2000 Georgia Southern Eagles football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1
Record13–2 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Sewak (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorRusty Russell (4th season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
2000 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Georgia Southern $^  7 –1   13 –2  
No. 4 Appalachian State ^  6 –2   10 –4  
No. 10 Furman ^  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 23 Wofford  5 –3   7 –4  
East Tennessee State  4 –4   6 –5  
Chattanooga  3 –5   5 –6  
Western Carolina  3 –5   4 –7  
The Citadel  1 –7   2 –9  
VMI  1 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26:00 pmat No. 10 (I-A) Georgia*No. 1
L 7–2986,520
September 9Johnson C. Smith*No. 1
W 57–1216,684
September 16WoffordNo. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 24–1714,055
September 23at ChattanoogaNo. 2
W 31–1015,072
September 301:00 pmVMINo. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 50–1413,794
October 7at Western CarolinaNo. 1
W 42–247,114
October 14No. 5 Appalachian StatedaggerNo. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 34–2821,899[1]
October 213:30 pmat The CitadelNo. 1
FSNSW 27–1012,391
October 28East Tennessee StateNo. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 42–717,008
November 4at No. 11 FurmanNo. 1
L 10–4515,127[2]
November 11ElonNo. 6
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 32–914,084
November 25No. 16 McNeese State*No. 5
W 42–175,350[3]
December 2No. 12 Hofstra*No. 5
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 48–207,139
December 912:00 pmat No. 2 Delaware*No. 5
W 27–1815,035
December 161:00 pmvs. No. 1 Montana*No. 5
ESPNW 27–2517,156

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References

  1. ↑ "Eagles edge nemesis for homecoming win". The Atlanta Constitution. October 15, 2000. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Furman's Ivory pounds Eagles with 301 yards". The Atlanta Constitution. November 5, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Eagles turn it up, turn away Cowboys". The Atlanta Constitution. November 26, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "2000 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ↑ "I-AA Top 25". The Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. The Sports Network. November 21, 2000. p. 2D. Retrieved February 7, 2019 – via newspapers.com.


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