2000 San Francisco 49ers season

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2000 San Francisco 49ers season
Head coachSteve Mariucci
Home field3Com Park
Results
Record6–10
Division place4th NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers3
AP All-ProsTerrell Owens (1st team)

The 2000 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 51st season in the National Football League and their 55th overall. Jerry Rice entered the 2000 season as the oldest player in the league at the wide receiver position.[1] At the end of the year, however, with the emergence of Terrell Owens, Rice decided to leave the team after sixteen seasons to join the Raiders. Running back Charlie Garner would join Rice in Oakland.

The 49ers improved from 4–12 in 1999 to 6–10, but still suffered back-to-back losing seasons for the first time since their four consecutive losing seasons from 1977 to 1980.

Without Steve Young, who retired after the 1999 season, the 49ers fully relied on second-year quarterback Jeff Garcia, who enjoyed his best year and was named to the Pro Bowl at the end of this season.

Offseason[]

2000 NFL Draft[]

Round Pick # Overall Name Position College
1 16 16 Julian Peterson Linebacker Michigan State
1 24 24 Ahmed Plummer Cornerback Ohio State
2 4 35 John Engelberger Defensive end Virginia Tech
2 17 48 Jason Webster Cornerback Texas A&M
3 3 65 Giovanni Carmazzi Quarterback Hofstra
3 24 86 Jeff Ulbrich Linebacker Hawaii
4 14 108 John Keith Safety Furman
5 3 132 Paul Smith Fullback UTEP
5 21 150 John Milem Defensive end Lenoir–Rhyne
7 6 212 Tim Rattay Quarterback Louisiana Tech
7 24 230 Brian Jennings Long snapper Arizona State

Personnel[]

Staff[]

2000 San Francisco 49ers staff
Front office
  • Owner – Denise DeBartolo York
  • Owner – The DeBartolo Corporation
  • Director/Owner's Representative – John York
  • President/Chief Executive Officer – Peter L. Harris
  • Vice President/General Manager – Bill Walsh
  • Vice President/Director of Football Operations – John McVay
  • Assistant General Manager – Terry Donahue
  • Director of Pro Personnel – Bill McPherson

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Steve Mariucci

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator – Marty Mornhinweg
  • Quarterbacks – Greg Knapp
  • Running Backs – Tom Rathman
  • Wide Receivers – George Stewart
  • Tight Ends – Tom Batta
  • Offensive Line – Patrick Morris
  • Offensive Assistant – Andy Sugarman
 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator – Jim Mora
  • Defensive Line – Dwaine Board
  • Linebackers – Richard Smith
  • Assistant Secondary – Brett Maxie
  • Defensive Assistant – Chris Beake
  • Defensive Quality Control – Joe Barry

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Physical Development Coordinator – Jerry Attaway

Roster[]

2000 San Francisco 49ers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

  • 81 Terrell Owens
  • 80 Jerry Rice
  • 83 J.J. Stokes
  • 89 Tai Streets
  • 82 Kevin Williams

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result TV Record Attendance
1 September 3, 2000 at Atlanta Falcons L 28–36 FOX 0–1
54,626
2 September 10, 2000 Carolina Panthers L 22–38 FOX 0–2
66,879
3 September 17, 2000 at St. Louis Rams L 24–41 FOX 0–3
65,945
4 September 24, 2000 at Dallas Cowboys W 41–24 FOX 1–3
64,127
5 October 1, 2000 Arizona Cardinals W 27–20 FOX 2–3
66,985
6 October 8, 2000 Oakland Raiders L 28–34 (OT) CBS 2–4
68,344
7 October 15, 2000 at Green Bay Packers L 28–31 FOX 2–5
59,870
8 October 22, 2000 at Carolina Panthers L 16–34 FOX 2–6
61,350
9 October 29, 2000 St. Louis Rams L 24–34 FOX 2–7
68,109
10 November 5, 2000 at New Orleans Saints L 15–31 FOX 2–8
64,900
11 November 12, 2000 Kansas City Chiefs W 21–7 CBS 3–8
68,002
12 November 19, 2000 Atlanta Falcons W 16–6 FOX 4–8
67,447
13 Bye
14 December 3, 2000 at San Diego Chargers W 45–17 FOX 5–8
57,255
15 December 10, 2000 New Orleans Saints L 27–31 FOX 5–9
67,892
16 December 17, 2000 Chicago Bears W 17–0 FOX 6–9
68,306
17 December 23, 2000 (Sat) at Denver Broncos L 9–38 FOX 6–10
76,098

Season summary[]

Week 1 at Atlanta Falcons[]

Jeff Garcia opened scoring on a four-yard touchdown to Fred Beasley but after four consecutive Morten Anderson field goals the Falcons got touchdown catches from Terance Mathis and Shawn Jefferson while Ashley Ambrose picked off Garcia and scored. Beasley and Terrell Owens caught additional San Francisco touchdowns in the 36–28 loss.

Week 2 vs. Carolina Panthers[]

San Francisco's home opener was a disaster as four straight Panthers touchdowns ultimately led to a 38–22 Niners loss. With the game out of reach Garcia was benched and former Seahawks washout Rick Mirer completed a touchdown to J. J. Stokes and a two-point conversion throw to Owens on a subsequent Fred Beasley score.

Week 3 at St. Louis Rams[]

The Niners led 10–3 and closed to 27–24 but the defending Super Bowl champs put the game away 41–24. Garcia was intercepted twice, the second time at the Rams goal line with 47 seconds to go.

