1999 Jacksonville Jaguars season

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1999 Jacksonville Jaguars season

The 1999 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 5th in the National Football League and their fifth under head coach Tom Coughlin. 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. This would be the last time Jacksonville made the playoffs until 2005, the last season the team won a playoff game until 2007 and the last time the Jaguars won any division title until they won the AFC South title in 2017.

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1999 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head coachTom Coughlin
Home fieldAlltel Stadium
Results
Record14–2
Division place1st AFC Central
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Dolphins) 62–7
Lost AFC Championship
(vs. Titans) 14–33
Pro BowlersOT Tony Boselli
OT Leon Searcy
WR Jimmy Smith
QB Mark Brunell
DE Tony Brackens
OLB Kevin Hardy
FS Carnell Lake
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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 had the fifth-easiest schedule of any NFL team between 1971 and 2017.[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; Jacksonville would not reach the AFC Championship again until 2017. The only other occasion the Jaguars opposed a team with a winning record was their 62–7 demolition of the Miami 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 squads weakened by injuries to Terrell Davis and Vinny Testaverde.[4]

Offseason

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AdditionsSubtractions
FS Carnell Lake (Steelers)S Chris Hudson (Bears)
G Zach Wiegert (Rams)S Travis Davis (Steelers)
LB Lonnie Marts (Oilers)G Brian DeMarco (Bengals)
DT Gary Walker (Oilers)
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1999 expansion draft

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Jaguars selected during the expansion draft
Pick Name Position Expansion team
21Kevin DevineCornerbackCleveland Browns
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NFL draft

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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
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Undrafted free agents

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1999 Undrafted free agents of note
Player Position College
Trevor Bollers Fullback Iowa
Rome Douglas Offensive tackle USC
Lenzie Jackson Wide receiver Arizona State
Ed Kehl Defensive tackle BYU
Dary Myricks Defensive tackle The Citadel
Brandon Southward Linebacker Colorado
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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


Final roster

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1999 Jacksonville Jaguars roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

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Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad
  • 54 Chester Burnett LB
  • 42 Leroy Collins RB
  • 60 David Kempfert C
  • 36 Kevin Peoples S
  • 73 Rahmaan Streater DE

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 8 reserve, 5 practice squad

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Stadium
1August 13Carolina PanthersW 35–101–0Alltel Stadium
2August 21at New York GiantsL 20–271–1Giants Stadium
3August 26Kansas City ChiefsW 21–222–1Alltel Stadium
4September 2at Dallas CowboysW 27–63–1Texas Stadium
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Regular season

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Week 17 against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 12 San Francisco 49ers W 41–3 1–0 Alltel Stadium 68,678
2 September 19 at Carolina Panthers W 22–20 2–0 Ericsson Stadium 64,261
3 September 26 Tennessee Titans L 19–20 2–1 Alltel Stadium 61,502
4 October 3 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–3 3–1 Three Rivers Stadium 57,308
5 October 11 at New York Jets W 16–6 4–1 Giants Stadium 78,216
6 October 17 Cleveland Browns W 24–7 5–1 Alltel Stadium 62,047
7 Bye
8 October 31 at Cincinnati Bengals W 41–10 6–1 Cinergy Field 49,138
9 November 7 at Atlanta Falcons W 30–7 7–1 Georgia Dome 68,466
10 November 14 Baltimore Ravens W 6–3 8–1 Alltel Stadium 57,391
11 November 21 New Orleans Saints W 41–23 9–1 Alltel Stadium 69,772
12 November 28 at Baltimore Ravens W 30–23 10–1 PSINet Stadium 68,428
13 December 2 Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–6 11–1 Alltel Stadium 68,806
14 December 13 Denver Broncos W 27–24 12–1 Alltel Stadium 71,357
15 December 19 at Cleveland Browns W 24–14 13–1 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,038
16 December 26 at Tennessee Titans L 14–41 13–2 Adelphia Coliseum 66,641
17 January 2 Cincinnati Bengals W 24–7 14–2 Alltel Stadium 70,532
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Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
49ers 3 0 003
Jaguars 3 3 181741
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Week One: San Francisco 49ers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Week 2: at Carolina Panthers

