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 |
Source |
September 2 |
7:00 p.m. |
Western Carolina*
|
|
|
|
W 58–0 |
87,188 |
|
September 9 |
7:00 p.m. |
Houston*
|
|
- Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
|
|
W 28–13 |
82,469 |
|
September 16 |
6:30 p.m. |
at No. 24 Auburn
|
|
|
ESPN |
L 17–34 |
85,612 |
|
September 23 |
7:00 p.m. |
UAB*
|
|
- Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
|
ESPNGP |
L 10–13 |
85,339 |
|
September 30 |
6:00 p.m. |
No. 11 Tennessee
|
|
- Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
|
ESPN |
W 38–31 OT
|
91,682 |
|
October 7 |
11:30 a.m. |
at No. 12 Florida
|
|
|
JPS |
L 9–41 |
85,365 |
|
October 14 |
7:00 p.m. |
Kentucky |
|
- Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
|
PPV |
W 34–0 |
85,664 |
|
October 21 |
8:00 p.m. |
No. 13 Mississippi State
|
|
- Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
|
ESPN2 |
W 45–38 OT
|
90,584 |
|
November 4 |
2:30 p.m. |
Alabama |
|
- Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
|
CBS |
W 30–28 |
91,778 |
|
November 11 |
8:00 p.m. |
at Ole Miss
|
|
|
ESPN2 |
W 20–9 |
52,476 |
|
November 24 |
1:30 p.m. |
at Arkansas
|
No. 24 |
|
CBS |
L 3–14 |
43,982 |
|
January 1, 2001 |
4:00 p.m. |
vs. No. 15 Georgia Tech*
|
|
|
ESPN |
W 28–14 |
73,614 |
|
- *Non-conference game
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Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
|
Game summaries
Western Carolina
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Western Carolina |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
• LSU |
20 |
17 |
14 |
7 |
58 |
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Date: September 2
-
Location: Tiger Stadium
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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
|
|
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 |
|
Roster
2000 LSU Tigers football team roster
|
Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
|
Defense
|
Special teams
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
-
(C) Team captain
-
(S) Suspended
-
(I) Ineligible
-
Injured
-
Redshirt
Roster
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
|
Week |
Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
Final |
AP |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
24 |
— |
— |
22 |
Coaches Poll |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
BCS |
Not released |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Not released |
LSU Tigers in the 2001 NFL Draft