2000 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

2000 Mississippi State Bulldogs football

Independence Bowl Champions
Independence Bowl, W 43–41 ^OT vs. Texas A&M
Conference	Southeastern Conference Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	#22
AP	#24
2000 record	8–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Jackie Sherrill
Offensive coordinator	Sparky Woods
Defensive coordinator	Joe Lee Dunn
Home stadium	Scott Field (40,656)

2000 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#10 Florida x$		7	–	1		10	–	3
#20 Georgia		5	–	3		8	–	4
#19 South Carolina		5	–	3		8	–	4
Tennessee		5	–	3		8	–	4
Vanderbilt		1	–	7		3	–	8
Kentucky		0	–	8		2	–	9
Western Division
#18 Auburn x		6	–	2		9	–	4
#22 LSU		5	–	3		8	–	4
Ole Miss		4	–	4		7	–	5
#24 Mississippi State		4	–	4		8	–	4
Arkansas		3	–	5		6	–	6
Alabama		3	–	5		3	–	8
Championship: Florida 28, Auburn 6
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 2000 college football season. The team's head coach was Jackie Sherrill. The Bulldogs played their home games in 2000 at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	2:30 PM	at Memphis*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	FSN	W 17–3	34,113
September 14	7:00 PM	at BYU*		Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	ESPN	W 44–28	60,278
September 23	11:30 PM	at South Carolina		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	JPS	L 19–23	79,949
September 30	2:30 PM	#3 Florida		Scott Field • Starkville, MS	CBS	W 47–35	43,816
October 7	2:30 PM	#15 Auburn	#20	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	CBS	W 17–10	43,917
October 21	8:00 PM	at LSU	#13	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	ESPN2	L 38–45 ^OT	90,584
October 28	1:30 PM	Middle Tennessee*	#20	Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 61–35	42,933
November 4	12:30 PM	at Kentucky	#18	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Rivalry)	PPV	W 35–17	62,159
November 11	11:30 AM	Alabama	#15	Scott Field • Starkville, MS (Rivalry)	JPS	W 29–7	44,114
November 18	1:00 PM	Arkansas	#13	Scott Field • Starkville, MS		L 10–17 ^OT	40,010
November 23	7:00 PM	at Ole Miss	#23	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	ESPN	L 30–45	48,811
December 31	7:00 PM	vs. Texas A&M*		Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	W 43–41 ^OT	36,974
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released week prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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References

↑ http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/16800/stats/fb/2000/stats00.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=16800

Mississippi State Bulldogs football

Venues	Davis Wade Stadium (1914–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Kentucky LSU Ole Miss: Egg Bowl

Culture & lore	Bully "Hail State" Famous Maroon Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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