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 3 3 61022
Panthers 0 14 0620
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Week Two: Jacksonville Jaguars at Carolina Panthers – Game summary

at Ericsson Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: September 19, 1999
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 74 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,261
  • Referee: Bill Carollo
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May
  • Recap, Game Book

Week 3: vs. Tennessee Titans

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 0 71320
Jaguars 3 0 14219
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Week Three: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Week 4: at Pittsburgh Steelers

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 7 3717
Steelers 0 3 003
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Week Four: Jacksonville Jaguars at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 57,308
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein
  • Recap, Game Book

Week 5: at New York Jets

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 3 3316
Jets 0 3 036
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Week Five: Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Jets – Game summary

at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: October 11, 1999
  • Game time: 9:05 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 78,2016
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • Recap, Game Book

Week 6: vs. Cleveland Browns

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Browns 0 7 007
Jaguars 3 3 81024
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Week Six: Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: October 17, 1999
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,047
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • Recap, Game Book

Week 8: at Cincinnati Bengals

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 14 13 7741
Bengals 0 0 3710
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Week Eight: Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

at Cinergy Field, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: October 31, 1999
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Partly sunny, 69 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 49,138
  • Referee: Bernie Kukar
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Week 9: at Atlanta Falcons

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 10 10330
Falcons 0 0 707
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Week Nine: Jacksonville Jaguars at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: November 7, 1999
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 68,466
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • Recap, Game Book

Week 10: vs. Baltimore Ravens

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ravens 0 3 003
Jaguars 0 3 306
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Week Ten: Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: November 14, 1999
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Clear, 77 °F (25 °C)
  • Game attendance: 57,391
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • Recap, Game Book

Week 11: vs. New Orleans Saints

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 7 10 0623
Jaguars 14 3 141041
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Week Eleven: New Orleans Saints at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Week 12: at Baltimore Ravens

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 10 10330
Falcons 0 0 707
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Week Twelve: Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

at PSINet Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: November 28, 1999
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,428
  • Referee: Ron Winter
  • Recap, Game Book

Week 13: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 3 0 306
Jaguars 0 6 7720
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Week Thirteen: Pittsburgh Steelers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: December 2, 1999
  • Game time: 8:25 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,806
  • Referee: Bill Carollo
  • Recap, Game Book

Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 7 7 3724
Jaguars 0 17 01027
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Week Fourteen: Denver Broncos at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: December 13, 1999
  • Game time: 9:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 71,357
  • Referee: Gerry Austin
  • Recap, Game Book

Week 15: at Cleveland Browns

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 14 3724
Browns 0 7 7014
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Week Fifteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Cleveland Browns – Game summary

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: December 19, 1999
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sun then clouds, 39 °F (4 °C)
  • Game attendance: 72,038
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • Recap, Game Book

Week 16: at Tennessee Titans

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 7 7014
Titans 7 17 14341
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Week Sixteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

at Adelphia Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: December 26, 1999
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Clear, 46 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,641
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • Recap, Game Book

Week 17: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 0 007
Jaguars 7 10 0724
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Week Seventeen: Cincinnati Bengals at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Standings

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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
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Postseason

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Schedule

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Playoff round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance
Wild Card First-round bye
Divisional January 15, 2000 Miami Dolphins (6) W 62–7 1–0 Alltel Stadium 75,173
AFC Championship January 23, 2000 Tennessee Titans (4) L 14–33 1–1 Alltel Stadium 75,206
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Game summaries

AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (6) Miami Dolphins

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

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

The Jaguars number one defense forced seven Miami turnovers as the Jaguars won in one of the most lopsided games in NFL playoff history. The game was so one-sided the Jaguars were up 24–0 at the end of the first quarter and scored 41 points before the Dolphins were finally able to score at the end of the second quarter. The highlight of the game was Fred Taylor's 90 yard touchdown run in the first quarter. This was the last game for both Miami quarterback Dan Marino and coach Jimmy Johnson.

AFC Championship: vs. (4) Tennessee Titans

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

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

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 four turnovers, the Jaguars had six which proved to be their downfall. The Jaguars failed to score in the second half, in part due to the Titans defense which forced four turnovers after halftime. The game started to fall out of the Jaguars reach when in the third quarter, with the Titans up 17–14, Mark Brunell was sacked in the end zone for a safety. 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

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