovanni Carmazzi  Quarterback Hofstra
3 86 Jeff Ulbrich  Linebacker Hawaii
4 108 John Keith  Safety Furman
5 132 Paul Smith  Fullback UTEP
5 150 John Milem  Defensive end Lenoir–Rhyne
7 212 Tim Rattay  Quarterback Louisiana Tech
7 230 Brian Jennings  Long snapper Arizona State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Source:[3]

Undrafted free agents

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2000 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Mikki Allen Safety Tennessee
Jermaine Arrington Wide receiver Maryland
Nathaniel Bell Defensive end Southern
Dwight Carter Wide receiver Hawaii
Eric Chew Wide receiver McNeese State
Terrence Dupree Tight end Duke
Jim Emanuel Linebacker Hofstra
Chafie Fields Wide receiver Penn State
Dan Goodspeed Tackle Kent State
Ricky Hall Wide receiver Virginia Tech
Ronnie Heard Safety Ole Miss
Marcus Hill Safety Angelo State
Tyronn Johnson Defensive tackle Florida A&M
Cedric Killings Defensive tackle Carson–Newman
Jason Lamar Linebacker Toledo
Jonas Lewis Running back San Diego State
Dyral McMillan Running back South Florida
Tommy Parks Punter Mississippi State
Greg Payne Defensive Back Arizona
Trey Pennington Tight end South Carolina
Danny Scott Defensive end Louisiana–Lafayette
Josh White Fullback California
Antonio Williams Defensive Line South Carolina State
Griff Yates Running back Southern Oregon

Personnel

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Staff

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2000 San Francisco 49ers staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Physical development coordinator – Jerry Attaway


Roster

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2000 San Francisco 49ers 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, 7 reserve, 2 practice squad

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
HOF July 31 vs. New England Patriots L 0–20 0–1 Fawcett Stadium (Canton, Ohio)
1 August 5 San Diego Chargers L 20–23 0–2 3Com Park
2 August 13 at Kansas City Chiefs W 33–10 1–2 Arrowhead Stadium
3 August 20 at Seattle Seahawks L 21–25 1–3 Husky Stadium
4 August 25 Denver Broncos L 24–28 1–4 3Com Park

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 3 at Atlanta Falcons L 28–36 0–1 Georgia Dome 54,626
2 September 10 Carolina Panthers L 22–38 0–2 3Com Park 66,879
3 September 17 at St. Louis Rams L 24–41 0–3 Trans World Dome 65,945
4 September 24 at Dallas Cowboys W 41–24 1–3 Texas Stadium 64,127
5 October 1 Arizona Cardinals W 27–20 2–3 3Com Park 66,985
6 October 8 Oakland Raiders L 28–34 (OT) 2–4 3Com Park 68,344
7 October 15 at Green Bay Packers L 28–31 2–5 Lambeau Field 59,870
8 October 22 at Carolina Panthers L 16–34 2–6 Ericcson Stadium 61,350
9 October 29 St. Louis Rams L 24–34 2–7 3Com Park 68,109
10 November 5 at New Orleans Saints L 15–31 2–8 Louisiana Superdome 64,900
11 November 12 Kansas City Chiefs W 21–7 3–8 3Com Park 68,002
12 November 19 Atlanta Falcons W 16–6 4–8 3Com Park 67,447
13 Bye
14 December 3 at San Diego Chargers W 45–17 5–8 Qualcomm Stadium 57,255
15 December 10 New Orleans Saints L 27–31 5–9 3Com Park 67,892
16 December 17 Chicago Bears W 17–0 6–9 3Com Park 68,306
17 December 23 at Denver Broncos L 9–38 6–10 Mile High Stadium 76,098
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 1: at Atlanta Falcons

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Jeff Garcia opened scoring on a four-yard touchdown to Fred Beasley but after four consecutive Morten Anderson field goals the Falcons got touchdown catches from Terance Mathis and Shawn Jefferson while Ashley Ambrose picked off Garcia and scored. Beasley and Terrell Owens caught additional San Francisco touchdowns in the 36–28 loss.

Week 2: vs. Carolina Panthers

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San Francisco's home opener was a disaster as four straight Panthers touchdowns ultimately led to a 38–22 Niners loss. With the game out of reach Garcia was benched and former Seahawks washout Rick Mirer completed a touchdown to J. J. Stokes and a two-point conversion throw to Owens on a subsequent Fred Beasley score.

Week 3: at St. Louis Rams

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The Niners led 10–3 and closed to 27–24 but the defending Super Bowl champs put the game away 41–24. Garcia was intercepted twice, the second time at the Rams goal line with 47 seconds to go.

Week 4: at Dallas Cowboys

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1 234Total
• 49ers 3 141014 41
Cowboys 0 10014 24
Scoring summary
Q11:16SFRichey 38 yard field goalSF 3–0
Q211:13DALSeder 40 yard field goalTie 3–3
Q27:02SFGarner 1 yard run (Richey kick)SF 10–3
Q22:49SFOwens 3 yard pass from Garcia (Richey kick)SF 17–3
Q21:42DALSmith 1 yard run (Seder kick)SF 17–10
Q313:14SFRice 68 yard pass from Garcia (Richey kick)SF 24–10
Q310:43SFRichey 47 yard field goalSF 27–10
Q414:15SFRice 5 yard pass from Garcia (Richey kick)SF 34–10
Q411:08DALHarris 11 yard pass from Aikman (Seder kick)SF 34–17
Q44:05SFOwens 1 yard pass from Garcia (Richey kick)SF 41–17
Q43:23DALHarris 16 yard pass from Stoerner (Seder kick)SF 41–24

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This was the game famous for Terrell Owens posing on the Cowboys mid-field star after his first touchdown of the game. This led to a more emphatic gesture by Emmitt Smith when he scored as he slammed the ball securely to the star. When Owens scored again he repeated his gesture then was hammered by George Teague in response.

