Jacksonville Jaguars Tickets

Getting a National Football League franchise for Jacksonville involved more than a two-minute drill.

In fact, when the Jaguars took the field for the first time in 1995, it was the culmination of a six-year effort to bring pro football to Jacksonville. The effort started a full six months before the NFL even committed to adding two new franchises and almost two years before the league started accepting formal applications.

Civic and business leaders launched the campaign, knowing that Jacksonville would face stiff competition. Among the other cities seeking a team were Charlotte, Memphis, St. Louis and Baltimore. The latter two were markets that had supported the NFL, only to lose the franchise when an owner decided to relocate.

The Jaguars official history notes the exact minute that Jacksonville joined the NFL-4:12 p.m. on November 30, 1993. That was almost two years before the organization would field its first team. Order Jacksonville Jaguars Tickets from our website and we'll guarantee a great price.

The first order of business was to get Jaguars Tickets and to hire a coach who would set a tone for a new organization. Tom Coughlin, who had engineered a turnaround at Boston College, was chosen. Buy Jacksonville Jaguars Tickets for all games. His reputation for structure and discipline was legendary. Pre-game schedules for the team were broken down to fractions of minutes.

The long lead time allowed Jacksonville to build its football staff. NFL free agency allowed the Jaguars to get better players than the marginal talents who would be available in the expansion draft. Some established teams complained that the league had been too generous when the Jaguars went 4-4 within their division in their debut season. It was the best record an expansion team had managed within its division.

By their second season, the Jaguars qualified for the playoffs as quarterback Mark Brunell passed for 4,367 yards.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS FACTS AND INFORMATION

1989 - Touchdown Jacksonville! was formed to lead an effort to land an NFL franchise for the city.
1991 - The NFL announced on July 17 that it would accept applications for expansion teams. Jacksonville submitted its proposal on October 17.
1992 - The NFL deferred a decision on expansion due to the lack of a labor agreement with the players.
1993 - Jacksonville was awarded a franchise on November 30.
1994 - Tom Coughlin was hired as head coach on February 21.
1995 -The Jaguars made their first trade on April 21, acquiring quarterback Mark Brunell from Green Bay for two draft picks.
1995 - Offensive tackle Tony Boselli of Southern California was the Jaguars first draft pick.
1995 - Jaguars Schedule shows that the Jaguars beat Houston 17-16 on October 1 for the franchise's first victory.
1996 - The Jaguars defeated Buffalo 30-27 in Jacksonville's first playoff game on December 28.
1998 - Brunel passed for a team-record four touchdowns on November 29.
2000 - Running back Fred Taylor rushed for 1,399 yards. See also Info Jaguars Tickets to get further information about the tickets and the team.