2000 Dallas Cowboys season

2000 Dallas Cowboys season
Head coach	Dave Campo
General manager	Jerry Jones
Owner	Jerry Jones
Home field	Texas Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	Larry Allen G
AP All-Pros	Larry Allen (1st team)

The 2000 Dallas Cowboys season was the 41st season for the team in the National Football League. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones would promote the team's long-time defensive coordinator, Dave Campo, to be the fifth head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. This was also Troy Aikman's last season with the team.

Offseason

The loss of star wide receiver Michael Irvin to retirement led Jerry Jones to trade the team's first round pick in the 2000 draft and the 2001 draft to the Seattle Seahawks for wide receiver Joey Galloway. Pro Bowl cornerback Deion Sanders would also be released after five seasons with the team. He would later sign with NFC East division rival, the Washington Redskins.

2000 draft class

Main article: 2000 NFL draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
2000 Dallas Cowboys Draft
2	49	Dwayne Goodrich	CB	Tennessee
4	109	Kareem Larrimore	CB	West Texas A&M
5	144	Michael Wiley	RB	Ohio State
6	180	Mario Edwards	CB	Florida State
7	219	Orantes Grant	LB	Georgia

Notes

The Cowboys traded their 2000 and 2001 first-round selections to the Seattle Seahawks for wide receiver Joey Galloway.
The Cowboys traded their third-round selection to the Seattle Seahawks for wide receiver James McKnight.^[1]

Regular season

After a lackluster draft which saw the team draft three cornerbacks to replace the departure of star cornerback Deion Sanders, the Dave Campo head coaching era would have an inauspicious start with an embarrassing blow-out defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles at home (in which the Eagles recovered an onsides kick on the opening kickoff). The loss would prove to be even more costly as quarterback Troy Aikman would suffer a serious concussion early in the game and newly acquired wide receiver Joey Galloway would suffer a season-ending injury in the fourth quarter.

New faces like veteran quarterback Randall Cunningham and wide receiver James McKnight would fill in on offense under new offensive coordinator Jack Reilly. On defense, the loss of both starting cornerbacks in the off-season required the addition of veterans Phillipi Sparks and Ryan McNeil. Combined with perennial Pro Bowl safety Darren Woodson, the Cowboys fielded one of the NFL's best secondaries. Unfortunately, a leaky run defense and an inconsistent, aging offense would lead to a 5–11 record.

In a blow-out loss to the San Francisco 49ers, then controversial 49ers wide receiver Terrell Owens would cause an uproar by celebrating a touchdown on the large Cowboys star at midfield in Texas Stadium, prompting anger and resentment off the field. This prompted a retaliation by running back Emmitt Smith with a famous "Defend the Star" kneel down celebration of his own on the star. When Owens scored his second touchdown and promptly celebrated in midfield once more, then-safety George Teague knocked Owens off and a short brawl ensued on the field. Ironically, Owens would become a Cowboy later on in his career.

Emmitt Smith's tenth consecutive 1,000 yard season(an NFL record), along with a season sweep of the rival Washington Redskins would prove to be the only highlights in an otherwise disappointing season.

The Cowboys finished 31st in the league in run defense that season, allowing 164.8 yards per game and 4.9 yards per carry.

Notable additions to the team include future starting cornerback Mario Edwards, as well as Dwayne Goodrich. Goodrich would gain notoriety after being involved in a hit and run accident which resulted in the deaths of two people. He was subsequently convicted of criminally negligent homicide.^[2]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 3, 2000	Philadelphia Eagles	L 41–14	62,872
2	September 10, 2000	at Arizona Cardinals	L 32–31	66,008
3	September 18, 2000	at Washington Redskins	W 27–21	84,431
4	September 24, 2000	San Francisco 49ers	L 41–24	64,127
5	October 1, 2000	at Carolina Panthers	W 16–13	68,909
6	Bye Week
7	October 15, 2000	at New York Giants	L 19–14	78,189
8	October 22, 2000	Arizona Cardinals	W 48–7	62,981
9	October 29, 2000	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 23–17	63,554
10	November 5, 2000	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 16–13	65,636
11	November 12, 2000	Cincinnati Bengals	W 23–6	62,170
12	November 19, 2000	at Baltimore Ravens	L 27–0	69,416
13	November 23, 2000	Minnesota Vikings	L 27–15	63,878
14	December 3, 2000	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 27–7	65,621
15	December 10, 2000	Washington Redskins	W 32–13	63,467
16	December 17, 2000	New York Giants	L 17–13	61,311
17	December 25, 2000	at Tennessee Titans	L 31–0	68,498

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ New York Giants	12	4	0	.750	328	246	W5
⁽⁴⁾ Philadelphia Eagles	11	5	0	.688	351	245	W2
Washington Redskins	8	8	0	.500	281	269	W1
Dallas Cowboys	5	11	0	.313	294	361	L2
Arizona Cardinals	3	13	0	.188	210	443	L7

Roster

Dallas Cowboys 2000 roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

85 Chris Brazzell
16 Damon Hodge
83 Wane McGarity PR
82 James McKnight
87 Jason Tucker KR

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

96 Ebenezer Ekuban DE
98 Greg Ellis DE
97 Aaron Fields DE
94 Michael Myers DT
75 Brandon Noble DT
68 Noel Scarlett DT
90 Alonzo Spellman DE
91 Dimitrius Underwood DT

Linebackers

58 Joe Bowden OLB
52 Dexter Coakley OLB
56 Orantes Grant OLB
54 Darren Hambrick OLB
59 Dat Nguyen MLB
57 Barron Wortham MLB

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

70 Dale Hellestrae LS/OT
4 Micah Knorr P
6 Tim Seder K

Reserve Lists

84 Joey Galloway WR (IR)
95 Chad Hennings DT (IR)
81 Raghib Ismail WR (IR)
78 Leon Lett DT (IR)
86 Mike Lucky TE (IR)
29 Greg Myers SS/FS (IR)
53 Mark Stepnoski C (IR)
31 George Teague FS (IR)
28 Darren Woodson SS (IR)
93 Peppi Zellner DE (IR)

Rookies in italics
50 Active, 10 Inactive

Publications

The Football Encyclopedia ISBN 0-312-11435-4
Total Football ISBN 0-06-270170-3
Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes ISBN 0-446-51950-2

References

↑ "2000 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". ProSportsTransactions.com.
↑ http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/83019/goodrich-goes-from-prison-to-graduate

External links

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