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2000 New York Jets season
Head Coach Al Groh
Home Field Giants Stadium
Results
Record 9–7
Place 3rd AFC East
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Pro Bowlers 3
Timeline
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1999 2001

The 2000 New York Jets season was the 41st season for the team, and the 31st in the National Football League. The team tried to improve upon its 8–8 record from 1999. Under the auspices of new head coach Al Groh, who took over for the then-retired Bill Parcells, the team finished 9–7. This would be the only season Groh coached the team; he took the head coaching job at the University of Virginia after the season.

Personnel[]

Staff/Coaches[]

2000 New York Jets final staff
Front Office
  • Owner – Woody Johnson
  • Director of Football Operations – Bill Parcells
  • Director of Pro Player Development/Contract Negotiations – Mike Tannenbaum

Head Coaches

  • Head Coach – Al Groh
  • Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs – Maurice Carthon

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Dan Henning
  • Wide Receivers – Todd Haley
  • Tight Ends – Ken Whisenhunt
  • Offensive Line – Bill Muir
  • Offensive Line Assistant – William Roberts
  • Quality Control/Offensive Assistant – Mike Groh
  Defensive Coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator – Mike Nolan
  • Defensive Line – Ray Hamilton
  • Linebackers – Bob Sutton
  • Secondary – Todd Bowles
  • Quality Control/Linebackers – Danny Rocco

Special Teams Coaches

  • Special Teams – Mike Sweatman

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – John Lott

Roster[]

New York Jets 2000 final roster
Quarterbacks


Running Backs

  • 20 Richie Anderson FB
  • 32 Leon Johnson PR
  • 28 Curtis Martin
  • 34 Bernie Parmalee
  • 33 Jerald Sowell FB


Wide Receivers

  • 82 Vincent Brisby
  • 80 Wayne Chrebet
  • 87 Laveranues Coles
  • 85 Desmond Kitchings
  • 83 Dwight Stone
  • 89 Dedric Ward


Tight Ends

  • 81 Bradford Banta LS
  • 84 Fred Baxter
  • 88 Anthony Becht
Offensive Linemen
  • 76 Jumbo Elliott T
  • 69 Jason Fabini T
  • 71 Kerry Jenkins G
  • 79 David Loverne G
  • 63 J.P. Machado G
  • 68 Kevin Mawae C
  • 77 Randy Thomas G
  • 74 Ryan Young T


Defensive Linemen

  • 94 John Abraham DE
  • 73 Maurice Anderson DT
  • 92 Dorian Boose DE
  • 98 Shane Burton DT
  • 92 Shaun Ellis DE
  • 72 Jason Ferguson DT
  • 93 Ernie Logan DT
  • 95 Rick Lyle DE
  • 91 Jason Wiltz DT
Linebackers
  • 51 Bryan Cox
  • 58 James Farrior
  • 54 Dwayne Gordon
  • 55 Marvin Jones
  • 53 Courtney Ledyard
  • 57 Mo Lewis
  • 56 Roman Phifer


Defensive Backs

  • 42 Marcus Coleman CB
  • 47 Scott Frost FS
  • 31 Aaron Glenn CB
  • 21 Victor Green SS
  • 40 Chris Hayes FS
  • 24 Ray Mickens CB
  • 27 Tony Scott CB


Special Teams

  • 9 John Hall K
  • 7 Tom Tupa P
Reserve Lists

Practice Squad

Rookies in italics
 

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

The Jets were ranked 12th in the NFL in total offense and finished tied with Philadelphia for 10th in total defense.

Week Date Opponent Result Game site Attendance
1 2000-09-03 at Green Bay Packers W 20–16 Lambeau Field
59,870
2 2000-09-10 New England Patriots W 20–19 The Meadowlands
77,687
3 2000-09-17 Buffalo Bills W 27–14 The Meadowlands
77,884
4 2000-09-24 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21–17 Raymond James Stadium
65,619
5 Bye week
6 2000-10-08 Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–3 The Meadowlands
78,441
7 2000-10-15 at New England Patriots W 34–17 Foxboro Stadium
60,292
8 2000-10-23 Miami Dolphins W 40–37 (OT) The Meadowlands
78,389
9 2000-10-29 at Buffalo Bills L 23–20 Ralph Wilson Stadium
72,861
10 2000-11-05 Denver Broncos L 30–23 The Meadowlands
78,305
11 2000-11-12 at Indianapolis Colts L 23–15 RCA Dome
56,657
12 2000-11-19 at Miami Dolphins W 20–3 Pro Player Stadium
74,320
13 2000-11-26 Chicago Bears W 17–10 The Meadowlands
77,354
14 2000-12-03 Indianapolis Colts W 27–17 The Meadowlands
78,138
15 2000-12-10 at Oakland Raiders L 31–7 Network Associates Coliseum
62,632
16 2000-12-17 Detroit Lions L 10–7 The Meadowlands
77,513
17 2000-12-24 at Baltimore Ravens L 34–20 PSINet Stadium
69,184

Standings[]

Template:2000 AFC East standings

Best performances[]

  • Curtis Martin, Week 14, 203 Rushing Yards vs. Indianapolis (Franchise Record)
  • Richie Anderson, Week 8, 109 Rushing Yards vs. Miami
  • Richie Anderson, Week 15, 103 Rushing Yards vs. Oakland
  • Wayne Chrebet, Week 8, 104 Receiving Yards vs. Miami
  • Wayne Chrebet, Week 11, 140 Receiving Yards vs. Indianapolis
  • Laveranues Coles, Week 9, 131 Receiving Yards vs. Buffalo
  • Vinny Testaverde, Week 8, 378 Passing Yards vs. Miami Dolphins
  • Vinny Testaverde, Week 17, 481 Passing Yards vs. Baltimore Ravens
  • Dedric Ward, Week 1, 104 Receiving Yards vs. Green Bay
  • Dedric Ward, Week 2, 100 Receiving Yards vs. New England

Statistics[]

  • NFL Leader, Passes Attempted, 637 Passes
  • NFL Leader (tied), Times Sacked, 20

Awards and records[]

  • Richie Anderson, AFC Pro Bowl Selection
  • Bryan Cox, AFC Defensive Player of the Week, Week 14
  • Mo Lewis, AFC Defensive Player of the Week, Week 7
  • Mo Lewis, AFC Pro Bowl Selection
  • Curtis Martin, AFC Offensive Player of the Month, September
  • Kevin Mawae, AFC Pro Bowl Selection

See also[]

References[]

 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book,. Workman Publishing Company.  ISBN 0-7611-2480-2.

External links[]

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