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Record: 1-15-0, Finished 5th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 269 points (16.8/g), 26th of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 440 points (27.5/g), 29th.
Differential of -171 points (-10.7/g), 28th.
Expected W-L: 3.8-12.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -28 (-1.8/g), 31st.
Coached by Mike Riley (1-15-0)
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2000 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Ryan Leaf | 24 | 2 | 9 | 161 for 322, 1,883 yards, 11 td, 18 int, & 28 rushes for 54 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1998 |
| QB | Jim Harbaugh | 37 | 13 | 5 | 123 for 202, 1,416 yards, 8 td, 10 int, & 16 rushes for 24 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 26th pick / 1987 |
| RB | Jermaine Fazande | 25 | 1 | 7 | 119 rushes for 368 yards, 2 td, & 16 catches for 104 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1999 |
| RB | Terrell Fletcher | 27 | 5 | 6 | 116 rushes for 384 yards, 3 td, & 48 catches for 355 yards and 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1995 |
| FB | Fred McCrary | 28 | 5 | 12 | 7 rushes for 8 yards, 0 td, & 18 catches for 141 yards and 2 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 208th pick / 1995 |
| WR | Curtis Conway | 29 | 7 | 14 | 53 catches for 712 yards, 5 td, & 3 rushes for 31 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1993 |
| WR | Jeff Graham | 31 | 9 | 13 | 55 catches for 907 yards, 4 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1991 |
| TE | Freddie Jones | 26 | 3 | 16 | 71 catches for 766 yards, 5 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1997 |
| LT | Ben Coleman | 29 | 7 | 16 | Phoenix Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1993 |
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| LG | Raleigh Roundtree | 25 | 2 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 109th pick / 1997 |
| C | Roman Fortin | 33 | 9 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 203rd pick / 1990 |
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| RG | Kevin Gogan | 36 | 13 | 14 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1987 |
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| RT | Vaughn Parker | 29 | 6 | 16 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 63rd pick / 1994 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Albert Fontenot | 30 | 7 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 112th pick / 1993 |
| LDT | Jamal Williams | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 2nd pick / 1998 Supp |
| RDT | John Parrella | 31 | 7 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 55th pick / 1993 |
| RDE | Darren Mickell | 30 | 8 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 2nd pick / 1992 Supp |
| LLB | Gerald Dixon | 31 | 7 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 78th pick / 1992 |
| MLB | Orlando Ruff | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RLB | Junior Seau*+ | 31 | 10 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1990 |
| LCB | Fakhir Brown | 23 | 1 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Darryll Lewis | 32 | 9 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1991 |
| RCB | DeRon Jenkins | 27 | 4 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Ravens / 2nd / 55th pick / 1996 |
| SS | Rodney Harrison | 28 | 6 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 145th pick / 1994 |
| FS | Mike Dumas | 31 | 9 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1991 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Carney | 36 | 12 | 0 | 18 of 25 field goals & 27 of 27 extra points | |
| P | Darren Bennett* | 35 | 5 | 0 | 92 punts for a 46.2 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Nate Jacquet | 25 | 3 | 0 | 30 punt returns for a 7.0 average and 0 td | Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 150th pick / 1997 |
| KR | Ronney Jenkins | 23 | Rook | 0 | 67 kick returns for a 22.9 average and 1 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Beckett | 23 | DB | 16 | 3 | 207 | 6-2 | Marshall | 1/31/1977 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 2000 |
| Darren Bennett* | 35 | P | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | none | 1/9/1965 | 5 | |
| David Binn | 28 | C | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | California | 2/6/1972 | 6 | |
| Fakhir Brown | 23 | DB | 9 | 8 | 192 | 5-11 | Grambling State | 9/21/1977 | 1 | |
| Kenny Bynum | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 191 | 5-11 | South Carolina State | 5/29/1974 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 138th pick / 1997 |
| John Carney | 36 | K | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 4/20/1964 | 12 | |
| Leonardo Carson | 23 | DT | 4 | 0 | 305 | 6-2 | Auburn | 2/11/1977 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 113th pick / 2000 |
| Robert Chancey | 28 | RB | 4 | 3 | 250 | 6-0 | none | 9/7/1972 | 3 | |
| Ben Coleman | 29 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 330 | 6-5 | Wake Forest | 5/18/1971 | 7 | Phoenix Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1993 |
| Curtis Conway | 29 | WR | 14 | 14 | 196 | 6-1 | USC | 1/13/1971 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1993 |
| Tony Darden | 25 | DB | 16 | 3 | 193 | 6-0 | Texas Tech | 8/11/1975 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 225th pick / 1998 |
| Reggie Davis | 24 | TE | 10 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Washington | 9/3/1976 | 1 | |
| Tim Denton | 27 | DB | 5 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Oklahoma,Sam Houston State | 2/2/1973 | 2 | |
| Adrian Dingle | 23 | DE | 14 | 1 | 272 | 6-3 | Clemson | 6/25/1977 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 139th pick / 1999 |
| Gerald Dixon | 31 | LB | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-3 | South Carolina | 6/20/1969 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 78th pick / 1992 |
| Mike Dumas | 31 | DB | 12 | 12 | 198 | 6-0 | Indiana | 3/18/1969 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1991 |
| Jermaine Fazande | 25 | RB | 13 | 7 | 255 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 1/14/1975 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1999 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 27 | RB | 16 | 6 | 196 | 5-8 | Wisconsin | 9/14/1973 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1995 |
