2000 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
American college football season
The 2000 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Paul Johnson, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 13–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the SoCon title. Georgia Southern advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated McNeese State in the first round, Hofstra in the quarterfinals, Delaware in the semifinals, and Montana Grizzlies in the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game, winning the program's second consecutive and sixth overall NCAA Division I-AA title. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | 6:00 pm | at No. 10 (I-A) Georgia* | No. 1 | | | L 7–29 | 86,520 | [1] |
September 9 | | Johnson C. Smith* | No. 1 | | | W 57–12 | 16,684 | |
September 16 | | Wofford | No. 2 | - Paulson Stadium
- Statesboro, GA
| | W 24–17 | 14,055 | |
September 23 | | at Chattanooga | No. 2 | | | W 31–10 | 15,072 | |
September 30 | 1:00 pm | VMI | No. 2 | - Paulson Stadium
- Statesboro, GA
| | W 50–14 | 13,794 | |
October 7 | | at Western Carolina | No. 1 | | | W 42–24 | 7,114 | |
October 14 | | No. 5 Appalachian State | No. 1 | - Paulson Stadium
- Statesboro, GA
| | W 34–28 | 21,899 | [2] |
October 21 | 3:30 pm | at The Citadel | No. 1 | | FSNS | W 27–10 | 12,391 | |
October 28 | | East Tennessee State | No. 1 | - Paulson Stadium
- Statesboro, GA
| | W 42–7 | 17,008 | |
November 4 | | at No. 11 Furman | No. 1 | | | L 10–45 | 15,127 | [3] |
November 11 | | Elon | No. 6 | - Paulson Stadium
- Statesboro, GA
| | W 32–9 | 14,084 | |
November 25 | | No. 16 McNeese State* | No. 5 | | | W 42–17 | 5,350 | [4] |
December 2 | | No. 12 Hofstra* | No. 5 | - Paulson Stadium
- Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
| | W 48–20 | 7,139 | |
December 9 | 12:00 pm | at No. 2 Delaware* | No. 5 | | | W 27–18 | 15,035 | |
December 16 | 1:00 pm | vs. No. 1 Montana* | No. 5 | | ESPN | W 27–25 | 17,156 | |
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References
- ^ "Southern discomfort". Ledger-Enquirer. September 3, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles edge nemesis for homecoming win". The Atlanta Constitution. October 15, 2000. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman's Ivory pounds Eagles with 301 yards". The Atlanta Constitution. November 5, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles turn it up, turn away Cowboys". The Atlanta Constitution. November 26, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2000 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "I-AA Top 25". The Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. The Sports Network. November 21, 2000. p. 2D. Retrieved February 7, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
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