2020 Jacksonville Jaguars season

The 2020 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 26th season in the National Football League (NFL), their eighth and final season under general manager David Caldwell and their fourth and final season under head coach Doug Marrone. With a Week 11 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Jaguars dropped to 1–9 resulting in their third consecutive losing season and their ninth in ten seasons. After a loss to the Cleveland Browns in Week 12, the Jaguars both failed to improve on their 6–10 record from the previous season and were eliminated from playoff contention for the third consecutive season. They surpassed their loss total from the previous season after an overtime loss to the Minnesota Vikings.[1]

2020 Jacksonville Jaguars season
OwnerShahid Khan
General managerDavid Caldwell (fired Nov. 29)
Trent Baalke (interim)
Head coachDoug Marrone
Home fieldTIAA Bank Field
Results
Record1–15
Division place4th AFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone
Uniform

On November 29, 2020, the Jaguars fired general manager David Caldwell following a 1–10 start to the season.[2]

The Jaguars had the worst record in the 2020 season, and thereby earned the first overall draft pick for the first time in franchise history after a Week 16 loss to the Chicago Bears coupled with a win by the New York Jets.[3] Following their week 17 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, the Jaguars became the fourth team in NFL history (and the second since the 16-game expansion) to win their season opener but lose their remaining games; the only other teams that accomplished this were the 1936 Philadelphia Eagles, the 1969 Pittsburgh Steelers, and the 2001 Carolina Panthers.[4] The 1–15 record was also the worst in franchise history.

On January 4, 2021, the Jaguars fired head coach Doug Marrone, who finished his tenure in Jacksonville with a 25–44 (.362) record.

Draft

2020 Jacksonville Jaguars Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
19C. J. HendersonCBFlorida
20K'Lavon ChaissonOLBLSUfrom Los Angeles Rams
242Laviska ShenaultWRColorado
373DaVon HamiltonDTOhio State
4116Ben BartchOTSaint John's
137Josiah ScottCBMichigan Statefrom San Francisco via Denver
140Shaquille QuartermanILBMiamifrom Chicago
5157Daniel ThomasSAuburnfrom Baltimore via Atlanta
165Collin JohnsonWRTexasfrom Los Angeles Rams
6189Jake LutonQBOregon State
206Tyler DavisTEGeorgia Techfrom Seattle
7223Chris ClaybrooksCBMemphis

Pre-draft trades

Staff

2020 Jacksonville Jaguars staff

Front office

  • Owner – Shahid Khan
  • President – Mark Lamping
  • General manager – Trent Baalke (interim)
  • Senior vice president of football administration & technology – Tony Khan
  • Special assistant to the general manager – John Idzik Jr.
  • Director of football administration – Tim Walsh
  • Director of football operations – Hamzah Ahmad
  • Director of player personnel – Trent Baalke
  • Assistant director of player personnel – Andy Dengler
  • Director of pro personnel – Chris Driggers
  • Assistant director of pro personnel – DeJuan Polk
  • Director of college scouting – Mark Ellenz
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Paul Roell
  • Director of player development and youth football – Marcus Pollard
  • Assistant to the head coach & administrator of coaching operations – ElizaBeth Mayers
  • Director of team administration – Tyler Wolf

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Tom Myslinski
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Cedric Scott
  • Strength and conditioning associate – Sean Karpf
  • Strength and conditioning associate – Jess Langvardt

Final roster

2020 Jacksonville Jaguars 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 (+1 exempt), 22 inactive, 15 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Preseason

The Jaguars' preseason schedule was announced on May 7, but was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

WeekDateOpponentVenueResult
1August 13at Carolina PanthersBank of America StadiumCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2August 22at Tampa Bay BuccaneersRaymond James Stadium
3August 29Washington Football TeamTIAA Bank Field
4September 3Atlanta FalconsTIAA Bank Field

Regular season

Schedule

The Jaguars' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7.[11]

