2000 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
Delmar Stadium
Rice Stadium
Robertson Stadium
2000 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alabama A&M xy  5 2   7 5  
Alabama State x  5 2   6 5  
Jackson State  4 3   7 4  
Mississippi Valley State  1 6   2 9  
Alcorn State  0 7   0 11  
West Division
No. 13 Grambling State xy$  6 1   10 2  
Texas Southern  5 2   8 3  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  4 3   6 5  
Southern  4 3   6 5  
Prairie View A&M  1 6   1 10  
Championship: Grambling State 14, Alabama A&M 6
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2000 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished second in the West Division of the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 2Prairie View A&MW 42–0[1]
September 9at Jackson StateW 19–15[2]
September 16Lane*
W 31–6[3]
September 30Langston*
W 45–14
October 7Arkansas–Pine BluffW 21–18
October 14at Alcorn StateW 16–13[4]
October 21Mississippi Valley State
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 30–24[5]
October 28vs. No. 17 Grambling StateNo. 25
L 17–26[6]
November 4at Morris Brown*L 13–24[7]
November 11at SouthernL 29–49[8]
November 18vs. Norfolk State*
W 17–12[9]

References

  1. "Texas Southern 42, Prairie View A&M 0". Austin American-Statesman. September 3, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Texas Southern turns tables on J-State 19–15". The Clarion-Ledger. September 10, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Lane, Lambuth fall to 1–2". The Jackson Sun. September 17, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Enterprise-Journal". October 15, 2000. p. 18. Retrieved June 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Valley shows fight, but still loses". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 22, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "GSU sits alone atop SWAC". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Morris Brown rallies past Texas Southern". The Atlanta Constitution. November 5, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Southern U. runs past Texas Southern". The Shreveport Times. November 12, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Texas Southern 17, Norfolk State 12". Daily Press. November 19, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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