Week 4 at Dallas Cowboys[]

1 234Total
• 49ers 3 141014 41
Cowboys 0 10014 24
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Texas Stadium
  • Game attendance: 64,127
  • Game weather: Clear
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (FOX): Kenny Albert, Tim Green,

[2]

  • Terrell Owens poses on the midfield star

This was the game famous for Terrell Owens posing on the Cowboys mid-field star after his first touchdown of the game. This led to a more emphatic gesture by Emmitt Smith when he scored as he slammed the ball securely to the star. When Owens scored again he repeated his gesture then was hammered by George Teague in response.

Though the Niners won 41–24 it was a costly affair for coach Steve Mariucci; not only was Owens suspended for their following game (creating a rift between the two) but Mariucci clashed with an enraged Jerry Rice during the game, Rice angry after coming into the game with only eleven catches – in a bigger irony Rice would catch two touchdowns.

Week 5 vs. Arizona Cardinals[]

The Niners led wire to wire in winning 27–20. Jerry Rice led Niners receivers with seven catches for 66 yards and a touchdown.

Week 6 vs. Oakland Raiders[]

The two Bay Area NFL teams met for only the ninth time and first since the Raiders returned to Oakland. After two Sebastian Janikowski field goals the Niners took a 14–6 lead on scores to Owens and Rice. In the third after a Tyrone Wheatley score and two pointer tied the game the Raiders forced a fumble, completed a deep strike to Andre Rison, then Tim Brown caught a 30-yard score. The Raiders next scored on a Rich Gannon run. Garcia then completed a touchdown to Owens where he outmaneuvered five Raiders defenders. A missed Janikowski attempt led to the tying Niners score. In overtime Janikowski missed again but Wade Richey’s kick was blocked and in the ensuing Raiders drive Brown caught the game-winning touchdown (34–28 final).

Week Seven at Green Bay Packers[]

San Francisco’s perennial struggle against the Packers continued in a competitive game as Jeff Garcia threw four touchdowns in erasing a 21–7 gap then tying the game at 28 in the final five minutes. The Packers faced third down only once on their final field goal drive and Garcia’s final pass to Charlie Garner reached the Packers 28.

Week Eight at Carolina Panthers[]

The Niners in a 34–16 loss were swept for the second straight season, second time by their former coach, and third time in the six seasons of the Panthers’ existence. Steve Beuerlein had three touchdown throws while Garcia had two scores and also a pick six by the Panthers' Mike Minter.

Week Nine vs. St. Louis Rams[]

With Trent Green forced to start in Kurt Warner's stead the Rams at Candlestick Park had themselves a battle as the Niners led four different times and Terrell Owens caught two scores. Green's score to Marshall Faulk in the third tied the game then after an exchange of punts Faulk caught another score. A Pete Stoyanovich field goal made for a 34–24 Niners loss.

Week Ten at New Orleans Saints[]

Former Bengals washout Jeff Blake threw three touchdowns and led five scoring drives to a 31–0 Saints lead, enough to absorb 15 points by the Niners who fell to 2–8 while the long-luckless Saints reached 6–3.

Week Eleven vs. Kansas City Chiefs[]

The Niners ended their five-game slide and a two-game slide against Kansas City by scoring three times on the ground (by Charlie Garner and Jeff Garcia) in the second quarter, limiting the Chiefs to one touchdown while intercepting former 49ers quarterback Elvis Grbac once.

Week Twelve vs. Atlanta Falcons[]

Jason Webster’s 70-yard pick six was the lone touchdown amid five field goals by both teams as the Niners ground out a 16–6 win. San Francisco sacked Chris Chandler four times.

Week Fourteen at San Diego Chargers[]

The Niners had an easy time of it, winning 45–17 as they intercepted Ryan Leaf four times. Watching from the sidelines was Leaf’s backup and a future Niners head coach, while Jerry Rice, embroiled in a salary cap dispute with the Niners front office, caught what would be his final two scores with the team that drafted him.

Week Fifteen vs. New Orleans Saints[]

The Saints were on their way to their best season in nearly a decade and took an important step in a 31-27 comeback win at San Francisco. Following a 69-yard Garcia touchdown to Terrell Owens the Saints mounted two touchdown drives and Garcia was intercepted with 23 seconds remaining.

Week Sixteen vs. Chicago Bears[]

Rumor of a Jerry Rice divorce from the Niners would come true subsequently as San Francisco’s last home game of the season saw a ceremony honoring Rice and Flash 80 caught seven passes for 76 yards. But it would be Terrell Owens who made history with twenty catches, setting a new NFL single-game record previously held by Tom Fears in 1950.

Week Seventeen at Denver Broncos[]

The Niners’ disappointing season ended in ugly fashion as the playoff-bound Broncos erupted to lead 38–0. The Niners ended their season and a 38–9 loss on a Garcia touchdown to J. J. Stokes in the final minute.

Standings[]

NFC West
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 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

Awards and records[]

  • Jeff Garcia, Franchise Record, Most Passing Yards in One Season, 4,278 Passing Yards[3]
  • Jeff Garcia, NFC Pro Bowl Selection [4]
  • Charlie Garner, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Game, 201 Rushing Yards (September 24, 2000) [3]
  • Charlie Garner, NFC Pro Bowl Selection [4]
  • Terrell Owens, Franchise Record, Most Receptions in One Game, (20) (December 17, 2000) [3]
  • Terrell Owens, NFC Pro Bowl Selection [4]
  • Terrell Owens, NFL Record, Most Receptions in One Game, (20) (December 17, 2000) [3]

References[]

  1. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 249
  2. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Nov-10.
  3. ^ a b c d NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 142
  4. ^ a b c NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362
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