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American college football season
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 |
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September 2 | 6:45 pm | at No. 13 Tennessee* | No. 22 | | ESPN | L 16–19 | 108,064 |
September 16 | 8:00 pm | at No. 15 Alabama* | No. 25 | | ESPN2 | W 21–0 | 83,091 |
September 23 | 7:00 pm | at Oklahoma State* | No. 22 | | | W 28–6 | 41,205 |
September 30 | 2:30 pm | Memphis | No. 21 | | 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 | | FSN | W 56–24 | 27,645 |
October 28 | 2:30 pm | at Houston | No. 14 | | | W 6–3 | 17,565 |
November 4 | 2:30 pm | Louisville![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 13 | - M. M. Roberts Stadium
- Hattiesburg, Mississippi
| FSN | L 28–49 | 31,667 |
November 11 | 2:30 pm | at UAB | No. 25 | | | W 33–30 2OT | 25,000 |
November 18 | 12:00 pm | at Cincinnati | No. 24 | | | 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* | | | ESPN2 | W 28–21 | 40,300 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Roster
2000 Southern Miss Golden Eagles 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
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Rankings
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 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches Poll | 25 | 24 | 24 | — | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | — |
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BCS | Not released | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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References
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National championship seasons in bold |