2000 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2000

| team = Georgia Southern Eagles

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southern Conference

| short_conf = SoCon

| TSNRank = 1

| record = 13–2

| conf_record = 7–1

| head_coach = Paul Johnson

| hc_year = 4th

| off_coach = Mike Sewak

| oc_year = 4th

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Rusty Russell

| dc_year = 4th

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Paulson Stadium

| champion = NCAA Division I-AA champion
SoCon champion

| bowl = NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game

| bowl_result = W 27–25 vs. Montana Grizzlies

}}

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

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2000

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA

| poll = The Sports Network

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 2

| time = 6:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 1

| opponent = Georgia

| opprank = 10 (I-A)

| site_stadium = Sanford Stadium

| site_cityst = Athens, GA

| tv =

| score = 7–29

| attend = 86,520

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/ledger-enquirer-southern-discomfort/157479168/|work=Ledger-Enquirer|title=Southern discomfort|date=September 3, 2000|accessdate=October 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 9

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 1

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2000|team=Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls|title=Johnson C. Smith}}

| site_stadium = Paulson Stadium

| site_cityst = Statesboro, GA

| tv =

| score = 57–12

| attend = 16,684

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 16

| time =

| w/l = w

| rank = 2

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2000|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}

| site_stadium = Paulson Stadium

| site_cityst = Statesboro, GA

| tv =

| score = 24–17

| attend = 14,055

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 23

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 2

| opponent = Chattanooga

| site_stadium = Finley Stadium

| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN

| tv =

| score = 31–10

| attend = 15,072

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| rank = 2

| opponent = VMI

| site_stadium = Paulson Stadium

| site_cityst = Statesboro, GA

| tv =

| score = 50–14

| attend = 13,794

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 1

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2000|team=Western Carolina Catamounts|title=Western Carolina}}

| site_stadium = Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC

| tv =

| score = 42–24

| attend = 7,114

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| time =

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| rank = 1

| opponent = Appalachian State

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = Paulson Stadium

| site_cityst = Statesboro, GA

| tv =

| score = 34–28

| attend = 21,899

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89840422/eagles-edge-nemesis-for-homecoming-win/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Eagles edge nemesis for homecoming win|date=October 15, 2000|accessdate=November 30, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 1

| opponent = The Citadel

| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium

| site_cityst = Charleston, SC

| tv = FSNS

| score = 27–10

| attend = 12,391

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 28

| time =

| w/l = w

| rank = 1

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2000|team=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|title=East Tennessee State}}

| site_stadium = Paulson Stadium

| site_cityst = Statesboro, GA

| tv =

| score = 42–7

| attend = 17,008

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 1

| opponent = Furman

| opprank = 11

| site_stadium = Paladin Stadium

| site_cityst = Greensville, SC

| tv =

| score = 10–45

| attend = 15,127

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110103431/furmans-ivory-pounds-eagles-with-301-ya/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Furman's Ivory pounds Eagles with 301 yards|date=November 5, 2000|accessdate=September 24, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| time =

| w/l = w

| rank = 6

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2000|team=Elon Phoenix|title=Elon}}

| site_stadium = Paulson Stadium

| site_cityst = Statesboro, GA

| tv =

| score = 32–9

| attend = 14,084

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 25

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 5

| opponent = McNeese State

| opprank=16

| site_stadium = Paulson Stadium

| site_cityst = Statesboro, GA

| gamename = NCAA Division I-AA First Round

| tv =

| score = 42–17

| attend = 5,350

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120271936/eagles-turn-it-up-turn-away-cowboys/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Eagles turn it up, turn away Cowboys|date=November 26, 2000|accessdate=March 5, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 2

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 5

| opponent = Hofstra

| opprank = 12

| site_stadium = Paulson Stadium

| site_cityst = Statesboro, GA

| gamename = NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal

| tv =

| score = 48–20

| attend = 7,139

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 9

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 5

| opponent = Delaware

| opprank = 2

| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium

| site_cityst = Newark, DE

| gamename = NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal

| tv =

| score = 27–18

| attend = 15,035

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 16

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| rank = 5

| opponent = Montana

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = Finley Stadium

| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN

| gamename = NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game

| tv = ESPN

| score = 27–25

| attend = 17,156

}}

{{cite web|title=2000 Football Schedule|publisher=CFBDataWarehouse.com|access-date=January 12, 2017|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/g/georgia_southern/2000-2004_yearly_results.php|archive-date=January 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113084244/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/g/georgia_southern/2000-2004_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28124111/iaa_top_25/ |title=I-AA Top 25 |agency=The Sports Network |newspaper=The Southern Illinoisan |location=Carbondale, Illinois |page=2D |date=November 21, 2000 |access-date=February 7, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}

References

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Category:Georgia Southern Eagles football seasons

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