2000 Carolina Panthers season

The 2000 season was the Carolina Panthers' sixth in the National Football League (NFL) and their second under head coach George Seifert. They failed to improve upon their 8–8 record in 1999 and finished third in the division, behind the playoff-bound St. Louis Rams and New Orleans Saints. For the first time since 1985, DE Reggie White failed to reach the Pro Bowl.

2000 Carolina Panthers season
Owner	Jerry Richardson
Head coach	George Seifert
Home field	Ericsson Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	KR Michael Bates
AP All-Pros	ST Michael Bates 1st team

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.

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

Undrafted free agents

2000 Undrafted Free Agents of note

Player	Position	College
Casey Crawford	Tight end	Virginia
Brad Hoover	Fullback	Western Carolina
Paris Lenon	Linebacker	Richmond

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-offense – Richard Williamson Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Bill Musgrave Running backs – Chick Harris Tight ends – Don Breaux Offensive line – Tony Wise Offensive assistant/quarterbacks – Mike McCoy Offensive assistant – Greg Roman

Defensive coaches Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator – John Marshall Defensive line – Jacob Burney Linebackers – Sam Mills Defensive Backs (Secondary) – Carlos Mainord Defensive assistant – Alvin Reynolds Special teams coaches Special teams – Scott O'Brien Assistant special teams coordinator/assistant strength and conditioning – Darrin Simmons Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Jerry Simmons

Roster

2000 Carolina Panthers roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  7 Steve Beuerlein  2 Dameyune Craig  8 Jeff Lewis  9 Matt Lytle Running backs (RB) 24 Michael Bates 21 Tim Biakabutuka 44 Chris Hetherington FB 45 Brad Hoover FB Wide receivers (WR) 82 Isaac Byrd KR 14 Karl Hankton 81 Donald Hayes 10 Kerry Hood 87 Muhsin Muhammad 89 Iheanyi Uwaezuoke PR Tight ends (TE) 84 Casey Crawford 88 Brian Kinchen LS 86 Kris Mangum

Offensive linemen (OL) 66 Matt Campbell G/T 64 James Dexter G 65 Frank Garcia C 78 Jeno James T 75 Clarence Jones T 76 Leander Jordan G/T 63 Jamar Nesbit G 70 Chris Terry T 73 Melvin Tuten T Defensive linemen (DL) 94 Sean Gilbert DT 71 Al Lucas 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 (LB) 58 O. J. Childress MLB 59 Michael Hawkes MLB 53 Hannibal Navies OLB 57 Lester Towns MLB 95 Dean Wells OLB 54 Lee Woodall OLB Defensive backs (DB) 46 Rashard Anderson CB/S 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

Practice squad 77 Dan Best T 61 Jon Blackman T 16 Darryl Daniel WR 26 Wilmont Perry RB Reserve 31 Tony Booth S (IR) 72 Robert Daniel DE (PUP) 40 William Floyd FB (IR) 27 Deon Grant S (IR) 45 Lamont Green LB (NF-Inj.) 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/G (IR) 15 Jim Turner WR (IR) 85 Wesley Walls TE (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 14 reserve, 4 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	NFL.com recap
1	August 4	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 14–34	0–1	Ericsson Stadium	Recap
2	August 10	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 0–13	0–2	Three Rivers Stadium	Recap
3	August 18	Baltimore Ravens	L 13–24	0–3	Ericsson Stadium	Recap
4	August 24	at New England Patriots	L 21–29	0–4	Foxboro Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	NFL.com recap
1	September 3	at Washington Redskins	L 17–20	0–1	FedExField	Recap
2	September 10	at San Francisco 49ers	W 38–22	1–1	3Com Park	Recap
3	September 17	Atlanta Falcons	L 10–15	1–2	Ericsson Stadium	Recap
4	Bye
5	October 1	Dallas Cowboys	L 13–16 (OT)	1–3	Ericsson Stadium	Recap
6	October 8	Seattle Seahawks	W 26–3	2–3	Ericsson Stadium	Recap
7	October 15	at New Orleans Saints	L 6–24	2–4	Louisiana Superdome	Recap
8	October 22	San Francisco 49ers	W 34–16	3–4	Ericsson Stadium	Recap
9	October 29	at Atlanta Falcons	L 12–13	3–5	Georgia Dome	Recap
10	November 5	at St. Louis Rams	W 27–24	4–5	Trans World Dome	Recap
11	November 12	New Orleans Saints	L 10–20	4–6	Ericsson Stadium	Recap
12	November 19	at Minnesota Vikings	L 17–31	4–7	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Recap
13	November 27	Green Bay Packers	W 31–14	5–7	Ericsson Stadium	Recap
14	December 3	St. Louis Rams	W 16–3	6–7	Ericsson Stadium	Recap
15	December 10	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 14–15	6–8	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
16	December 17	San Diego Chargers	W 30–22	7–8	Ericsson Stadium	Recap
17	December 24	at Oakland Raiders	L 9–52	7–9	Network Associates Coliseum	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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