| Albert Fontenot | 30 | DE-DT | 15 | 15 | 287 | 6-4 | Baylor | 9/17/1970 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 112th pick / 1993 |
| Roman Fortin | 33 | C-T-G | 16 | 16 | 297 | 6-5 | Oregon State,San Diego State | 2/26/1967 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 203rd pick / 1990 |
| Trevor Gaylor | 23 | WR | 14 | 2 | 195 | 6-3 | Miami (OH) | 11/3/1977 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 111th pick / 2000 |
| Kevin Gogan | 36 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 317 | 6-7 | Washington | 11/2/1964 | 13 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1987 |
| DeMingo Graham | 27 | G | 14 | 1 | 310 | 6-3 | Hofstra | 9/10/1973 | 1 | |
| Jeff Graham | 31 | WR | 14 | 13 | 200 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 2/14/1969 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1991 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 37 | QB | 7 | 5 | 215 | 6-3 | Michigan | 12/23/1963 | 13 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 26th pick / 1987 |
| Rodney Harrison | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-1 | Western Illinois | 12/15/1972 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 145th pick / 1994 |
| Richard Harvey | 34 | LB | 7 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Tulane | 9/11/1966 | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 305th pick / 1989 |
| Armon Hatcher | 24 | DB | 4 | 0 | 212 | 6-0 | Oregon State | 7/15/1976 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 194th pick / 1999 |
| Steve Heiden | 24 | TE | 15 | 3 | 265 | 6-5 | South Dakota State | 9/21/1976 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1999 |
| Deon Humphrey | 24 | LB | 7 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Florida State | 5/7/1976 | Rook | |
| Greg Jackson | 34 | DB | 2 | 1 | 217 | 6-1 | LSU | 8/20/1966 | 11 | New York Giants / 3rd / 78th pick / 1989 |
| Kendyl Jacox | 25 | G-C | 16 | 3 | 330 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 6/10/1975 | 2 | |
| Nate Jacquet | 25 | WR | 11 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | San Diego State | 9/2/1975 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 150th pick / 1997 |
| DeRon Jenkins | 27 | DB | 15 | 14 | 190 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 11/14/1973 | 4 | Baltimore Ravens / 2nd / 55th pick / 1996 |
| Ronney Jenkins | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | BYU,Northern Arizona | 5/25/1977 | Rook | |
| Freddie Jones | 26 | TE | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 9/16/1974 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1997 |
| Reggie Jones | 29 | WR | 11 | 2 | 175 | 6-0 | LSU | 5/8/1971 | 5 | |
| Ryan Leaf | 24 | QB | 11 | 9 | 245 | 6-5 | Washington State | 5/15/1976 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1998 |
| Darryll Lewis | 32 | DB | 15 | 7 | 188 | 5-9 | Arizona | 12/16/1968 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1991 |
| Fred McCrary | 28 | FB | 15 | 12 | 247 | 6-0 | Mississippi State | 9/19/1972 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 208th pick / 1995 |
| Damion McIntosh | 23 | T | 3 | 0 | 325 | 6-4 | Kansas State | 3/25/1977 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2000 |
| Darren Mickell | 30 | DE | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-4 | Florida | 8/3/1970 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 2nd pick / 1992 Supp |
| Mike Mohring | 26 | DT | 7 | 0 | 295 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 3/22/1974 | 3 | |
| Moses Moreno | 25 | QB | 6 | 2 | 205 | 6-1 | Colorado State | 9/5/1975 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 232nd pick / 1998 |
| Vaughn Parker | 29 | T | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-3 | UCLA | 6/5/1971 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 63rd pick / 1994 |
| John Parrella | 31 | DT | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 11/22/1969 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 55th pick / 1993 |
| Jason Perry | 24 | DB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 8/1/1976 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 104th pick / 1999 |
| Mike Pringley | 24 | DE | 2 | 0 | 277 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 5/22/1976 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 215th pick / 1999 |
| John Reeves | 25 | LB | 9 | 0 | 236 | 6-3 | Purdue | 2/23/1975 | 1 | |
| Mikhael Ricks | 26 | TE-WR | 3 | 1 | 260 | 6-5 | Stephen F. Austin | 11/14/1974 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 59th pick / 1998 |
| Raleigh Roundtree | 25 | G-T | 16 | 15 | 295 | 6-4 | South Carolina State | 8/31/1975 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 109th pick / 1997 |
| Orlando Ruff | 24 | LB | 16 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Furman | 9/28/1976 | 1 | |
| Reggie Rusk | 28 | DB | 7 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Kentucky | 10/19/1972 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 221st pick / 1996 |
| Junior Seau*+ | 31 | LB | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-3 | USC | 1/19/1969 | 10 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1990 |
| Antoine Simpson | 24 | DT | 7 | 0 | 310 | 6-2 | Houston | 12/7/1976 | 1 | |
| Neil Smith | 34 | DE | 10 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 4/10/1966 | 12 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1988 |
| Shannon Taylor | 25 | LB | 11 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | Virginia | 2/16/1975 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 184th pick / 2000 |
| Steve Tovar | 30 | LB | 16 | 0 | 246 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 4/25/1970 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 59th pick / 1993 |
| Scott Turner | 28 | DB | 16 | 2 | 190 | 5-10 | Illinois | 2/26/1972 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 226th pick / 1995 |
| Jamal Williams | 24 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 348 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 4/28/1976 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 2nd pick / 1998 Supp |
| Team Total | 27.6 | 16 | 243.4 | 6-2.0 | 4.3 |