2000 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

2000 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Conference	Southeastern Conference Western Division
2000 record	3–8 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Mike DuBose (4th year)
Captain	Paul Hogan
Captain	Bradley Ledbetter
Captain	Kenny Smith
Home stadium	Bryant–Denny Stadium Legion Field
Seasons « 1999 2001 »

2000 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
#10 Florida x†		7	–	1					10	–	3
#20 Georgia		5	–	3					8	–	4
#19 South Carolina		5	–	3					8	–	4
Tennessee		5	–	3					8	–	4
Vanderbilt		1	–	7					3	–	8
Kentucky		0	–	8					2	–	9
Western Division
#18 Auburn x		6	–	2					9	–	4
#22 LSU		5	–	3					8	–	4
#24 Mississippi State		4	–	4					8	–	4
Ole Miss		4	–	4					7	–	5
Arkansas		3	–	5					6	–	6
Alabama		3	–	5					3	–	8
Championship: Florida 28, Auburn 6
† – BCS representative as champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 2000 college football season. The team was led by head coach Mike DuBose, who was coaching his final season at the program. The Crimson Tide, also know informally as the Tide, played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Legion Field, in Birmingham, Alabama.

The team entered the season trying to build upon a 10–3 record from their 1999 season, which included a 34–7 victory in the SEC Championship over the Florida Gators. The 2000 team would not have the same success. Despite a preseason #3 ranking they eventually finished with a 3–8 record (3–5 in the SEC). The 2000 season was filled with several close losses. A 30–28 loss to LSU was Tide's first loss to LSU in Baton Rouge in 31 years, ending a 14–0–1 streak Alabama had posted there since 1969. A 9–0 defeat at the hands of in-state rival Auburn came on a cold and rainy afternoon and marked the first Iron Bowl played in Tuscaloosa since 1901.

Alabama failed to beat any out-of-conference teams, and became the first team from a BCS conference to lose to Central Florida, losing 40–38 at home due to a last-second field goal.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	at UCLA*	#3	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	ABC	L 24–35	76,640
September 9	Vanderbilt	#13	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	JP Sports	W 28–10	83,091
September 16	#25 Southern Miss*	#15	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	ESPN2	L 0–21	83,091
September 23	at Arkansas		Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	ESPN	L 21–28	51,482
September 30	#23 South Carolina		Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	PPV	W 27–17	83,818
October 14	Ole Miss		Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Alabama–Ole Miss rivalry)	ESPN	W 45–7	83,818
October 21	at Tennessee		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	CBS	L 10–20	107,709
October 28	UCF*		Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	PPV	L 38–40	83,818
November 4	at LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Alabama–LSU rivalry)	CBS	L 28–30	91,778
November 11	at #15 Mississippi State		Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS (Alabama–Mississippi State rivalry)	JP Sports	L 7–29	44,114
November 18	#18 Auburn		Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Iron Bowl)	CBS	L 0–9	85,986
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

• Source: Rolltide.com All-time Football Results: 2000 Season