American college football season
The 2000 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season . Led by first-year head coach Nick Saban , the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing second in the SEC"s West Division. LSU was invited to the Peach Bowl , where the Tiger defeated Georgia Tech . The team played home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana .
LSU's 30-28 victory vs. Alabama in its ninth game was the Tigers' first vs. the Crimson Tide at home since 1969. Alabama went 14-0-1 in Baton Rouge from 1971-98.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 2 7:00 p.m. Western Carolina * W 58–087,188 [ 1]
September 9 7:00 p.m. Houston * Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA W 28–1382,469 [ 2]
September 16 6:30 p.m. at No. 24 Auburn ESPN L 17–3485,612 [ 3]
September 23 7:00 p.m. UAB * Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ESPNGP L 10–1385,339 [ 4]
September 30 6:00 p.m. No. 11 Tennessee Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ESPN W 38–31 OT 91,682 [ 5]
October 7 11:30 a.m. at No. 12 Florida JPS L 9–4185,365 [ 6]
October 14 7:00 p.m. Kentucky Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA PPV W 34–085,664 [ 7]
October 21 8:00 p.m. No. 13 Mississippi State Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) ESPN2 W 45–38 OT 90,584 [ 8]
November 4 2:30 p.m. Alabama Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) CBS W 30–2891,778 [ 9]
November 11 8:00 p.m. at Ole Miss ESPN2 W 20–952,476 [ 10]
November 24 1:30 p.m. at Arkansas No. 24 CBS L 3–1443,982 [ 11]
December 29 4:00 p.m. vs. No. 15 Georgia Tech * ESPN W 28–1473,614 [ 12]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Date: September 2Location: Tiger Stadium Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2:48Game attendance: 87,188Game weather: Clear; 97 °F (36 °C); wind 2 mph (3.2 km/h) ENEReferee: Doyle Jackson
Scoring summary Q1 14:02 LSU Robinson 80 yard pass from Booty (Corbello kick) LSU 7–0
Q1 4:24 LSU Toefield 8 yard run (kick failed)LSU 13–0
Q1 2:43 LSU Myers 45 yard pass from Booty (Corbello kick)LSU 20–0
Q2 11:03 LSU Reed 47 yard pass from Davey (Corbello kick)LSU 27–0
Q2 7:12 LSU Henderson 32 yard run (Corbello kick)LSU 34–0
Q2 :00 LSU Corbello 36 yard field goal LSU 37–0
Q3 12:50 LSU Myers 36 yard pass from Davey (Corbello kick) LSU 44–0
Q3 4:24 LSU Parker 9 yard pass from Davey (Corbello kick) LSU 51–0
Q4 4:48 LSU Parquet 3 yard run (Kessler kick) LSU 58–0
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2000 LSU Tigers football team roster
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Defense
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Head coach
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(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
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LSU Tigers in the 2001 NFL draft [ edit ]
^ "Western Carolina pounded by LSU" . The News and Observer . September 3, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Houston falls to LSU in 28–13 road loss" . Corpus Christi Caller-Times . September 10, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn pounds LSU" . The Opelika-Auburn News . September 17, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tigers get booted by UAB" . The Shreveport Times . September 24, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Volunteers upset in overtime" . The Daily News-Journal . October 1, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gators turn it loose in win" . The Tampa Tribune . October 8, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "LSU cruises past Kentucky" . The Tennessean . October 15, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bulldogs lose in overtime" . Hattiesburg American . October 22, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "LSU rally results in 30–28 overtime win over 'Bama" . Enterprise-Journal . November 5, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "LSU ends jinxes, knocks Rebels out of SEC West race" . The Vicksburg Post . November 12, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "LSU bogs down in 14–3 loss to Arkansas" . Alexandria Daily Town Talk . November 25, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tigers complete turnaround" . The Shreveport Times . December 30, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "2000 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2024 .
^ "2000 NCAA Football Statistics (LSU)" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved October 20, 2024 .
^ LSUSports.net Archived 2015-03-27 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2015-Sep-13.
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