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.
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. In 2000, the Jaguars were severely hit by the loss of safety Carnell Lake for the entire season to foot surgery, and by an ultimately career-ending knee injury to right tackle Leon Searcy. Further offensive line injuries, notably to left tackle Zach Wiegert and center John Wade, 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. 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.

Offseason

Undrafted free agents

PlayerPositionCollege
Brandon ChristensonTight endNorthwest Oklahoma State
John FeugillTackleMaryland
Isaac HarvinCornerbackNorthwest Oklahoma State
Ryan ReillyDefensive TackleArizona State
Eric ThomasCenterFlorida State
Ethan WeidleGuardPittsburgh
Kenneth WilliamsFullbackFlorida A&M

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 8: vs. Washington Redskins


Awards and records

  • Mark Brunell, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 9
  • Mark Brunell, Franchise Record, Most Touchdown Passes in One Season, 20 Passes
  • Mike Hollis, Franchise Record, Most Field Goals in One Game, 5 Field Goals
  • Brad Meester, PFW/PFWA All-Rookie Team
  • Jimmy Smith, Franchise Record, Most Receiving Yards in One Game, 291 yards, September 10, 2000
  • Fred Taylor, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 12
  • Fred Taylor, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Game, 234 Yards, November 19, 2000
  • Fred Taylor, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Season, 1,399 yards