2000 Carolina Panthers season

2000 Carolina Panthers season
Head Coach	George Seifert
Home Field	Ericsson Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Place	3rd NFC West
Playoff Finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	KR Michael Bates
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1999	2001

The 2000 Carolina Panthers season was the franchise's 6th season in the National Football League and the 2nd and under head coach George Seifert. They failed to improve upon their 8–8 record in 1999 and make it to the playoffs for the second time in franchise history, dropping by one game from 8–8 to 7–9, however, the Panthers finished third in the division, behind the playoff-bound St. Louis Rams and New Orleans Saints.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 2000 NFL Draft

The 2000 NFL Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 15 and April 16, 2000. The Panthers selected seven players in seven rounds.

2000 Carolina Panthers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	23	Rashard Anderson	Cornerback	Jackson State
2	57	Deon Grant	Safety	Tennessee
3	82	Leander Jordan	Offensive tackle	Indiana (PA)
4	120	Alvin McKinley	Defensive tackle	Mississippi State
5	147	Gillis Wilson	Defensive end	Southern
6	182	Jeno James	Guard	Auburn
7	221	Lester Towns	Linebacker	Washington
Made roster

Undrafted free agents

2000 Undrafted Free Agents of note

Player	Position	College
Casey Crawford	Tight end	Virginia
Brad Hoover	Fullback	Western Carolina
Paris Lenon	Linebacker	Richmond

Staff

2000 Carolina Panthers staff
	Front office Owner/Founder – Jerry Richardson President – Mark Richardson Director of Football Operations – Marty Hurney Director of Player Personnel – Jack Bushofsky Head coaches Head Coach – George Seifert Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – John Marshall Assistant Head Coach-Offense/Wide Receivers – Richard Williamson Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Bill Musgrave Running Backs – Chick Harris Tight Ends – Don Breaux Offensive Line – Tony Wise Offensive Assistant/Quarterbacks – Mike McCoy Offensive Assistant – Greg Roman			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Jacob Burney Linebackers – Sam Mills Defensive Backs/Secondary – Carlos Mainord Defensive Assistant – Alvin Reynolds Special teams coaches Special Teams – Scott O'Brien Assistant Special Teams/Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Darrin Simmons Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Simmons

Roster

2000 Carolina Panthers roster
	Quarterbacks  7 Steve Beuerlein  2 Dameyune Craig  8 Jeff Lewis  9 Matt Lytle Running backs 24 Michael Bates KR 21 Tim Biakabutuka 44 Chris Hetherington FB 45 Brad Hoover FB 20 Natrone Means Wide receivers 82 Isaac Byrd 14 Karl Hankton 81 Donald Hayes 87 Muhsin Muhammad 89 Iheanyi Uwaezuoke Tight ends 84 Casey Crawford 88 Brian Kinchen 86 Kris Mangum		Offensive linemen 66 Matt Campbell G 64 James Dexter G 65 Frank Garcia C 78 Jeno James T 75 Clarence Jones T 76 Leander Jordan G 63 Jamar Nesbit G 70 Chris Terry T 73 Melvin Tuten T Defensive linemen 94 Sean Gilbert DT 71 Al Lucas DT 99 Alvin McKinley DT 90 Tim Morabito DT 93 Mike Rucker DE 98 Eric Swann DT 92 Reggie White DE 96 Jay Williams DE 60 Gillis Wilson DE		Linebackers 58 O. J. Childress MLB 59 Michael Hawkes OLB 53 Hannibal Navies OLB 57 Lester Towns MLB 95 Dean Wells OLB 54 Lee Woodall OLB Defensive backs 46 Rashard Anderson CB 25 Eric Davis CB 33 Doug Evans CB 29 Ray Green FS 28 Deveron Harper CB 37 Jimmy Hitchcock CB 42 Reggie Howard CB 30 Mike Minter SS 39 Damien Richardson SS 41 Eugene Robinson FS Special teams  6 Joe Nedney K 13 Ken Walter P		Reserve lists 31 Tony Booth S (IR) 40 William Floyd FB (IR) 27 Deon Grant S (IR) 83 Patrick Jeffers WR (IR)  4 John Kasay K (IR) 52 Kory Minor LB (IR) 97 Jason Peter DE (IR) 91 Chuck Smith DE (IR) 67 Bryan Stoltenberg C (IR) 85 Wesley Walls TE (IR) Practice squad 61 Jon Blackman T 16 Darryl Daniel WR 26 Wilmont Perry RB Rookies in italics 53 Active, 13 Inactive, 3 Practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
			Final score	Team record
1	August 4	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 14–34	0–1	Ericsson Stadium	72,949
2	August 10	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 0–13	0–2	Three Rivers Stadium	56,032
3	August 18	Baltimore Ravens	L 13–24	0–3	Ericsson Stadium	72,551
4	August 24	at New England Patriots	L 21–29	0–4	Foxboro Stadium	50,077

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site	TV	Attendance
			Final score	Team record
1	September 3	at Washington Redskins	L 17–20	0–1	FedExField	FOX	80,257
2	September 10	at San Francisco 49ers	W 38–22	1–1	3Com Park	FOX	66,879
3	September 17	Atlanta Falcons	L 10–15	1–2	Ericsson Stadium	FOX	66,498
4	Bye
5	October 1	Dallas Cowboys	L 13–16 (OT)	1–3	Ericsson Stadium	FOX	68,909
6	October 8	Seattle Seahawks	W 26–3	2–3	Ericsson Stadium	CBS	57,090
7	October 15	at New Orleans Saints	L 6–24	2–4	Louisiana Superdome	FOX	50,015
8	October 22	San Francisco 49ers	W 34–16	3–4	Ericsson Stadium	FOX	61,350
9	October 29	at Atlanta Falcons	L 12–13	3–5	Georgia Dome	FOX	46,178
10	November 5	at St. Louis Rams	W 27–24	4–5	Trans World Dome	ESPN	66,048
11	November 12	New Orleans Saints	L 10–20	4–6	Ericsson Stadium	FOX	61,473
12	November 19	at Minnesota Vikings	L 17–31	4–7	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	FOX	64,208
13	November 27	Green Bay Packers	W 31–14	5–7	Ericsson Stadium	ABC	62,518
14	December 3	St. Louis Rams	W 16–3	6–7	Ericsson Stadium	FOX	46,659
15	December 10	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 14–15	6–8	Arrowhead Stadium	FOX	77,481
16	December 17	San Diego Chargers	W 30–22	7–8	Ericsson Stadium	CBS	42,206
17	December 24	at Oakland Raiders	L 9–52	7–9	Network Associates Coliseum	FOX	60,637

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
New Orleans Saints	10	6	0	.625	354	305
St. Louis Rams	10	6	0	.625	540	471
Carolina Panthers	7	9	0	.438	310	310
San Francisco 49ers	6	10	0	.375	388	422
Atlanta Falcons	4	12	0	.250	252	413