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

The 2000 Carolina Panthers season was the sixth season for the team in the National Football League (NFL). 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

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

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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

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Roster

2000 Carolina Panthers final 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 10 Kerry Hood 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 (American football) 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) 72 Robert Daniel DE (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) 56 Spencer Reid LB (IR) 91 Chuck Smith DE (IR) 67 Bryan Stoltenberg C (IR) 80 Jim Turner WR (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

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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	STK
^(3) New Orleans Saints	10	6	0	.625	354	305	L1
^(6) St. Louis Rams	10	6	0	.625	540	471	W1
Carolina Panthers	7	9	0	.438	310	310	L1
San Francisco 49ers	6	10	0	.375	388	422	L1
Atlanta Falcons	4	12	0	.250	252	413	W1

References

1. "2000 Carolina Panthers Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
2. "Assistant Coaches". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
3. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book. Workman Publishing Company. p. 103. ISBN 0-7611-2480-2.