The Jacksonville Jaguars are a National Football League team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars are one of four teams based in the South Division of the American Football Conference (AFC). The Jaguars name was selected through a fan contest. Finalists for the name included the Sharks, Stingrays and even Panthers, but Jaguars was ultimately selected on December 6, 1991. On November 30, 1993,Jacksonville was awarded a National Football League (NFl) franchise, the team would be the 30th NFL franchise and the one of the first teams to be added into the NFL in twenty years.

In 1996, the young Jacksonville Jaguars stunned the sports world by not only making the playoffs, but also reaching the American Football Conference (AFC) Championship game before losing 20-6 to the New England Patriots.In the same year wide receivers Keenan McCardell and Jimmy Smith each compiled 1,000 or more yards receiving.Jacksonville advanced to the playoffs again in 1997 but lost in the first round to the Denver Broncos. In 1998 Brunell and rookie running back Fred Taylor led the team to a 11-5 win-loss record and the Central Division championship.

The Jaguars have quickly become one of the dominant teams in the NFL and perennial playoff participants. They have reached the American Football Conference Championship game twice in 1996 and 1999.The Jaguars current stars are Deon Grant,Byron Leftwich,Jimmy Smith,Marcus Stroud and Fred Taylor. Stars not to be forgotten are Tony Boselli,Tony Brackens,Mark Brunell,Mike Hollis, Keenan McCardell, Natron Means, Hardy Nickerson and coach Tom Coughlin. The Jaguars have made it into the playoffs four times (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) since it began play in 1995. The team's uniform consists of the colors Dark teal, Black, and Gold; the helmet design is a snarling jaguar head. The Jacksonville Jaguars play their home games in Alltel Stadium (Opened Aug. 18, 1995), which was known as Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in 1995-97, and has a seating capacity of 73,000.