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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
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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[]

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  

[1]

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

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

[2]

Roster[]

2000 Carolina Panthers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


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

[3]

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
view · talk · edit 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

References[]

  1. "2000 Carolina Panthers Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2000_draft.htm. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. "Assistant Coaches". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130115220107/http://www.panthers.com/team/history/assistant-coaches.html. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  3. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book. Workman Publishing Company. p. 103. ISBN 0-7611-2480-2.
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