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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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Carolina* | | | | W 58–0 | 87,188 | [1] |
September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Houston* | | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| | W 28–13 | 82,469 | [2] |
September 16 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 24 Auburn | | | ESPN | L 17–34 | 85,612 | [3] |
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | UAB* | | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| ESPNGP | L 10–13 | 85,339 | [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 9–41 | 85,365 | [6] |
October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Kentucky | | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| PPV | W 34–0 | 85,664 | [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 30–28 | 91,778 | [9] |
November 11 | 8:00 p.m. | at Ole Miss | | | ESPN2 | W 20–9 | 52,476 | [10] |
November 24 | 1:30 p.m. | at Arkansas | No. 24 | | CBS | L 3–14 | 43,982 | [11] |
December 29 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. No. 15 Georgia Tech* | | | ESPN | W 28–14 | 73,614 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 22 |
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Coaches Poll | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Western Carolina |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
• LSU |
20 |
17 | 14 | 7 |
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
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Scoring summary |
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| 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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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster
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LSU Tigers in the 2001 NFL draft
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- ^ "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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