Though the Niners won 41–24 it was a costly affair for coach Steve Mariucci; not only was Owens suspended for their following game (creating a rift between the two) but Mariucci clashed with an enraged Jerry Rice during the game, Rice angry after coming into the game with only eleven catches – in a bigger irony Rice would catch two touchdowns.

Week 5: vs. Arizona Cardinals

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The Niners led wire to wire in winning 27–20. Jerry Rice led Niners receivers with seven catches for 66 yards and a touchdown.

Week 6: vs. Oakland Raiders

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The two Bay Area NFL teams met for only the ninth time and first since the Raiders returned to Oakland. After two Sebastian Janikowski field goals the Niners took a 14–6 lead on scores to Owens and Rice. In the third after a Tyrone Wheatley score and two pointer tied the game the Raiders forced a fumble, completed a deep strike to Andre Rison, then Tim Brown caught a 30-yard score. The Raiders next scored on a Rich Gannon run. Garcia then completed a touchdown to Owens where he outmaneuvered five Raiders defenders. A missed Janikowski attempt led to the tying Niners score. In overtime Janikowski missed again but Wade Richey’s kick was blocked and in the ensuing Raiders drive Brown caught the game-winning touchdown (34–28 final).

Week 7: at Green Bay Packers

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San Francisco’s perennial struggle against the Packers continued in a competitive game as Jeff Garcia threw four touchdowns in erasing a 21–7 gap then tying the game at 28 in the final five minutes. The Packers faced third down only once on their final field goal drive and Garcia’s final pass to Charlie Garner reached the Packers 28.

Week 8: at Carolina Panthers

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The Niners in a 34–16 loss were swept for the second straight season, second time by their former coach, and third time in the six seasons of the Panthers’ existence. Steve Beuerlein had three touchdown throws while Garcia had two scores and also a pick six by the Panthers' Mike Minter.

Week 9: vs. St. Louis Rams

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With Trent Green forced to start in Kurt Warner's stead the Rams at Candlestick Park had themselves a battle as the Niners led four different times and Terrell Owens caught two scores. Green's score to Marshall Faulk in the third tied the game then after an exchange of punts Faulk caught another score. A Pete Stoyanovich field goal made for a 34–24 Niners loss.

Week 10: at New Orleans Saints

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Former Bengals washout Jeff Blake threw three touchdowns and led five scoring drives to a 31–0 Saints lead, enough to absorb 15 points by the Niners who fell to 2–8 while the long-luckless Saints reached 6–3.

Week 11: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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The Niners ended their five-game slide and a two-game slide against Kansas City by scoring three times on the ground (by Charlie Garner and Jeff Garcia) in the second quarter, limiting the Chiefs to one touchdown while intercepting former 49ers quarterback Elvis Grbac once.

Week 12: vs. Atlanta Falcons

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Jason Webster’s 70-yard pick six was the lone touchdown amid five field goals by both teams as the Niners ground out a 16–6 win. San Francisco sacked Chris Chandler four times.

Week 14: at San Diego Chargers

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Off their bye week the Niners had an easy time of it, winning 45–17 as they intercepted Ryan Leaf four times. Watching from the sidelines was Leaf’s backup and a future Niners head coach, while Jerry Rice, embroiled in a salary cap dispute with the Niners front office, caught what would be his final two scores with the team that drafted him.

Week 15: vs. New Orleans Saints

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The Saints were on their way to their best season in nearly a decade and took an important step in a 31–27 comeback win at San Francisco. Following a 69-yard Garcia touchdown to Terrell Owens the Saints mounted two touchdown drives and Garcia was intercepted with 23 seconds remaining.

Week 16: vs. Chicago Bears

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Rumor of a Jerry Rice divorce from the Niners would come true subsequently as San Francisco’s last home game of the season saw a ceremony honoring Rice and Flash 80 caught seven passes for 76 yards. But it would be Terrell Owens who made history with twenty catches, setting a new NFL single-game record previously held by Tom Fears in 1950.

Week 17: at Denver Broncos

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The Niners’ disappointing season ended in ugly fashion as the playoff-bound Broncos erupted to lead 38–0. The Niners ended their season and a 38–9 loss on a Garcia touchdown to J. J. Stokes in the final minute.

Standings

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NFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) New Orleans Saints 10 6 0 .625 354 305 L1
(6) St. Louis Rams 10 6 0 .625 540 471 W1
Carolina Panthers 7 9 0 .438 310 310 L1
San Francisco 49ers 6 10 0 .375 388 422 L1
Atlanta Falcons 4 12 0 .250 252 413 W1

Awards and records

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  • Jeff Garcia, Franchise Record, Most Passing Yards in One Season, 4,278 Passing Yards[5]
  • Charlie Garner, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Game, 201 Rushing Yards (September 24, 2000) [5]
  • Terrell Owens, Franchise Record, Most Receptions in One Game, (20) (December 17, 2000) [5]
  • Terrell Owens, NFL Record, Most Receptions in One Game, (20) (December 17, 2000) [5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362
  2. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 249
  3. ^ "2000 San Francisco 49ers Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  4. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Nov-10.
  5. ^ a b c d NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 142
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