2000 Georgia Bulldogs football team

2000 Georgia Bulldogs football
Oahu Bowl champion
Oahu Bowl, W 37–14 vs. Virginia
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 20
Record8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorGary Gibbs (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSanford 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   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
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth ad final year under head coach Jim Donnan, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 8–4 record with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, an placing third in the SEC's Eastern Division. Georgia was invited to the Oahu Bowl, where the Bulldogs defeated Virginia. The team played home games at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26:00 p.m.Georgia Southern*No. 11
PPVW 29–786,520[1]
September 93:30 p.m.at South CarolinaNo. 10
ESPN2L 10–2183,605[2]
September 231:00 p.m.New Mexico State*No. 24
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 37–085,202[3]
September 3012:30 p.m.at ArkansasNo. 24
JPSW 38–751,162[4]
October 77:00 p.m.No. 21 TennesseeNo. 19
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
ESPNW 21–1086,520[5]
October 141:00 p.m.VanderbiltNo. 13
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
W 29–1986,520[6]
October 2112:30 p.m.at KentuckyNo. 12
JPSW 34–3068,565[7]
October 283:30 p.m.vs. No. 8 FloridaNo. 12
CBSL 23–3484,404[8]
November 117:30 p.m.at No. 22 AuburnNo. 13
ESPNL 26–29 OT85,612[9]
November 186:00 p.m.Ole MissNo. 21
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
ESPN2W 32–1476,248[10]
November 2512:00 p.m.No. 18 Georgia Tech*No. 19
CBSL 15–2785,912[11]
December 248:30 p.m.vs. Virginia*No. 24
ESPNW 37–1424,187[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern 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
AP101092324251914121317142219242420
Coaches1111102224241913121217132118242417
BCSNot released12——————Not released

Personnel

Roster

2000 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 70 Kevin Breedlove So
WR 1 Reggie Brown Fr
QB 17 Labrone Mitchell Jr
WR 8 Terrence Edwards So
OT 71 George Foster So
RB 35 Verron Haynes Jr
OT 75 Jonas Jennings Sr
QB 6 Sean Jones Fr
TE 86 Randy McMichael Jr
OT 78 Jon Stinchcomb So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 45 Boss Bailey So
LB 37 Kendrell Bell Sr
SS 15 Terreal Bierria So
DE 92 Demetric Evans Sr
LB 42 Tony Gilbert So
LB 19 Charles Grant So
CB 31 Jamie Henderson Sr
DT 98 Josh Mallard Jr
DT 93 Richard Seymour Sr
DT 97 Marcus Stroud Sr
DT 57 Johnathan Sullivan Fr
CB 2 Tim Wansley Jr
MLB 46 Will Witherspoon Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Gary Gibbs (defensive coordinator / linebackers)
  • Greg Adkins (offensive line / tight ends)
  • Phil Jones (defensive ends)
  • Rodney Garner (defensive line / recruiting coordinator)
  • Brad Lambert (secondary)
  • Doug Marrone (offensive line)
  • Leon Perry (running backs)
  • Greg Williams (wide receivers)
  • Todd Donnan (quarterbacks)
  • Mark D'Onofrio (graduate assistant)
  • Eric Fears (director of strength and conditioning)
  • Keith Gray (assistant strength and conditioning)
  • Steve Greer (director of football operations)
  • Mark Krichbaum (assistant strength and conditioning)
  • John Power (program coordinator)
  • John Segrave (graduate assistant)
  • Joe Tereshinski (video coordinator and assistant strength and conditioning)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Depth chart

Offense
QB Quincy Carter 6-3 223 Jr. Corey Phillips 6-0 200 So.
RB Jasper Sanks 6-0 216 Jr. Brett Millican 5-11 197 Sr.
RB Bruce Thornton 5-10 188 Fr. Kenny Bailey 5-11 192 Fr.
WR Terrance Edwards 6-2 175 So. LaBrone Mitchell 6-1 203 Jr.
WR Michael Greer 5-10 170 Sr. Durell Robinson 6-2 200 So.
T Jonas Jennings 6-4 302 Sr. Alex Jackson 6-4 318 So.
G Brady Pate 6-5 273 Sr. Reggie Stargill 6-3 281 Sr.
C Curt McGill 6-3 273 Jr. Brady Pate 6-5 273 Sr.
G Kevin Breedlove 6-4 310 So. Reggie Stargill 6-3 281 Sr.
T Jon Stinchcomb 6-5 272 So. George Foster 6-5 302 So.
TE Jevaris Johnson 6-6 258 Sr. Randy McMichael 6-3 223 So.
K Brett Kirouac 6-1 191 So.
Returning starters in bold.
Defense
DE Charles Grant 6-3 266 So. Demetric Evans 6-3 275 Sr.
DT Richard Seymour 6-6 295 Sr. Tyrone Robertson 6-4 287 So.
DT Marcus Stroud 6-6 300 Sr. David Jacobs 6-4 258 So.
DE Bruce Adrine 6-4 258 Jr. Terin Smith 6-3 234 Jr.
SLB Boss Bailey 6-3 220 Jr. Jessie Miller 6-2 217 So.
MLB Kendrell Bell 6-2 240 Sr. Adrian Hollingshed 6-2 234 Jr.
WLB Will Witherspoon 6-1 215 Jr. Tony Gilbert 6-0 227 So.
CB Jamie Henderson 6-2 190 Sr. Cory Robinson 5-11 191 Sr.
CB Tim Wansley 5-8 179 Jr. Decory Bryant 5-11 179 Fr.
SS Terreal Bierria 6-3 215 So. Jermaine Phillips 6-2 202 Sr.
FS Cap Burnett 6-1 202 So. Kentrell Curry 6-1 188 Fr.
P Wynn Kopp 5-9 162 Jr. Jonathan Kilgo 6-2 200 So.
Returning starters in bold.

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  5. ^ "Georgia topples Tennessee". News and Record. October 8, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bulldogs defense made difference". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 15, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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  8. ^ "Defense-minded". The Miami Herald. October 29, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Auburn nips Georgia with Leard's TD in overtime". The Courier-Journal. November 12, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rebels start fast, fall 32–14". The Clarion-Ledger. November 19, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia Tech takes bite out of Bulldogs". The Tennessean. November 26, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Georgia vanquishes Virginia". The Honolulu Advertiser. December 25, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "2000 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  14. ^ "2000 NCAA Football Statistics (Georgia)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  15. ^ "Georgia Bulldogs 2000 Football Preview". www.nationalchamps.net. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
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