2000 Auburn Tigers football team

2000 Auburn Tigers football
SEC Western Division champion
SEC Championship Game, L 6–28 vs. Florida
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 18
Record9–4 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNoel Mazzone (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Lovett (2nd season)
Home stadiumJordan–Hare Stadium
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 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 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Tommy Tuberville, Tigers team compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, winning the SEC's Western Division title. Auburn advanced to the SEC Championship Game, losing to Florida Citrus Bowl. The Tigers were then invited to the Florida Citrus Bowl, where they lost to Michigan. The team played home games at Jordan–Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama.

Tuberville led the Tigers to their first winning season since 1997, their second SEC Championship Game appearance, and a New Year's Day appearance in the Florida Citrus Bowl, which marked the Tigers return to a bowl game for the first time in three years. Auburn shut out rival Alabama, 9–0, on November 18 in the first Iron Bowl game played in Tuscaloosa since 1901. The Tigers finished the season ranked No. 18 in the AP poll and No. 20 in the Coaches Poll.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:00 pmWyoming*
ESPNW 35–2176,128[2]
September 96:00 pmat No. 19 Ole Miss
ESPN2W 35–2752,368[3]
September 166:30 pmLSUNo. 24
ESPNW 34–1785,612[4]
September 234:00 pmNorthern Illinois*No. 20
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
PPVW 31–1479,635[5]
September 301:00 pmVanderbiltNo. 19
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
PPVW 33–084,276[6]
October 72:30 pmat No. 20 Mississippi StateNo. 15
CBSL 10–1743,917[7]
October 142:30 pmat No. 10 FloridaNo. 19
CBSL 7–3885,710[8]
October 211:00 pmLouisiana Tech*
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
PPVW 38–2882,140[9]
October 281:00 pmArkansasNo. 25
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
PPVW 21–1983,642[10]
November 116:30 pmNo. 14 GeorgiaNo. 22
ESPNW 29–26 OT85,612[11]
November 182:30 pmat AlabamaNo. 17
CBSW 9–085,986[12]
December 23:30 pmvs. No. 7 FloridaNo. 18
ABCL 6–2873,427[13]
January 112:00 pmvs. No. 17 Michigan*No. 20
ABCL 28–3166,928[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Rankings

See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP———2420191519—2523221817182018
Coaches———2422201319—2522231917172020
BCSNot released———————Not released

Game summaries

Alabama

Team 1 234Total
• Auburn 3 303 9
Alabama 0 000 0
Scoring summary
Q1:00AUBDamon Duval 22 yard field goalAUB 3–0
Q2:47AUBDamon Duval 42 yard field goalAUB 6–0
Q49:32AUBDamon Duval 27 yard field goalAUB 9–0

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Roster

2000 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Tim Carter So
QB 17 Jason Campbell RFr
RB 23 Ronnie Brown Fr
WR 25 Ronney Daniels RSo
RB 32 Rudi Johnson Sr
FB 44 Heath Evans Sr
TE 49 Lorenzo Diamond So
C 55 Ben Nowland So
C 61 Cole Cubelic Sr
OT 73 Kendall Simmons Jr
WR 81 Jeris McIntyre Fr
TE 87 Robert Johnson Jr
WR Silas Daniels RFr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 5 Travaris Robinson So
DB 36 Roderick Hood So
LB 38 Reggie Torbor Fr
LB 52 Mark Brown So
LB 54 Dontarrious Thomas Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 20 Damon Duval So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "2000 College Football Polls". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "Rudimentary, JUCO transfer grounds Tigers' running joke to a halt". Birmingham Post-Herald. September 1, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ground game passes test". The Anniston Star. September 10, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn pounds LSU". The Opelika-Auburn News. September 17, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tiger romp; Auburn makes it look easy with 31–14 win over Northern Illinois". The Dothan Eagle. September 24, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn hands Vandy reality check". The Tennessean. October 1, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tigers' unbeaten streak is no more". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 8, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Grossman passes for 5 TDs as Gators rip Auburn 38–7". The Courier-Journal. October 15, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Johnson, Tigers grind out win". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 22, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Auburn survives Hogs, gut check". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 29, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Auburn nips Georgia with Leard's TD in overtime". The Courier-Journal. November 12, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Hot'lanta, here comes Auburn". The Selma Times-Journal. November 19, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Gators carry on; Florida cruises to SEC title, Sugar Bowl bid". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. December 3, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Happy Blue Year". Detroit Free Press. January 2, 2001. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "2000 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  16. ^ "2000 NCAA Football Statistics (Auburn)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  17. ^ "Auburn vs. Alabama". USA Today. November 18, 2000. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
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