1999 Jacksonville Jaguars season

1999 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head Coach	Tom Coughlin
Home Field	ALLTEL Stadium
Results
Record	14–2
Place	1st AFC Central
Playoff Finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) 62–7 Lost AFC Championship (Titans) 33–14
Uniform
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Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1998	2000

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. 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. The Jaguars defense yielded the fewest points in the NFL with 217 (an average of 13.6 points per game).

Pro Football Reference, however, argues that the 1999 Jaguars gained the fifth-easiest schedule of any NFL team between 1971 and 2017 inclusive. 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.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1999 NFL draft

1999 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	26	Fernando Bryant	Cornerback	Alabama
2	56	Larry Smith	Defensive tackle	Florida State
3	88	Anthony Cesario	Guard	Colorado State
4	121	Kevin Landolt	Offensive tackle	West Virginia
5	160	Jason Craft	Cornerback	Colorado State
6	182	Emarlos Leroy	Defensive tackle	Georgia Bulldogs
7	242	Dee Moronkola	Cornerback	Washington State
7	246	Chris White	Defensive end	Southern
Made roster

Personnel

Staff

1999 Jacksonville Jaguars staff
	Front office Chairman/Chief Executive Officer – Wayne Weaver Senior Vice President of Football Operations – Michael Huyghue Head coaches Head Coach – Tom Coughlin Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Bobby Petrino Running Backs – Jerald Ingram Wide Receivers – Pete Carmichael Tight Ends – Fred Hoaglin Offensive Line – Mike Maser Quality Control – John McNulty			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Dom Capers Defensive Line – John Pease Inside Linebackers – Steve Szabo Outside Linebackers – Lucious Selmon Secondary – Perry Fewell Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Larry Pasquale Assistant Special Teams – John Bonamego Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Palmieri Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Greg Finnegan

Roster

1999 Jacksonville Jaguars roster
	Quarterbacks  8 Mark Brunell 11 Jay Fiedler Running backs 24 Chris Howard 34 Stacey Mack 31 Daimon Shelton FB 33 James Stewart 28 Fred Taylor Wide receivers 84 Reggie Barlow 87 Keenan McCardell 82 Jimmy Smith 86 Alvis Whitted Tight ends 80 Kyle Brady 85 Rich Griffith 88 Damon Jones		Offensive linemen 71 Tony Boselli T 62 Ben Coleman G 67 Quentin Neujahr C 72 Leon Searcy T 76 Rich Tylski G 66 John Wade C 77 Zach Wiegert T/G Defensive linemen 90 Tony Brackens DE 93 Kevin Landolt DT 91 Seth Payne DT 99 Joel Smeenge DE 94 Larry Smith DT 98 Regan Upshaw DE 96 Gary Walker DT 97 Renaldo Wynn DE		Linebackers 52 Brant Boyer 51 Kevin Hardy 56 Lonnie Marts 95 Bryce Paup 58 Bryan Schwartz Defensive backs 21 Aaron Beasley CB 25 Fernando Bryant CB 23 Corey Chamblin 29 Jason Craft CB 20 Donovin Darius SS 37 Carnell Lake FS 38 Blaine McElmurry SS 26 Rayna Stewart FS 41 Dave Thomas CB Special teams 4 Bryan Barker P 1 Mike Hollis K		Reserve lists 22 Tavian Banks RB (IR) 40 Trevor Bollers RB (IR) 75 Eric Curry DE (IR) 32 Mike Logan FS (IR) 55 Tom McManus LB (IR) 26 Dee Moronkola DB (IR) -- Jason Nevadomsky LB (IR) 50 Erik Storz LB (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

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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
Jacksonville Jaguars	14	2	0	.875	396	217
Tennessee Titans	13	3	0	.813	392	324
Baltimore Ravens	8	8	0	.500	324	277
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	10	0	.375	317	320
Cincinnati Bengals	4	12	0	.250	283	460
Cleveland Browns	2	14	0	.125	217	437

Playoffs

Main article: 1999–2000 NFL 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 3 4 Total Dolphins 0 7 0 0 7 Jaguars 24 17 14 7 62 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 3 4 Total Titans 7 3 16 7 33 Jaguars 7 7 0 0 14 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)
• Mike Hollis, Franchise Record (tied), Most Field Goals in One Season, (31)
• Jimmy Smith, Franchise Record, Most Receptions in One Season, (116)
• Jimmy Smith, Franchise Record, Most Receiving Yards in One Season, (1,636)
• Jimmy Smith, NFL Leader, Receptions, (116)

References

• Jaguars Schedule on jt-sw.com