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The 2000 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Nick Saban in his first year at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Saban led the team to a turnaround from a 3–8 record in 1999 to an 8–4 record and a victory in the Peach Bowl.

2000 LSU Tigers football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 28–14 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
APNo. 22
Record8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJimbo Fisher (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorPhil Elmassian (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida x$   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 19 South Carolina   5 – 3     8 – 4  
No. 20 Georgia   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Tennessee   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Vanderbilt   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Kentucky   0 – 8     2 – 9  
Western Division
No. 18 Auburn x   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 22 LSU   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Ole Miss   4 – 4     7 – 5  
No. 24 Mississippi State   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Arkansas   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Alabama   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Championship: Florida 28, Auburn 6
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 p.m.Western Carolina*
W 58–087,188[1]
September 97:00 p.m.Houston*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 28–1382,469[2]
September 166:30 p.m.at No. 24 Auburn
ESPNL 17–3485,612[3]
September 237:00 p.m.UAB* 
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPNGPL 10–1385,339[4]
September 306:00 p.m.No. 11 Tennessee
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPNW 38–31 OT91,682[5]
October 711:30 a.m.at No. 12 Florida
JPSL 9–4185,365[6]
October 147:00 p.m.Kentucky
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
PPVW 34–085,664[7]
October 218:00 p.m.No. 13 Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ESPN2W 45–38 OT90,584[8]
November 42:30 p.m.Alabama
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
CBSW 30–2891,778[9]
November 118:00 p.m.at Ole Miss
ESPN2W 20–952,476[10]
November 241:30 p.m.at ArkansasNo. 24
CBSL 3–1443,982[11]
December 294:00 p.m.vs. No. 15 Georgia Tech*
ESPNW 28–1473,614[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Rankings

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See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP—————————————24——22
Coaches Poll—————————————————
BCSNot released———————Not released

Game summaries

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Western Carolina

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1 234Total
Western Carolina 0 000 0
• LSU 20 17147 58
  • Date: September 2
  • Location: Tiger Stadium
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:48
  • Game attendance: 87,188
  • Game weather: Clear; 97 °F (36 °C); wind 2 mph (3.2 km/h) ENE
  • Referee: Doyle Jackson
Scoring summary
Q114:02LSURobinson 80 yard pass from Booty (Corbello kick)LSU 7–0
Q14:24LSUToefield 8 yard run (kick failed)LSU 13–0
Q12:43LSUMyers 45 yard pass from Booty (Corbello kick)LSU 20–0
Q211:03LSUReed 47 yard pass from Davey (Corbello kick)LSU 27–0
Q27:12LSUHenderson 32 yard run (Corbello kick)LSU 34–0
Q2:00LSUCorbello 36 yard field goalLSU 37–0
Q312:50LSUMyers 36 yard pass from Davey (Corbello kick)LSU 44–0
Q34:24LSUParker 9 yard pass from Davey (Corbello kick)LSU 51–0
Q44:48LSUParquet 3 yard run (Kessler kick)LSU 58–0

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Roster

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2000 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 6 Rohan Davey Jr
QB 14 Josh Booty Jr
RB 22 LaBrandon Toefield So
WR 25 Josh Reed Jr
RB 31 Domanick Davis So
WR 39 Blain Bech Fr
TE 47 Eric Edwards Fr
OT 68 Brandon Winey Sr
OT 70 Louis Williams Sr
G 73 Rob Sale   So
C 79 Jason Underwood Jr
TE 86 Robert Royal Jr
WR 88 Abram Booty Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 2 Ryan Clark Jr
LB 7 Trev Faulk Jr
LB 11 Bradie James So
LB 49 Ryan O'Neal So
DE 59 Jarvis Green Jr
DT 95 Howard Green Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

LSU Tigers in the 2001 NFL draft

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Player Position Round Pick Overall NFL team
Brandon Winey Defensive tackle 6 1 164 Miami Dolphins
Josh Booty Quarterback 6 9 172 Seattle Seahawks
Louis Williams Center 7 11 211 Carolina Panthers

References

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  1. ^ "Western Carolina pounded by LSU". The News and Observer. September 3, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Houston falls to LSU in 28–13 road loss". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 10, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Auburn pounds LSU". The Opelika-Auburn News. September 17, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tigers get booted by UAB". The Shreveport Times. September 24, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Volunteers upset in overtime". The Daily News-Journal. October 1, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gators turn it loose in win". The Tampa Tribune. October 8, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "LSU cruises past Kentucky". The Tennessean. October 15, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bulldogs lose in overtime". Hattiesburg American. October 22, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "LSU rally results in 30–28 overtime win over 'Bama". Enterprise-Journal. November 5, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "LSU ends jinxes, knocks Rebels out of SEC West race". The Vicksburg Post. November 12, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "LSU bogs down in 14–3 loss to Arkansas". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 25, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tigers complete turnaround". The Shreveport Times. December 30, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "2000 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  14. ^ "2000 NCAA Football Statistics (LSU)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  15. ^ LSUSports.net Archived 2015-03-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Sep-13.


 

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