2000 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

2000 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
2000 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
Conference	Southland Football League
Record	4–6 (2–5 Southland)
Head coach	Jack Crowe (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Willie J. Slater (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Stewart (1st season)
Home stadium	Paul Snow Stadium
	Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

The 2000 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Southland Football League during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by First-year head coach Jack Crowe, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the Southland. Jacksonville State played home games at Paul Snow Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

2000 Southland Football League standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 Troy State $^	7	–	0	10	–	2
No. 16 McNeese State ^	5	–	2	8	–	4
No. 25 Southwest Texas State	5	–	2	7	–	4
Sam Houston State	4	–	3	7	–	4
Stephen F. Austin	3	–	4	6	–	5
Jacksonville State	2	–	5	4	–	6
Northwestern State	1	–	6	4	–	7
Nicholls State	1	–	6	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Northwestern State forfeited conference wins over Troy State and Nicholls State. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at South Florida*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	L 0–40	30,043
September 9	6:30 p.m.	at Nicholls State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 10–3	13,211
September 21	7:00 p.m.	Samford*	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL (rivalry)	W 36–16	14,127
October 7	2:00 p.m.	Sam Houston State	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	L 23–26	8,468	^[1]
October 14	7:00 p.m.	at No. 22 McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 0–28	15,021	^[2]
October 21	3:00 p.m.	at Southwest Texas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 24–28	13,072^[3]	^[4]
October 28	2:00 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	L 21–27	5,400
November 4	4:00 p.m.	No. 10 Northwestern State	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	W 28–24	15,500
November 11	4:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Lafayette*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 28–14	8,595
November 18	7:00 p.m.	No. 3 Troy State	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL (Battle for the Ol' School Bell)	L 0–28	7,152
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^ "Late field goal knocks off Gamecocks". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 8, 2000. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McNeese shuts out Gamecocks". Daily World. October 15, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Southwest Texas State Athletics Department (November 28, 2000). "2000 Southwest Texas Football". Retrieved January 14, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
^ "JSU again loses late lead, game". The Anniston Star. October 22, 2000. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "***FINAL 2000 JSU Football Stats***". jsugamecocksports.com. Retrieved November 29, 2022.