Jaguars facts, figures and more for 2021 NFL season opener against Texans
LAWRENCE GETS FIRST SHOT
Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence, the first No. 1 overall pick in franchise history, is scheduled to make his NFL regular season debut Sunday in Houston. Here's how several other notable Jaguars QBs fared in their first starts.
Steve Beuerlein, vs. Oilers, Sept. 3, 1995: 7 of 17, 54 yards (lost 10-3)
Mark Brunell, at Jets, Sept. 17, 1995: 15 of 33, 138 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT (lost 27-10)
David Garrard, at Colts, Dec. 29, 2002: 13 of 26, 135 yards (lost 20-13)
Byron Leftwich, at Texans, Sept. 28, 2003: 17 of 36, 231 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT (lost 24-20)
Blaine Gabbert, at Panthers, Sept. 25, 2011: 12 of 21, 139 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT (lost 16-10)
Blake Bortles, at Chargers, Sept. 28, 2014: 29 of 37, 254 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT (lost 33-14)
Gardner Minshew, at Texans, Sept. 15, 2019: 23 of 33, 213 yards, 1 TD (lost 13-12)
SERIES HISTORY
Texans lead 25-13
Last 10 games (home in ALL CAPS)
Nov. 13, 2016: Texans 24, JAGUARS 21
Dec. 18, 2016: TEXANS 21, Jaguars 20
Sept. 10, 2017: Jaguars 29, TEXANS 7
Dec. 17, 2017: JAGUARS 45, Texans 7
Oct. 21, 2018: Texans 20, JAGUARS 7
Dec. 30, 2018: TEXANS 20, Jaguars 3
Sept. 15, 2019: TEXANS 13, Jaguars 12
Nov. 3, 2019: Texans 26, JAGUARS 3
Oct. 11, 2020: TEXANS 30, Jaguars 14
Nov. 8, 2020: Texans 27, JAGUARS 25
COACHING DEBUT
On Sunday, former University of Florida and Ohio State University national champion coach Urban Meyer becomes the seventh head coach for a regular season game in Jaguars history. Here's how his predecessors fared.
Tom Coughlin, vs. Oilers, Sept. 3, 1995: lost 10-3 (career record 68-60 in Jacksonville, 170-150 overall)
Jack Del Rio, at Panthers, Sept. 7, 2003: lost 24-23 (career record 68-71 in Jacksonville, 93-94 overall)
Mel Tucker (interim), vs. Chargers, Dec. 5, 2011: lost 38-14 (career record 2-3 in Jacksonville)
Mike Mularkey, at Vikings, Sept. 9, 2012: lost 26-23 (career record 2-14 in Jacksonville, 36-53 overall)
Gus Bradley, vs. Chiefs, Sept. 8, 2013: lost 28-2 (career record 14-48 in Jacksonville)
Doug Marrone (interim, then permanent), vs. Titans, Dec. 24, 2016: won 38-17 (career record 23-43 in Jacksonville, 38-60 overall)
JAGUARS YEAR-BY-YEAR
1995 4-12
1996 9-7*
1997 11-5*
1998 11-5*
1999 14-2*
2000 7-9
2001 6-10
2002 6-10
2003 5-11
2004 9-7
2005 12-4*
2006 8-8
2007 11-5*
2008 5-11
2009 7-9
2010 8-8
2011 5-11
2012 2-14
2013 4-12
2014 3-13
2015 5-11
2016 3-13
2017 10-6*
2018 5-11
2019 6-10
2020 1-15
JAGUARS SCHEDULE
Sept. 12 @Houston 1 p.m.
Sept. 19 Denver 1 p.m.
Sept. 26 Arizona 1 p.m.
Sept. 30 @Cincinnati 8:20 p.m.
Oct. 10 Tennessee 1 p.m.
Oct. 17 Miami* 9:30 a.m.
Oct. 24 BYE
Oct. 31 @Seattle 4:05 p.m.
Nov. 7 Buffalo 1 p.m.
Nov. 14 @Indianapolis 1 p.m.
Nov. 21 San Francisco 1 p.m.
Nov. 28 Atlanta 1 p.m.
Dec. 5 @L.A. Rams 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 12 @Tennessee 1 p.m.
Dec. 19 Houston 1 p.m.
Dec. 26 @N.Y. Jets 1 p.m.
Jan. 2 @New England 1 p.m.
Jan. 9 Indianapolis 1 p.m.
