2000 San Diego Chargers season

2000 San Diego Chargers season
Head coach Mike Riley
General manager Bobby Beathard
Owner Alex Spanos
Home field Qualcomm Stadium
Results
Record 1–15
Division place 5th AFC West
Playoff finish did not qualify
Pro Bowlers LB Junior Seau
P Darren Bennett[1]

The 2000 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise’s 31st season in the National Football League (NFL) and the 41st overall and the second under head coach Mike Riley. The Chargers failed to improve on their 8–8 record from 1999, and finished the season 1–15, the worst record of any Chargers team in history. The team lost its first eleven games before their only victory of the season against the Kansas City Chiefs (by one point, which was obtained on a last-second field goal). The Carolina Panthers would match this embarrassment the next year. The 2000 Chargers were also the first team to finish 1–15 and have their only win of the season be at home. Oddly enough, out of the ten teams in NFL history to finish 1–15, only two others had their only win at home (2007 Dolphins and 2016 Browns)

San Diego had a historically inept running attack in 2000; their 1,062 total team rushing yards (66.4 per game) is the lowest total of rushing yards by any team in NFL history in a 16-game season.[2] For perspective, the strike-shortened 1982 NFL season—which was a nine-game schedule—included thirteen teams who rushed for more yards than San Diego did in 2000, and the 1992 Seahawks, who scored only 140 points in 16 games, rushed for 1,596 yards.[3]

Despite this, there were a few bright spots; Darren Bennett and Junior Seau would be selected for the Pro Bowl that year.

After their miserable season, the Chargers earned the first overall pick in the next season’s draft. The Chargers would trade that pick to the Falcons and draft LaDainian Tomlinson and also Drew Brees, both of whom would contribute to the Chargers’ success in the middle and late 2000s.

Offseason

NFL draft

2000 San Diego Chargers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 43 Rogers Beckett  Safety Marshall
3 83 Damion McIntosh  Tackle Kansas State
4 111 Trevor Gaylor  Wide Receiver Miami from Philadelphia
4 113 Leonardo Carson  Defensive tackle Auburn from Detroit via Philadelphia
6 184 Shannon Taylor  Linebacker Virginia
6 203 Damen Wheeler  Cornerback Colorado
6 205 Ja'Juan Seider  Quarterback Flordia A&M
7 222 Jason Thomas  Guard Hampton
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

2000 San Diego Chargers staff
Front office
  • Chairman of the Board – Alex Spanos
  • President/Vice Chairman – Dean Spanos
  • Executive Vice President – Michael Spanos
  • Vice President of Football Operations – Ed McGuire
  • Director of Player Personnel – Billy Devaney
  • Director of Pro Personnel – Greg Gaines
  • Director of College Scouting – Jimmy Raye

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Bruce Read

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – John Hastings
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Mike Schleelein

Roster

2000 San Diego Chargers 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

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultTVGame siteRecordAttendance
1September 3, 2000at Oakland RaidersL 6–9CBSNetwork Associates Coliseum0–1
56,373
2September 10, 2000New Orleans SaintsL 27–28FOXQualcomm Stadium0–2
51,300
3September 17, 2000at Kansas City ChiefsL 10–42CBSArrowhead Stadium0–3
77,604
4September 24, 2000Seattle SeahawksL 12–20CBSQualcomm Stadium0–4
47,233
5October 1, 2000at St. Louis RamsL 31–57CBSTrans World Dome0–5
66,010
6October 8, 2000Denver BroncosL 7–21CBSQualcomm Stadium0–6
56,079
7October 15, 2000at Buffalo BillsL 24–27CBSRalph Wilson Stadium0–7
72,351
8Bye
9October 29, 2000Oakland RaidersL 13–15ESPNQualcomm Stadium0–8
66,659
10November 5, 2000at Seattle SeahawksL 15–17CBSHusky Stadium0–9
59,884
11November 12, 2000Miami DolphinsL 7–17CBSQualcomm Stadium0–10
56,896
12November 19, 2000at Denver BroncosL 37–38CBSMile High Stadium0–11
75,218
13November 26, 2000Kansas City ChiefsW 17–16CBSQualcomm Stadium1–11
47,228
14December 3, 2000San Francisco 49ersL 17–45FOXQualcomm Stadium1–12
57,255
15December 10, 2000at Baltimore RavensL 3–24CBSPSINet Stadium1–13
68,805
16December 17, 2000at Carolina PanthersL 22–30CBSEricsson Stadium1–14
72,159
17December 24, 2000Pittsburgh SteelersL 21–34CBSQualcomm Stadium1–15
50,809

Standings

AFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(2) Oakland Raiders 1240.750479299W1
(5) Denver Broncos 1150.688485369W1
Kansas City Chiefs 790.438355354L1
Seattle Seahawks 6100.375320405L1
San Diego Chargers 1150.063269440L4

References

  1. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362
  2. ↑ Pro Football Reference: In a single season, from 1978 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Rushing Yards | as of 2017 season
  3. ↑ Pro Football Reference; 1992 Seattle Seahawks
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