2000 Carolina Panthers

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
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1999	2001

The 2000 Carolina Panthers season was the 6th 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 first 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 (PA)
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 final 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 final 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	L 14–34	0–1	Ericsson Stadium	72,949
2	August 10	at Pittsburgh	L 0–13	0–2	Three Rivers Stadium	56,032
3	August 18	Baltimore	L 13–24	0–3	Ericsson Stadium	72,551
4	August 24	at New England	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	L 17–20	0–1	FedEx Field	80,257
2	September 10	at San Francisco	W 38–22	1–1	3Com Park	66,879
3	September 17	Atlanta	L 10–15	1–2	Ericsson Stadium	66,498
4	Bye week
5	October 1	Dallas	L 13–16 (OT)	1–3	Ericsson Stadium	68,909
6	October 8	Seattle	W 26–3	2–3	Ericsson Stadium	57,090
7	October 15	at New Orleans	L 6–24	2–4	Superdome	50,015
8	October 22	San Francisco	W 34–16	3–4	Ericsson Stadium	61,350
9	October 29	at Atlanta	L 12–13	3–5	Georgia Dome	46,178
10	November 5	at St. Louis	W 27–24	4–5	Trans World Dome	66,048
11	November 12	New Orleans	L 10–20	4–6	Ericsson Stadium	61,473
12	November 19	at Minnesota	L 17–31	4–7	Metrodome	64,208
13	November 27	Green Bay	W 31–14	5–7	Ericsson Stadium	62,518
14	December 3	St. Louis	W 16–3	6–7	Ericsson Stadium	46,659
15	December 10	at Kansas City	L 14–15	6–8	Arrowhead Stadium	77,481
16	December 17	San Diego	W 30–22	7–8	Ericsson Stadium	42,206
17	December 24	at Oakland	L 9–52	7–9	Oakland Coliseum	60,637

Standings

Template:2000 NFC West standings