| Team: | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Record: | 7–9 |
| Division Place: | 4th AFC Central |
| Coach: | Tom Coughlin |
| Stadium: | Alltel Stadium |
| Pro Bowlers: | WR Jimmy Smith[1] |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Uniform: | File:AFCS-1998-2001-Uniform-JAX.PNG |
| Shortnavlink: | Jaguars seasons |
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]
| 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) |
See main article: 2000 NFL draft.
| 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 |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at Carolina Panthers | W 34–14 | 1–0 | Ericsson Stadium | ||
| 2 | New York Giants | W 16–13 | 2–0 | Alltel Stadium | ||
| 3 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 26–22 | 3–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | ||
| 4 | Atlanta Falcons | L 20–31 | 3–1 | Alltel Stadium |
| 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 | at Tennessee Titans | L 13–27 | 2–5 | 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 | 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.