2000 Carolina Panthers season

2000 Carolina Panthers season
Head coach	George Seifert
Owner	Jerry Richardson
Home field	Ericsson Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	1
Timeline
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The 2000 Carolina Panthers season was the sixth season for the team in the National Football League. They tried to improve upon their 8–8 record in 1999, and make it to the playoffs for the second time in franchise history.

The Panthers would digress from 1999, falling 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.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1	23	Rashard Anderson	Defensive Back	Jackson State
2	57	Deon Grant	Free Safety	Tennessee
3	82	Leander Jordan	Offensive Tackle	Indiana University of Pennsylvania
4	120	Alvin McKinley	Defensive End	Mississippi State
5	147	Gillis Wilson	Defensive End	Southern U.
6	182	Jeno James	Guard	Auburn
7	221	Lester Towns	Middle Linebacker	Washington

Personnel

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 – Mike McCoy Offensive Assistant – Greg Roman			Defensive Coaches Defensive Line – Jacob Burney Linebackers – Sam Mills Defensive Backs – Carlos Mainord Defensive Assistant – Alvin Reynolds Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Scott O'Brien Special Teams Assistant – Darrin Simmons Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Simmons Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Darrin Simmons

Roster

2000 Carolina Panthers roster
	Quarterbacks  7 Steve Beuerlein  2 Dameyune Craig  8 Jeff Lewis  9 Matt Lytle Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends 85 Wesley Walls		Offensive Linemen 78 Jeno James Defensive Linemen 92 Reggie White		Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams  4 John Kasay		Reserve Lists Practice Squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, 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	Attendance
			Final score	Team record
1	September 3	at Washington Redskins	L 17–20	0–1	FedEx Field	80,257
2	September 10	at San Francisco 49ers	W 38–22	1–1	3Com Park	66,879
3	September 17	Atlanta Falcons	L 10–15	1–2	Ericsson Stadium	66,498
4	Bye
5	October 1	Dallas Cowboys	L 13–16 (OT)	1–3	Ericsson Stadium	68,909
6	October 8	Seattle Seahawks	W 26–3	2–3	Ericsson Stadium	57,090
7	October 15	at New Orleans Saints	L 6–24	2–4	Louisiana Superdome	50,015
8	October 22	San Francisco 49ers	W 34–16	3–4	Ericsson Stadium	61,350
9	October 29	at Atlanta Falcons	L 12–13	3–5	Georgia Dome	46,178
10	November 5	at St. Louis Rams	W 27–24	4–5	Trans World Dome	66,048
11	November 12	New Orleans Saints	L 10–20	4–6	Ericsson Stadium	61,473
12	November 19	at Minnesota Vikings	L 17–31	4–7	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	64,208
13	November 27	Green Bay Packers	W 31–14	5–7	Ericsson Stadium	62,518
14	December 3	St. Louis Rams	W 16–3	6–7	Ericsson Stadium	46,659
15	December 10	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 14–15	6–8	Arrowhead Stadium	77,481
16	December 17	San Diego Chargers	W 30–22	7–8	Ericsson Stadium	42,206
17	December 24	at Oakland Raiders	L 9–52	7–9	Network Associates Coliseum	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