2000 Cincinnati Bengals

2000 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head Coach	Bruce Coslet; Dick LeBeau
Home Field	Paul Brown Stadium
Results
Record	4–12
Place	5th AFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	1
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1999	2001

The 2000 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 33rd year in professional football and its 31st with the National Football League. Corey Dillon would rank fifth in the NFL with 1,435 rushing yards and set a franchise record for most rushing yards in one season.^[1] On October 22, 2000, Dillon set a franchise record by rushing for 278 yards in one game.^[1] After being shutout in two their first three games and a home loss to the Browns 24-7 in week 1, Coach Bruce Coslet resigned; he would be replaced by former All-Pro Detroit Lions DB and Bengal defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau. Under LeBeau, the Bengals dropped their first three games, with an evenutal long losing strek finally coming to an end on October 22nd against the Denver Broncos at the new Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals would stun the Broncos 31-21 as RB Corey Dillon set a single game record by rushing for 278 yards. The Bengals would use it as springboard to win their next game in Cleveland despite not scoring a Touchdown. The Bengals offense would continue to struggle as rookie QB Akili Smith, the teams #1 draft pick out of Oregon was overwhelmed by the NFL game. Corey Dillon would go on to set a team record by rushing for 1,435 yards, but with Smith's struggles as starting QB, the team floundered with a season ending record of 4-12. ^[2]

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	4	Peter Warrick	Wide Receiver	Florida State
2	34	Mark Roman	Defensive Back	LSU
3	66	Ron Dugans	Wide Receiver	Florida State
4	97	Curtis Keaton	Running Back	James Madison
5	133	Robert Bean	Defensive Back	Mississippi State
6	169	Neil Rackers	Kicker	Illinois
7	210	Brad St. Louis	Tight End	Southwest Missouri State

Personnel[]

Staff[]

2000 Cincinnati Bengals staff

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Bruce Coslet
Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – Dick LeBeau

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Ken Anderson
Running Backs – Jim Anderson
Wide Receivers – Steve Mooshagian
Tight Ends – Frank Verducci
Offensive Line – Paul Alexander

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Line – Tim Krumrie
Linebackers – Mark Duffner
Defensive Backs – Ray Horton
Defensive Staff Assistant – Louie Cioffi

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams – Al Roberts

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Kim Wood

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Roster[]

2000 Cincinnati Bengals roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Practice Squad

Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	Bye
2	September 10, 2000	Cleveland Browns	L 24–7	64,006
3	September 17, 2000	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 13–0	45,653
4	September 24, 2000	at Baltimore Ravens	L 37–0	68,481
5	October 1, 2000	Miami Dolphins	L 31–16	61,535
6	October 8, 2000	Tennessee Titans	L 23–14	63,406
7	October 15, 2000	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 15–0	54,328
8	October 22, 2000	Denver Broncos	W 31–21	61,603
9	October 29, 2000	at Cleveland Browns	W 12–3	73,118
10	November 5, 2000	Baltimore Ravens	L 27–7	54,759
11	November 12, 2000	at Dallas Cowboys	L 23–6	62,170
12	November 19, 2000	at New England Patriots	L 16–13	60,292
13	November 26, 2000	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 48–28	63,925
14	December 3, 2000	Arizona Cardinals	W 24–13	50,289
15	December 10, 2000	at Tennessee Titans	L 35–3	68,498
16	December 17, 2000	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 17–14	50,469
17	December 24, 2000	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 16–7	64,902

Standings[]

Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
AFC Central
Tennessee Titans	13	3	0	.813	346	191
Baltimore Ravens	12	4	0	.750	333	165
Pittsburgh Steelers	9	7	0	.563	321	255
Jacksonville Jaguars	7	9	0	.438	367	327
Cincinnati Bengals	4	12	0	.250	185	359
Cleveland Browns	3	13	0	.188	161	419

Best performances[]

Corey Dillon, October 22, 2000, 278 rushing yards vs. the Denver Broncos
Corey Dillon, December 3, 2000, 216 rushing yards vs. the Arizona Cardinals

Awards and records[]

Corey Dillon, AFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 8) ^[4]
Corey Dillon, AFC Pro Bowl Selection,^[5]
Corey Dillon, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Game (278 yards on October 22, 2000) ^[1]
Corey Dillon, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Season (1,435 rushing yards) ^[1]

Milestones[]

Corey Dillon, 4th 1000 yard rushing season (1,435 rushing yards) ^[6]

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 37
↑ Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cyclopedia
↑ Coaching History. Bengals.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved on 2010-07-01.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 436

[Fact_Book_p._37-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 37

[2] Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cyclopedia

[3] Coaching History. Bengals.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved on 2010-07-01.

[4] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 202

[5] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362

[6] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 436

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