2000 San Francisco 49ers season

2000 San Francisco 49ers season
Head coach	Steve Mariucci
Home field	3Com Park
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	4th NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	3
AP All-Pros	Terrell Owens (1st team)

The 2000 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 51st year with the National Football League. Jerry Rice entered the 2000 season as the oldest player in the league at the wide receiver position.^[1] However, with Terrell Owens blossoming into a star, Rice decided to leave the team after 16 seasons.

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 Special Teams – Bruce DeHaven Strength and conditioning Physical Development Coordinator – Jerry Attaway

Roster

2000 San Francisco 49ers roster
	Quarterbacks 19 Giovanni Carmazzi 5 Jeff Garcia 3 Rick Mirer 13 Tim Rattay Running backs 40 Fred Beasley FB 25 Charlie Garner 22 Terry Jackson 32 Travis Jervey 27 Paul Smith FB Wide receivers 81 Terrell Owens 80 Jerry Rice 83 J.J. Stokes 89 Tai Streets 82 Kevin Williams		Tight ends 85 Greg Clark 86 Brian Jennings LS Offensive linemen 65 Ray Brown G 63 Derrick Deese G 79 Dan Dercher T 74 Dave Fiore T 78 Scott Gragg T 66 Tyrone Hopson G 60 Ben Lynch C 62 Jeremy Newberry C 69 Phil Ostrowski G 77 Matt Willig T		Defensive linemen 99 Brentson Buckner DT 95 John Engelberger DE 71 Cedric Killings DT 92 Reggie McGrew DT 93 John Milem DE 94 Anthony Pleasant DE 97 Bryant Young DT Linebackers 57 Jason Kyle 51 Ken Norton, Jr. OLB 98 Julian Peterson OLB 96 Jeff Posey LB/DE 55 Winfred Tubbs MLB 53 Jeff Ulbrich MLB		Defensive backs 31 Zack Bronson FS 38 Ronnie Heard SS 28 John Keith FS 24 Monty Montgomery CB 29 Ahmed Plummer CB 23 Pierson Prioleau FS 30 Lance Schulters SS 36 Jason Webster CB Special teams  7 Wade Richey K 4 Chad Stanley P Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

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

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

Awards and records

• Jeff Garcia, Franchise Record, Most Passing Yards in One Season, 4,278 Passing Yards^[2]
• Jeff Garcia, NFC Pro Bowl Selection ^[3]
• Charlie Garner, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Game, 201 Rushing Yards (September 24, 2000) ^[2]
• Terrell Owens, Franchise Record, Most Receptions in One Game, (20) (December 17, 2000) ^[2]
• Terrell Owens, NFC Pro Bowl Selection ^[3]
• Terrell Owens, NFL Record, Most Receptions in One Game, (20) (December 17, 2000) ^[2]

References

1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 249
2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 142
3. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 362

• 49ers on Pro Football Reference
• 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com