2000 LSU Tigers football team

2000 LSU Tigers football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 28–14 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Western Division
Ranking
AP No. 22
2000 record 8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach Nick Saban (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Phil Elamissian (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
(Capacity: 91,600)
2000 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida x$  7 –1     10 –3  
No. 20 Georgia  5 –3     8 –4  
No. 19 South Carolina  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

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.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 7:00 PM Western Carolina* Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 58–0   87,188
September 9 7:00 PM Houston* Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 28–13   82,469
September 16 6:30 PM at No. 24 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama (Tiger Bowl) ESPN L 17–34   85,612
September 23 7:00 PM UAB*dagger Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana ESPNGP L 10–13   85,339
September 30 6:00 PM No. 11 Tennessee Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana ESPN W 38–31 OT  91,682
October 7 11:30 AM at No. 12 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida (Rivalry) JPS L 9–41   85,365
October 14 7:00 PM Kentucky Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana PPV W 34–0   85,664
October 21 8:00 PM No. 13 Mississippi State Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Rivalry) ESPN2 W 45–38 OT  90,584
November 4 2:30 PM Alabama Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Rivalry) CBS W 30–28   91,778
November 11 8:00 PM at Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi (Magnolia Bowl) ESPN2 W 20–9   52,476
November 24 1:30 PM at Arkansas No. 24 War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas (Battle for the Golden Boot) CBS L 3–14   43,982
January 1 4:00 PM vs. No. 15 Georgia Tech* Georgia Dome • Atlanta (Peach Bowl) ESPN W 28–14   73,614
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

2000 LSU Tigers Football Schedule

Season summary

Western Carolina

1 234Total
Western Carolina 0 000 0
• LSU 20 17147 58
  • Date: September 2
  • Location: Tiger Stadium
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:48
  • Game attendance: 87,188
  • Game weather: Clear; 97°F; wind 2 ENE
  • Referee: Jackson

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Roster

2000 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 14 Josh Booty Jr
QB 6 Rohan Davey Jr
RB 31 Domanick Davis So
WR 25 Josh Reed Jr
TE 86 Robert Royal Jr
RB 22 LaBrandon Toefield So
T 70 Louis Williams Sr
T 68 Brandon Winey Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 2 Ryan Clark Jr
LB 7 Trev Faulk Jr
DT 95 Howard Green Jr
DE 59 Jarvis Green Jr
LB 11 Bradie James So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

LSU Tigers in the 2001 National Football League Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickOverallNFL team
Brandon WineyDefensive tackle61164Miami Dolphins
Josh BootyQuarterback69172Seattle Seahawks
Louis WilliamsCenter711211Carolina Panthers

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2001.htm

References

  1. ↑ LSUSports.net. Retrieved 2015-Sep-13.


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