2000 LSU Tigers football team

2000 LSU Tigers football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 28–14 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
AP	No. 22
2000 record	8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Nick Saban (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jimbo Fisher (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Phil Elamissian (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 91,600)

2000 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida x$		7	–	1		10	–	3
No. 20 Georgia		5	–	3		8	–	4
No. 19 South Carolina		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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 PM	Western Carolina*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 58–0	87,188
September 9	7:00 PM	Houston*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 28–13	82,469
September 16	6:30 PM	at No. 24 Auburn		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Tiger Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–34	85,612
September 23	7:00 PM	UAB*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNGP	L 10–13	85,339
September 30	6:00 PM	No. 11 Tennessee		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	W 38–31 ^OT	91,682
October 7	11:30 AM	at No. 12 Florida		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)	JPS	L 9–41	85,365
October 14	7:00 PM	Kentucky		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 34–0	85,664
October 21	8:00 PM	No. 13 Mississippi State		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	ESPN2	W 45–38 ^OT	90,584
November 4	2:30 PM	Alabama		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	CBS	W 30–28	91,778
November 11	8:00 PM	at Ole Miss		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl)	ESPN2	W 20–9	52,476
November 24	1:30 PM	at Arkansas	No. 24	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Battle for the Golden Boot)	CBS	L 3–14	43,982
January 1	4:00 PM	vs. No. 15 Georgia Tech*		Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	W 28–14	73,614
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

2000 LSU Tigers Football Schedule

Season summary

Western Carolina

	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.
Elapsed time: 2:48
Game attendance: 87,188
Game weather: Clear; 97°F; wind 2 ENE
Referee: 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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LSU Tigers in the 2001 National Football League Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Overall	NFL team
Brandon Winey	Defensive Tackle	6	1	164	Miami Dolphins
Josh Booty	Quarterback	6	9	172	Seattle Seahawks
Louis Williams	Center	7	11	211	Carolina Panthers

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2001.htm

References

↑ LSUSports.net. Retrieved 2015-Sep-13.

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