2000 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

2000 Conference USA football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
2000 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Mobile Alabama Bowl champion
Mobile Alabama Bowl, W 28–21 vs. TCU
Conference	Conference USA
2000 record	8–4 (4–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeff Bower
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium; (Capacity: 33,000)

The 2000 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Golden Eagles were led by head coach Jeff Bower and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium. They were a member of Conference USA.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:45 PM	at No. 13 Tennessee*	No. 22	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee	ESPN	L 16–19	108,064
September 16	8:00 PM	at No. 15 Alabama*	No. 25	Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama	ESPN2	W 21–0	83,091
September 23	7:00 PM	at Oklahoma State*	No. 22	Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 28–6	41,205
September 30	2:30 PM	Memphis	No. 21	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi (Black and Blue Bowl)	FSN	W 24–3	30,658
October 7	6:00 PM	South Florida*	No. 17	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi		W 41–7	26,559
October 14	11:00 AM	at Tulane	No. 16	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans (Battle for the Bell)	FSN	W 56–24	27,645
October 28	2:30 PM	at Houston	No. 14	Robertson Stadium • Houston, Texas		W 6–3	17,565
November 4	2:30 PM	Louisville	No. 13	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi	FSN	L 28–49	31,667
November 11	2:30 PM	at UAB	No. 25	Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama		W 33–30 ^2OT	25,000
November 18	12:00 PM	at Cincinnati	No. 24	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati		L 24–27	21,958
November 24	12:30 PM	East Carolina		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi	FSN	L 9–14	25,152
December 20	7:00 PM	vs. No. 16 TCU*		Ladd Peebles Stadium • Mobile, Alabama (Mobile Alabama Bowl)	ESPN2	W 28–21	40,300
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

2000 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G	`73`	Jeremy Bridges	So
QB	`17`	Jeff Kelly	Jr
G	`76`	Torrin Tucker	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`5`	Greg Brooks	Fr
LB	`24`	Rod Davis	Fr
DT	`98`	John Nix	Sr
CB	`28`	Etric Pruitt	Fr
DE	`96`	Cedric Scott	Sr
DT	`78`	DeQuincy Scott	Jr
DT	`90`	Daleroy Stewart	Sr
CB	`19`	Raymond Walls	Sr
S	`9`	Chad Williams	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

↑ "2000 Archives". University of Southern Mississippi Department of Athletics. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

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Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Venues	M. M. Roberts Stadium (1932–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Louisiana Tech: Rivalry in Dixie Memphis: Black and Blue Bowl Tulane: Battle for the Bell
Culture & lore	Seymour d'Campus "Southern Mississippi to the Top" Pride of Mississippi Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

2000 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Louisville $		6	–	1		9	–	3
East Carolina		5	–	2		8	–	4
Cincinnati		5	–	2		7	–	5
Southern Miss		4	–	3		8	–	4
UAB		3	–	3		7	–	4
Tulane		3	–	4		6	–	5
Memphis		2	–	5		4	–	7
Houston		2	–	5		3	–	8
Army		1	–	6		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll