<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs to be updated . Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . (December 2017) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs to be updated . Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . (December 2017) </Td> </Tr> <P> The history of the Jacksonville Jaguars, an American football team in the National Football League (NFL), formally dates to November 30, 1993, when the NFL awarded Jacksonville, Florida the expansion franchise that became the Jacksonville Jaguars . The Jaguars, along with the Carolina Panthers, started play in the 1995 NFL season as expansion teams . </P> <P> For decades, Jacksonville had earned a reputation of being a good football town, hospitable for both college and pro football . Every year the city hosts the Gator Bowl, an annual civic highlight traditionally accompanied by parties, ceremonies, parades and other events leading up to the game . Jacksonville is also host to the Florida--Georgia rivalry, the annual college football rivalry game between the Florida Gators and the Georgia Bulldogs . </P>

When did the jacksonville jaguars become an nfl team