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On September 16, 1991, armed with a $60 million commitment from the Jacksonville City Council to renovate the Gator Bowl, Touchdown Jacksonville!, Ltd. filed an expansion application with the NFL. The application named a nine-member partnership that included J. Wayne Weaver, who now serves as the club's Chairman and CEO. One of eleven cities to apply, Jacksonville was considered by many to be the longest shot on the board. Still, that didn't keep the group from announcing that the future team would be named "Jaguars." On March 17, 1992, Jacksonville survived the first round of cuts, when the list of eleven was reduced to seven. Two months later, the expansion race was narrowed to five: Jacksonville, Baltimore, St. Louis, Charlotte and Memphis. The Jacksonville contingent scheduled a tour of the Gator Bowl for NFL officials, after which Touchdown Jacksonville!, Ltd. managing general partner J. Wayne Weaver was informed that additional renovations beyond those already planned would be necessary. Unable to come to a satisfactory solution to the stadium renovation financing problems with the City Council, Touchdown Jacksonville!, Ltd. announced it was withdrawing its application. However, less than a month after talks broke off, a new plan was proposed, one that would cap renovation costs at $121 million. Both sides agreed that $53 million would come from city funds and $68 million from team and team-related sources. Weaver, backed by the new public/private partnership, met with NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who welcomed Jacksonville back into the expansion race. In July 1995, the Jaguars played their first game in Canton, Ohio, in the annual Hall of Fame Game. Their opponent in the was the NFL's other expansion franchise, the Carolina Panthers. The game made it clear that the NFL's expansion draft and the free-agent market had helped the two expansion teams develop more quickly than expansion teams had in the past. Although Carolina came away with a 20-14 victory, it was obvious that both teams were ready to compete in the NFL. The Jaguars' 4-12 record was one win better than the NFL's previous best for an expansion team. In 1996, the Jaguars qualified for the playoffs and advanced all the way to the AFC Championship Game. Jacksonville Jaguars Facts · Franchise Granted November 30, 1993 · First Season 1995 · Stadium Alltel Stadium (73,000) · Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Wayne Weaver · Senior Vice-President, Football Operations Michael Huyghe · Senior Vice-President, Marketing Dan Connell Firsts, Records, and Odds and Ends · First Trade Acquired QB Mark Brunell from Green Bay Packers for two draft picks, 4/21/95. · First Draft Choice Tony Boselli, OT, Southern California, 1995. · First Regular-Season Game A 10-3 loss to the Houston Oilers, 9/3/95. · First Regular-Season Points A 26-yard field goal by Mike Hollis vs. the Houston Oilers, 9/3/95. · First Regular-Season Touchdown Scored A 71-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Steve Beuerlein to running back Randy Jordan vs. the Cincinnati Bengals, 9/10/95. · First Regular-Season Win A 17-16 victory over the Houston Oilers, 10/1/95. · First to Pass 300 Yards in a Game Mark Brunell, 302 yards vs. the Chicago Bears, 10/15/95. · First 100-Yard Game, Receiving Pete Mitchell, 161 yards vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 11/19/95. · First Defensive Touchdown Cornerback Mickey Washington, 48-yard interception return vs. the Cleveland Browns, 10/22/95. · It's A Fact The Jaguars became the first expansion team ever to finish with a .500 record in its division. Jacksonville recorded a 4-4 record versus AFC Central opponents in 1995. NFL

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