| 2000 Jacksonville Jaguars season | |
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| Head coach | Tom Coughlin |
| Home field | Alltel Stadium |
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| Record | 7–9 |
| Division place | 4th AFC Central |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | WRJimmy Smith[1] |
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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 |
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| LBHardy Nickerson (Buccaneers) | LBBryce Paup (Vikings) |
| GBrenden Stai (Steelers) | RBJames Stewart (Lions) |
| CJeff Smith (Chiefs) | GBen Coleman (Chargers) |
| GRich Tylski (Steelers) | |
| QBJay Fiedler (Dolphins) | |
| CBDave Thomas (Giants) |
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| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 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 | |
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| Player | Position | College |
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| 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 |
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
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| 1 | August 4 | atCarolina Panthers | W 34–14 | 1–0 | Ericsson Stadium |
| 2 | August 11 | New York Giants | W 16–13 | 2–0 | Alltel Stadium |
| 3 | August 19 | atKansas City Chiefs | W 26–22 | 3–0 | Arrowhead Stadium |
| 4 | August 24 | Atlanta Falcons | L 20–31 | 3–1 | Alltel Stadium |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 3 | atCleveland Browns | W 27–7 | 1–0 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 72,418 |
| 2 | September 10 | atBaltimore 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 | atIndianapolis 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 | atTennessee 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 | atDallas Cowboys | W 23–17 (OT) | 3–6 | Texas Stadium | 63,554 |
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| 11 | November 12 | Seattle Seahawks | L 21–28 | 3–7 | Alltel Stadium | 68,063 |
| 12 | November 19 | atPittsburgh 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 | atCincinnati Bengals | L 14–17 | 7–8 | Paul Brown Stadium | 50,469 |
| 17 | December 23 | atNew York Giants | L 25–28 | 7–9 | Giants Stadium | 77,924 |
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| (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 | ||
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