* - London game
JAGUARS ROSTER
Player # Pos HT WT Age Exp College
Tyron Johnson 0 WR 6-1 193 25 2 Oklahoma State
Rayshawn Jenkins 2 S 6-1 220 27 5 Miami
C.J. Beathard 3 QB 6-2 215 27 5 Iowa
Josh Lambo 4 K 6-0 215 30 7 Texas A&M
Rudy Ford 5 S 6-0 204 26 5 Auburn
Logan Cooke 9 P 6-5 230 26 4 Mississippi State
Laviska Shenault Jr. 10 WR 6-1 227 22 2 Colorado
Marvin Jones Jr. 11 WR 6-2 199 31 10 California
Trevor Lawrence 16 QB 6-6 213 21 R Clemson
DJ Chark Jr. 17 WR 6-4 198 24 4 LSU
Daniel Thomas 20 S 5-10 215 23 2 Auburn
CJ Henderson 23 CB 6-1 204 22 2 Florida
Carlos Hyde 24 RB 6-0 229 30 8 Ohio State
James Robinson 25 RB 5-9 219 23 2 Illinois State
Shaquill Griffin 26 CB 6-0 198 26 5 UCF
Chris Claybrooks 27 CB 5-9 179 24 2 Memphis
Tyson Campbell 32 CB 6-1 195 21 R Georgia
Dare Ogunbowale 33 RB 5-10 205 27 3 Wisconsin
Tavon Austin 34 WR 5-8 176 31 9 West Virginia
Tre Herndon 37 CB 5-11 185 25 4 Vanderbilt
Andre Cisco 38 S 6-0 209 21 R Syracuse
Jamal Agnew 39 WR 5-10 190 26 5 San Diego
Josh Allen 41 DE/LB 6-5 262 24 3 Kentucky
Andrew Wingard 42 S 6-0 209 24 3 Wyoming
Myles Jack 44 LB 6-1 244 26 6 UCLA
K'Lavon Chaisson 45 DE/LB 6-3 254 22 2 LSU
Ross Matiscik 46 LS 6-0 235 24 2 Baylor
Chapelle Russell 49 LB 6-2 236 24 2 Temple
Shaquille Quarterman 50 LB 6-0 234 23 2 Miami (Fla.)
DaVon Hamilton 52 DT 6-4 320 24 2 Ohio State
Dakota Allen 53 LB 6-1 232 25 3 Texas Tech
Damien Wilson 54 LB 6-0 243 28 7 Minnesota
Lerentee McCray 55 DE 6-3 249 31 8 Florida
Jihad Ward 59 DE 6-5 287 27 6 Illinois
A.J. Cann 60 OL 6-3 315 29 7 South Carolina
Brandon Linder 65 OL 6-6 315 29 8 Miami (Fla.)
Andrew Norwell 68 OL 6-6 325 29 8 Ohio State
Tyler Shatley 69 OL 6-3 310 30 8 Clemson
Walker Little 72 OT 6-7 309 22 R Stanford
Cam Robinson 74 OL 6-6 320 25 5 Alabama
Jawaan Taylor 75 OL 6-5 312 23 3 Florida
Will Richardson Jr. 76 OL 6-6 306 25 4 North Carolina State
Ben Bartch 78 OL 6-6 309 23 2 St. John's (Minn.)
James O'Shaughnessy 80 TE 6-4 245 29 7 Illinois State
Jacob Hollister TE 6-4 239 27 5 Wyoming
Chris Manhertz 84 TE 6-6 255 29 6 Canisius College
Luke Farrell 89 TE 6-5 258 23 R Ohio State
Taven Bryan 90 DL 6-5 291 25 4 Florida
Dawuane Smoot 91 DE 6-3 264 26 5 Illinois
Jordan Smith 92 DE 6-6 255 23 R UAB
Roy Robertson-Harris 95 DL 6-5 298 28 5 Texas-El Paso
Adam Gotsis 96 DE 6-4 287 28 6 Georgia Tech
Jay Tufele 97 DT 6-3 305 22 R USC
Malcom Brown 98 DT 6-2 320 27 7 Texas
Daniel Ekuale 99 DT 6-3 300 27 3 Washington State
Injured Reserve
Player # Pos HT WT Age Exp College
Travis Etienne Jr. 1 RB 5-10 215 22 R Clemson
Josh Jones 29 S 6-2 220 26 5 North Carolina State
By the numbers
3: NCAA titles won by Urban Meyer, two at Florida (2006 and 2008) and one at Ohio State (2014).
5: Number of starters left from the Jaguars' AFC Championship Game against the Patriots on Jan. 21, 2018. The list: A.J. Cann, Myles Jack, Brandon Linder, James O'Shaughnessy and Cam Robinson. Josh Lambo, Dawuane Smoot and Tyler Shatley also appeared in snaps during the game, but did not start.
27: Beginning Sunday, the number of seasons in Jaguars history, which began in 1995.
44-116: The Jaguars' record in the past 10 seasons, worst in the NFL.
1,070: Rushing yards gained by rookie James Robinson in 2020. He joined Fred Taylor, Maurice Jones-Drew and Leonard Fournette as rushers to gain 1,000 yards in a season with the Jaguars.
$36.8 million: The estimated value of the contract for Jaguars quarterback and No. 1 overall NFL Draft choice Trevor Lawrence.
JAGUARS TIME CAPSULE
The 2021 season marks the 25-year anniversary of the Jaguars' run to the 1996 AFC Championship game in their second season of existence. As the season progresses, the Times-Union will take a week-by-week look back at that campaign.
Week 1: Jaguars 24, Steelers 9 (Sept. 1, 1996)
The Jaguars made a statement in their season opener against the reigning AFC champs. Mark Brunell (20 of 31, 212 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT) connected for first-half touchdowns to Willie Jackson and new signing Keenan McCardell for a 14-6 halftime edge. The day belonged to the defense: Rookie Kevin Hardy made an instant impact on a unit that set new franchise marks for fewest points allowed and most sacks (four), while frustrating Pittsburgh quarterbacks Jim Miller, Mike Tomczak and Kordell Stewart.