About Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League as a member of the American Football Conference South division. The team plays its home games at EverBank Stadium.
Founded alongside the Carolina Panthers in 1995 as an expansion team, the Jaguars competed in the AFC Central until they were moved to the AFC South in 2002. The franchise is owned by Shahid Khan, who bought the team from its original majority owner Wayne Weaver in 2012.
The Jaguars saw early success during their second through fifth seasons, which saw them make the playoff each year, win two division titles, and appear in two AFC Championship Games. They are the youngest NFL expansion team to appear in a conference championship and clinch their conference's top seed . The Jaguars have been less successful since, with only four playoff appearances and two division titles since 2000. They are one of four NFL franchises that have never played in the Super Bowl.
In 1989, the prospective ownership group Touchdown Jacksonville! was organized with the intention of bringing an NFL franchise to Jacksonville. In 1991, the NFL announced plans to add two expansion teams. In 1994, Touchdown Jacksonville! announced a bid for a team, and Jacksonville was ultimately chosen as one of five finalists, along with Charlotte, St. Louis, Baltimore, and Memphis. Charlotte was awarded the first franchise, which would become the Carolina Panthers, in October 1993. The decision for selecting the second expansion city was delayed a month. At the time, St. Louis was considered the favorite for the second franchise. However, the NFL owners voted 26–2 in favor of awarding the 30th franchise to Jacksonville. For their opening season in 1995, the Jaguars took part in the 1995 NFL expansion draft to help bolster their roster. The Jaguars, along with the Panthers, alternated picks from lists of unprotected players from existing franchises.
Tom Coughlin was hired to be the first head coach of the franchise on February 21, 1994. The Jaguars took part in their first NFL Draft in 1995. Their first pick in franchise history was the second overall pick in the first round, which was used on eventual Hall of Fame offensive tackle Tony Boselli out of USC.
On September 3, 1995, the Jaguars played in their first regular season game, a 10–3 loss to the Houston Oilers. In Week 2, against the Cincinnati Bengals, Randy Jordan caught the first touchdown in franchise history, a 71-yard reception from quarterback Steve Beuerlein. The Jaguars would lose their first four games before breaking through against the Oilers in Week 5 in a 17–16 victory. Over the course of the season, they would suffer through a seven-game losing streak before closing the season out with a 24–21 win over the Cleveland Browns. The Jaguars went 4–12 in their first season. The team saw Mark Brunell and Steve Beuerlein both start games at quarterback.
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