1999 Jacksonville Jaguars season

1999 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head coach Tom Coughlin
Home field ALLTEL Stadium
Results
Record 14–2
Division place 1st AFC Central
Playoff finish Won Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) 62–7
Lost AFC Championship (Titans) 33–14
Pro Bowlers T Tony Boselli
T Leon Searcy
WR Jimmy Smith
QB Mark Brunell
DE Tony Brackens
LB Kevin Hardy
FS Carnell Lake
Uniform

The 1999 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the team's fifth year in the National Football League. Wide receiver Jimmy Smith set a franchise record for most receptions and receiving yards in one season. Smith would finish second in the NFL in receiving yards with 1,636 yards.[1] The Jaguars’ regular season record of 14–2 still stands as their best record in franchise history, but this would be the last time Jacksonville won any division title until they won the AFC South title in 2017.

The Jaguars hired former Carolina Panthers head coach Dom Capers to be their defensive coordinator. Under Capers, the team went from 25th in 1998 to 4th in 1999 in total defense.[2] The Jaguars defense yielded the fewest points in the NFL with 217 (an average of 13.6 points per game).[2]

Pro Football Reference,[3] however, argues that the 1999 Jaguars gained the fifth-easiest schedule of any NFL team between 1971 and 2017 inclusive.[note 1] Both regular season losses were to the Tennessee Titans, and they lost again to Tennessee in the AFC Championship Game, making the Titans the only team to beat them the entire season. However, the only other occasion the Jaguars opposed an team with a winning record was their demolition of the 9–7 Dolphins in the divisional playoff. Most significantly, Jacksonville missed Super Bowl champion St. Louis, despite defeating the other four teams then comprising the NFC West – including a 41–3 destruction of the San Francisco 49ers on opening day – while their non-division conference opponents were Broncos and Jets outfits weakened by injuries to Terrell Davis and Vinny Testaverde.[4]

Offseason

NFL draft

1999 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 26 Fernando Bryant  Cornerback Alabama
      Made roster  

Personnel

Staff

1999 Jacksonville Jaguars staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Palmieri
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Greg Finnegan

Roster

1999 Jacksonville Jaguars final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Week 17 against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 12, 1999 San Francisco 49ers W 41–3 1–0
68,678
2 September 19, 1999 at Carolina Panthers W 22–20 2–0
64,261
3 September 26, 1999 Tennessee Titans L 19–20 2–1
61,502
4 October 3, 1999 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–3 3–1
57,308
5 October 11, 1999 at New York Jets W 16–6 4–1
78,216
6 October 17, 1999 Cleveland Browns W 24–7 5–1
62,047
7 Bye
8 October 31, 1999 at Cincinnati Bengals W 41–10 6–1
49,138
9 November 7, 1999 at Atlanta Falcons W 30–7 7–1
68,466
10 November 14, 1999 Baltimore Ravens W 6–3 8–1
67,391
11 November 21, 1999 New Orleans Saints W 41–23 9–1
69,772
12 November 28, 1999 at Baltimore Ravens W 30–23 10–1
68,428
13 December 2, 1999 Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–6 11–1
68,806
14 December 13, 1999 Denver Broncos W 27–24 12–1
71,357
15 December 19, 1999 at Cleveland Browns W 24–14 13–1
72,038
16 December 26, 1999 at Tennessee Titans L 14–41 13–2
66,641
17 January 2, 2000 Cincinnati Bengals W 24–7 14–2
70,532

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) Jacksonville Jaguars 1420.875396217W1
(4) Tennessee Titans 1330.813392324W4
Baltimore Ravens 880.500324277L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 6100.375317320L1
Cincinnati Bengals 4120.250283460L2
Cleveland Browns 2140.125217437L6

[5]

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Result Attendance
Divisional January 15, 2000 Miami Dolphins (6) W 62–7
75,173
AFC Championship January 23, 2000 Tennessee Titans (4) L 14–33
75,206

AFC Divisional vs Miami Dolphins

AFC Divisional Game: Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 7 007
Jaguars 24 17 14762

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, FL

  • Date: January 15, 2000
  • Game time: 12:35 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 57 °F (13.9 °C), wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)

The Jaguars number one defense forced 7 Miami turnovers as the Jaguars won in one of the most lopsided games in NFL playoff history. The Jaguars were up 24–0 after the 1st quarter. The game was so one-sided that the Jaguars were up 41–0 in the 2nd quarter before the Dolphins were finally able to score. The highlight of the game was Fred Taylor’s 90-yard touchdown run in the 1st quarter. This was the last game for both Dan Marino and coach Jimmy Johnson.

AFC Championship Game vs Tennessee Titans

AFC Championship Game: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Titans 7 3 16733
Jaguars 7 7 0014

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, FL

  • Date: January 23, 2000
  • Game time: 12:42 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)

The Jaguars became the first team in NFL history to lose three games to the same team in the same season, with the third loss occurring as the home team (every team until this point had lost a third game on the road). Even though the Titans had 4 turnovers, the Jaguars had 6 which proved to be their downfall. The Jaguars failed to score in the 2nd half, in part due to the Titans defense which forced 4 turnovers after halftime. The game started to fall out of the Jaguars reach when in the 3rd quarter, with the Titans up 17–14, Mark Brunell was sacked in the end zone for a safety. Then on the next play, Derrick Mason returned the kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown, giving the Titans 9 points in just 17 seconds, putting them up 26–14. The Jaguars never recovered, and thus finished the season 0–3 versus the Titans, but 15–0 versus all remaining opponents.

Awards and records

  • Aaron Beasley, Franchise Record, Most Interceptions in One Season, (6)[6]
  • Mike Hollis, Franchise Record (tied), Most Field Goals in One Season, (31)[6]
  • Jimmy Smith, Franchise Record, Most Receptions in One Season, (116)[6]
  • Jimmy Smith, Franchise Record, Most Receiving Yards in One Season, (1,636)[6]
  • Jimmy Smith, NFL Leader, Receptions, (116)[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ The four weaker schedules were, in order of increasing weakness, the 1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the 1975 Minnesota Vikings, the 1991 Buffalo Bills, and the 1999 St. Louis Rams.

References

  1. 1 2 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 440
  2. 1 2 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.92
  3. ↑ Pro Football Reference; 1999 Jacksonville Jaguars
  4. ↑ Silver, Michael; ‘Ram Tough’; Sports Illustrated, vol. 92, issue 1, p. 48
  5. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2
  6. 1 2 3 4 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 52
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