2000 Grambling State Tigers football team

2000 Grambling State Tigers football
Black College Football National Champions Southwestern Athletic Conference Champions
SWAC Championship Game, W 13–6 vs. Alabama A&M
Conference	Southwest Athletic Conference Western
2000 record	10–2 (9–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Doug Williams
Home stadium	Eddie Robinson Stadium

The 2000 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Doug Williams in his third year and finished the season with a record of ten wins and two losses (10–2, 9–1 SWAC), as SWAC champions and as Black College Football National Champions. The Tigers offense scored 300 points while the defense allowed only 207 points.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 2	Alcorn State	Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA	W 29–6
September 9	at Louisville*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	L 0–52
September 16	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium • Normal, AL	W 17–14
September 23	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Field • Itta Bena, MS	W 49–13
September 30	vs. Prairie View A&M	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 47–7
October 7	vs. Florida A&M*	RCA Dome • Indianapolis, IN	W 12–10
October 14	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 24–17
October 21	Jackson State	Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA	W 33–30
October 28	at Texas Southern	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX	W 26–17
November 4	Alabama State	Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA	W 20–2
November 25	vs. Southern	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (XXVII Bayou Classic)	L 29–33
December 2	vs. Alabama A&M	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (SWAC Championship Game)	W 13–6
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game.

Reference:^[1]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Scotty Anderson	Wide Receiver	5	148	Detroit Lions

Reference:^[2]

References

1 2 DeLassus, David. "Grambling State Yearly Results: 2000–2004". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
↑ "2001 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.

Grambling State Tigers football

Venues	Grambling Stadium (?–1981) Eddie Robinson Stadium (1983–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Bayou Classic (Southern) State Fair Classic (Prairie View A&M)

Culture & lore	Tiger Marching Band Grambling's White Tiger

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National Championship seasons in bold

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