American college football season
The 2000 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season . They finished the season with a 9–4 record and won the Southeastern Conference West Division championship. Second-year head coach Tommy 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 against Michigan , which marked the Tigers return to post-season play for the first time in three years. The Tigers shut out arch rival Alabama , 9–0, on November 18 in the first Iron Bowl game played in Tuscaloosa since 1901. The Tigers finished the season ranked #18 in the AP Poll and #20 in the Coaches Poll .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source August 31 7:00 pm Wyoming * ESPN W 35–2176,128 [ 1]
September 9 6:00 pm at No. 19 Ole Miss ESPN2 W 35–2752,368 [ 2]
September 16 6:30 pm LSU No. 24 ESPN W 34–1785,612 [ 3]
September 23 4:00 pm Northern Illinois * No. 20 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL PPV W 31–1479,635 [ 4]
September 30 1:00 pm Vanderbilt No. 19 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL PPV W 33–084,276 [ 5]
October 7 2:30 pm at No. 20 Mississippi State No. 15 CBS L 10–1743,917 [ 6]
October 14 2:30 pm at No. 10 Florida No. 19 CBS L 7–3885,710 [ 7]
October 21 1:00 pm Louisiana Tech * Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL PPV W 38–2882,140 [ 8]
October 28 1:00 pm Arkansas No. 25 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL PPV W 21–1983,642 [ 9]
November 11 6:30 pm No. 14 Georgia No. 22 ESPN W 29–26 OT 85,612 [ 10]
November 18 2:30 pm at Alabama No. 17 CBS W 9–085,986 [ 11]
December 2 3:30 pm vs. No. 7 Florida No. 18 ABC L 6–2873,427 [ 12]
January 1 12:00 pm vs. No. 17 Michigan * No. 20 ABC L 28–3166,928 [ 13]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP — — — 24 20 19 15 19 — 25 23 22 18 17 18 20 18 Coaches Poll — — — 24 22 20 13 19 — 25 22 23 19 17 17 20 20 BCS Not released — — — — — — — Not released
Game summaries
Alabama
1
2 3 4 Total
• Auburn
3
3 0 3
9
Alabama
0
0 0 0
0
Scoring summary Q1 :00 AUB Damon Duval 22 yard field goalAUB 3–0
Q2 :47 AUB Damon Duval 42 yard field goal AUB 6–0
Q4 9:32 AUB Damon Duval 27 yard field goal AUB 9–0
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Roster
2000 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
References
^ "Rudimentary, JUCO transfer grounds Tigers' running joke to a halt" . Birmingham Post-Herald . September 1, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Ground game passes test" . The Anniston Star . September 10, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn pounds LSU" . The Opelika-Auburn News . September 17, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "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 .
^ "Auburn hands Vandy reality check" . The Tennessean . October 1, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tigers' unbeaten streak is no more" . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . October 8, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Grossman passes for 5 TDs as Gators rip Auburn 38–7" . The Courier-Journal . October 15, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Johnson, Tigers grind out win" . The Montgomery Advertiser . October 22, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn survives Hogs, gut check" . The Montgomery Advertiser . October 29, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn nips Georgia with Leard's TD in overtime" . The Courier-Journal . November 12, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Hot'lanta, here comes Auburn" . The Selma Times-Journal . November 19, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "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 .
^ "Happy Blue Year" . Detroit Free Press . January 2, 2001. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "2000 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2024 .
^ "2000 NCAA Football Statistics (Auburn)" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved October 20, 2024 .
^ "Auburn vs. Alabama" . USA Today . November 18, 2000. Retrieved November 30, 2013 .
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