2000 Troy State Trojans football team

2000 Troy State Trojans football
Southland champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 30–33 vs. Appalachian State
Conference	Southland Football League
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 9
Record	10–2 (7–0 Southland)
Head coach	Larry Blakeney (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Don Jacobs (10th season)
Defensive coordinator	Wayne Bolt (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Veterans Memorial Stadium

2000 Southland Football League standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Troy State $^		7	–	0					10	–	2
No. 16 McNeese State ^		5	–	2					8	–	4
No. 25 Southwest Texas State		5	–	2					7	–	4
Sam Houston State		4	–	3					7	–	4
Stephen F. Austin		3	–	4					6	–	5
Jacksonville State		2	–	5					4	–	6
Northwestern State		1	–	6					4	–	7
Nicholls State		1	–	6					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Northwestern State forfeited conference wins over Troy State and Nicholls State. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University—now known as Troy University—as a member of the Southland Football League during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Larry Blakeney, the Trojans finished the season with an overall record of 9–3 and a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the Southland title.^[1] For the third consecutive season and the seventh time in eight years, Troy State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, losing to Appalachian State in the first round. The Trojans finished the season ranked No. 9 in the Sports Network poll.^[2] The team played home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama.

In the spring of 2001, Northwestern State forfeited two wins from the 2000 season, over Troy State and Nicholls State, because an ineligible player had participated for the Demons in those games. With the forfeit, the Trojans' record improved to 10–2 overall and 7–0 in conference play.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Alabama A&M*	No. 3	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	W 28–13	9,771	[4]
September 9	at No. 4 Appalachian State*	No. 2	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	W 34–28	16,631	[5]
September 16	Alabama State*	No. 1	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 62–19	21,316	[6]
September 30	at South Florida*	No. 1	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	L 10–20	25,786
October 7	at No. 10 Northwestern State	No. 5	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	W 17–24 (forfeit)	12,261
October 12	Southwest Texas State	No. 12	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 31–7	15,779	[7]
October 21	at No. 22 Sam Houston State	No. 10	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	W 23–21	5,600	[8]
October 28	Nicholls State	No. 10	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 41–12	17,547
November 4	at Stephen F. Austin	No. 7	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	W 6–0	4,806	[9]
November 11	No. 16 McNeese State	No. 3	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 20–16	15,715	[10]
November 18	at Jacksonville State	No. 3	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL (Battle for the Ol' School Bell)	W 28–0	5,717
November 25	No. 14 Appalachian State*	No. 3	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 30–33	4,916	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References

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3. "NSU forfeits two football games". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. April 3, 2001. p. 5C. Retrieved November 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
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9. Cox, Chuck (November 5, 2000). "Lumberjacks Lose Defensive Struggle". The Tyler Courier-Times. p. 29. Retrieved January 14, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
10. "Trojans clinch share of SFL title". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 12, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Trojans' charge falls short". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 26, 2000. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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