2000 San Diego Chargers season

2000 San Diego Chargers season
Head coach Mike Riley
General manager Bobby Beathard
Owner Alex Spanos
Home field Qualcomm Stadium
Results
Record 1–15
Division place 5th AFC West
Playoff finish did not qualify
Pro Bowlers 2

The 2000 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 8–8 record in 1999. Instead, the team lost its first eleven games before their only victory of the season against the Kansas City Chiefs (by one point, which was obtained on a last-second field goal). It is the worst record of any Chargers team in history. The Carolina Panthers would match this embarrassment the next year.

San Diego had a historically inept running attack in 2000; their 1,062 total team rushing yards (66.4 per game) is the lowest total of rushing yards by any team in NFL history in a 16-game season.[1] For perspective, the strike-shortened 1982 NFL season—which was a nine-game schedule—included thirteen teams who rushed for more yards than San Diego did in 2000.

After their miserable season, the Chargers earned the 1st overall pick in the next season's draft.

Personnel

Staff

2000 San Diego Chargers staff
Front office
  • Chairman of the Board – Alex Spanos
  • President/Vice Chairman – Dean Spanos
  • Executive Vice President – Michael Spanos
  • Vice President of Football Operations – Ed McGuire
  • Director of Player Personnel – Billy Devaney
  • Director of Pro Personnel – Greg Gaines
  • Director of College Scouting – Jimmy Raye

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Bruce Read

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – John Hastings
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Mike Schleelein

Roster

2000 San Diego Chargers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 53 Active, 5 Inactive, 5 Practice squad

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Game site Record Attendance
1 September 3, 2000 at Oakland Raiders L 6–9 Network Associates Coliseum 0–1
56,373
2 September 10, 2000 New Orleans Saints L 27–28 Qualcomm Stadium 0–2
51,300
3 September 17, 2000 at Kansas City Chiefs L 10–42 Arrowhead Stadium 0–3
77,604
4 September 24, 2000 Seattle Seahawks L 12–20 Qualcomm Stadium 0–4
47,233
5 October 1, 2000 at St. Louis Rams L 31–57 Trans World Dome 0–5
66,010
6 October 8, 2000 Denver Broncos L 7–21 Qualcomm Stadium 0–6
56,079
7 October 15, 2000 at Buffalo Bills L 24–27 Ralph Wilson Stadium 0–7
72,351
8 October 22, 2000 Bye
9 October 29, 2000 Oakland Raiders L 13–15 Qualcomm Stadium 0–8
66,659
10 November 5, 2000 at Seattle Seahawks L 15–17 Husky Stadium 0–9
59,884
11 November 12, 2000 Miami Dolphins L 7–17 Qualcomm Stadium 0–10
56,896
12 November 19, 2000 at Denver Broncos L 37–38 Mile High Stadium 0–11
75,218
13 November 26, 2000 Kansas City Chiefs W 17–16 Qualcomm Stadium 1–11
47,228
14 December 3, 2000 San Francisco 49ers L 17–45 Qualcomm Stadium 1–12
57,255
15 December 10, 2000 at Baltimore Ravens L 3–24 PSINet Stadium 1–13
68,805
16 December 17, 2000 at Carolina Panthers L 22–30 Ericsson Stadium 1–14
72,159
17 December 24, 2000 Pittsburgh Steelers L 21–34 Qualcomm Stadium 1–15
50,809

Standings

AFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(2) Oakland Raiders 1240.750479299W1
(5) Denver Broncos 1150.688485369W1
Kansas City Chiefs 790.438355354L1
Seattle Seahawks 6100.375320405L1
San Diego Chargers 1150.063269440L4

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1978 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Rushing Yds | as of 2011 season
  2. 1 2 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362
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