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2000 LSU Tigers football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 28–14 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
APNo. 22
2000 record8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJimbo Fisher (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorPhil Elmassian (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
(Capacity: 91,600)
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida x$ 7–1    10–3 
No. 19 South Carolina 5–3    8–4 
No. 20 Georgia 5–3    8–4 
Tennessee 5–3    8–4 
Vanderbilt 1–7    3–8 
Kentucky 0–8    2–9 
Western Division
No. 18 Auburn x 6–2    9–4 
No. 22 LSU 5–3    8–4 
Ole Miss 4–4    7–5 
No. 24 Mississippi State 4–4    8–4 
Arkansas 3–5    6–6 
Alabama 3–5    3–8 
Championship: Florida 28, Auburn 6
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.Western Carolina*
W 58–087,188
September 97:00 p.m.Houston*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 28–1382,469
September 166:30 p.m.at No. 24 Auburn
ESPNL 17–3485,612
September 237:00 p.m.UAB*dagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPNGPL 10–1385,339
September 306:00 p.m.No. 11 Tennessee
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPNW 38–31 OT91,682
October 711:30 a.m.at No. 12 Florida
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
JPSL 9–4185,365
October 147:00 p.m.Kentucky
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
PPVW 34–085,664
October 218:00 p.m.No. 13 Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ESPN2W 45–38 OT90,584
November 42:30 p.m.Alabama
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
CBSW 30–2891,778
November 118:00 p.m.at Ole Miss
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl)
ESPN2W 20–952,476
November 241:30 p.m.at ArkansasNo. 24
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR (Battle for the Golden Boot)
CBSL 3–1443,982
January 1, 20014:00 p.m.vs. No. 15 Georgia Tech*
  • Georgia Dome
  • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)
ESPNW 28–1473,614
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Season summary[edit]

Western Carolina[edit]

1234Total
Western Carolina00000
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  • Date: September 2
  • Location: Tiger Stadium
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:48
  • Game attendance: 87,188
  • Game weather: Clear; 97°F; wind 2 ENE
  • Referee: Jackson
Scoring summary
Q114:02LSURobinson 80 yard pass from Booty (Corbello kick)LSU 7–0
Q14:24LSUToefield 8 yard run (kick failed)LSU 13–0
Q12:43LSUMyers 45 yard pass from Booty (Corbello kick)LSU 20–0
Q211:03LSUReed 47 yard pass from Davey (Corbello kick)LSU 27–0
Q27:12LSUHenderson 32 yard run (Corbello kick)LSU 34–0
Q2:00LSUCorbello 36 yard field goalLSU 37–0
Q312:50LSUMyers 36 yard pass from Davey (Corbello kick)LSU 44–0
Q34:24LSUParker 9 yard pass from Davey (Corbello kick)LSU 51–0
Q44:48LSUParquet 3 yard run (Kessler kick)LSU 58–0

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Roster and Coaches[edit]

2000 LSU Tigers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB6Rohan DaveyJr
QB14Josh BootyJr
RB22LaBrandon ToefieldSo
WR25Josh ReedJr
RB31Domanick DavisSo
WR39Blain BechFr
TE47Eric EdwardsFr
T68Brandon WineySr
T70Louis WilliamsSr
C79Jason UnderwoodJr
TE86Robert RoyalJr
WR88Abram BootySr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB2Ryan ClarkJr
LB7Trev FaulkJr
LB11Bradie JamesSo
LB49Ryan O'NealSo
DE59Jarvis GreenJr
DT95Howard GreenJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
  • Nick Saban
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks-Jimbo Fisher
  • Running Backs/Special Teams Coordinator-Michael Haywood
  • Offensive Line-Rick Trickett
  • Wide Receivers-Stan Hixon
  • Tight Ends-Derek Dooley
  • Defensive Coordinator-Phil Elmassian
  • Linebackers-Sal Sunseri
  • Defensive Line-Pete Jenkins
  • Defensive Backs- Mel Tucker
  • Graduate Assistant -Freddie Kitchens
  • Graduate Assistant - Adam Gase
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Rankings[edit]

See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final 
APNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR24NRNR22 
Coaches PollNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR 
BCSNot releasedNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNot released

LSU Tigers in the 2001 National Football League Draft[edit]

PlayerPositionRoundPickOverallNFL team
Brandon WineyDefensive tackle61164Miami Dolphins
Josh BootyQuarterback69172Seattle Seahawks
Louis WilliamsCenter711211Carolina Panthers

References[edit]

  1. ^ LSUSports.net. Retrieved 2015-Sep-13.
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