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 13Indianapolis ColtsW 27–201–0TIAA Bank FieldRecap
2September 20at Tennessee TitansL 30–331–1Nissan StadiumRecap
3September 24Miami DolphinsL 13–311–2TIAA Bank FieldRecap
4October 4at Cincinnati BengalsL 25–331–3Paul Brown StadiumRecap
5October 11at Houston TexansL 14–301–4NRG StadiumRecap
6October 18Detroit LionsL 16–341–5TIAA Bank FieldRecap
7October 25at Los Angeles ChargersL 29–391–6SoFi StadiumRecap
8Bye
9November 8Houston TexansL 25–271–7TIAA Bank FieldRecap
10November 15at Green Bay PackersL 20–241–8Lambeau FieldRecap
11November 22Pittsburgh SteelersL 3–271–9TIAA Bank FieldRecap
12November 29Cleveland BrownsL 25–271–10TIAA Bank FieldRecap
13December 6at Minnesota VikingsL 24–27 (OT)1–11U.S. Bank StadiumRecap
14December 13Tennessee TitansL 10–311–12TIAA Bank FieldRecap
15December 20at Baltimore RavensL 14–401–13M&T Bank StadiumRecap
16December 27Chicago BearsL 17–411–14TIAA Bank FieldRecap
17January 3at Indianapolis ColtsL 14–281–15Lucas Oil StadiumRecap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week One: Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period1234Total
Colts7100320
Jaguars01431027

at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 2: at Tennessee Titans

Week Two: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period1234Total
Jaguars7371330
Titans14106333

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 3: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week Three: Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period1234Total
Dolphins1477331
Jaguars070613

at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 4: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Four: Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Jaguars7601225
Bengals3717633

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

Week 5: at Houston Texans

Week Five: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period1234Total
Jaguars070714
Texans01031730

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 12,413
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Sherree Burruss
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 6: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Six: Detroit Lions at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period1234Total
Lions71071034
Jaguars307616

at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 7: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week Seven: Jacksonville Jaguars at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Jaguars01415029
Chargers9720339

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/1:25 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Sherree Burruss
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 9: vs. Houston Texans

Week Nine: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period1234Total
Texans10107027
Jaguars793625

at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 15,668
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 10: at Green Bay Packers

Week Ten: Jacksonville Jaguars at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Jaguars377320
Packers0170724

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 38 °F (3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Greg Jennings, Brock Huard and Jen Hale
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 11: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Eleven: Pittsburgh Steelers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period1234Total
Steelers01701027
Jaguars30003

at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 12: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Twelve: Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period1234Total
Browns7103727
Jaguars3106625

at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 15,926
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 13: at Minnesota Vikings

Week Thirteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Jaguars9078024
Vikings06135327

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: December 6
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (CBS): Beth Mowins and Jay Feely
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 14: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week Fourteen: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period1234Total
Titans71014031
Jaguars037010

at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: December 13
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 69 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 15,896
  • Referee: Adrian Hill
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 15: at Baltimore Ravens

Week Fifteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Period1234Total
Jaguars007714
Ravens9177740

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: December 20
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 39 °F (4 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Sheree Burruss
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 16: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Sixteen: Chicago Bears at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bears7621741
Jaguars370717

at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: December 27
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Clear, 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 17,445
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Rich Gannon and Jay Feely
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 17: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Seventeen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period1234Total
Jaguars077014
Colts10100828

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: January 3, 2021
  • Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 9,976
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Sherree Burruss
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Standings

Division

AFC South
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(4) Tennessee Titans1150.6885–18–4491439W1
(7) Indianapolis Colts1150.6884–27–5451362W1
Houston Texans4120.2502–43–9384464L5
Jacksonville Jaguars1150.0631–51–11306492L15

Conference

#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division leaders
1Kansas City ChiefsWest1420.8754–210–2.465.464L1
2Buffalo BillsEast1330.8136–010–2.512.471W6
3Pittsburgh SteelersNorth1240.7504–29–3.475.448L1
4[a]Tennessee TitansSouth1150.6885–18–4.475.398W1
Wild Cards
5[b][c]Baltimore RavensNorth1150.6884–27–5.494.401W5
6[c][d]Cleveland BrownsNorth1150.6883–37–5.451.406W1
7[a][b][d]Indianapolis ColtsSouth1150.6884–27–5.443.384W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8Miami DolphinsEast1060.6253–37–5.467.347L1
9Las Vegas RaidersWest880.5004–26–6.539.477W1
10[e]New England PatriotsEast790.4383–36–6.527.429W1
11[e]Los Angeles ChargersWest790.4383–36–6.482.344W4
12Denver BroncosWest5110.3131–54–8.566.388L3
13Cincinnati BengalsNorth4111.2811–54–8.529.438L1
14Houston TexansSouth4120.2502–43–9.541.219L5
15New York JetsEast2140.1250–61–11.594.656L1
16Jacksonville JaguarsSouth1150.0631–51–11.549.688L15
Tiebreakers[f]

References

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