| 2000 LSU Tigers football |
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Peach Bowl champion |
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Peach Bowl, W 28–14 vs. Georgia Tech |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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| Western Division |
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| Ranking |
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| AP | No. 22 |
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| 2000 record | 8–4 (5–3 SEC) |
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| Head coach | |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jimbo Fisher (1st season) |
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| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
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| Defensive coordinator | Phil Elmassian (1st season) |
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| Base defense | 4–3 |
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| Home stadium | Tiger Stadium
(Capacity: 91,600) |
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| 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
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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 |
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| 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 | | - Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
- Oxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl)
| 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
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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2000 LSU Tigers Football Schedule
Season summary
Western Carolina
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 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
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| Scoring summary |
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| | 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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Roster and Coaches
| 2000 LSU Tigers football team roster |
| Players | Coaches |
| Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- 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
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 |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 24 | NR | NR | 22 |
| Coaches Poll | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| BCS | Not released | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | Not released |
| 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 |
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2001.htm
References
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