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The 2000 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Nick Saban in his first year at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger StadiuminBaton Rouge, Louisiana. Saban led the team to a turnaround from a 3–8 record in 1999 to an 8–4 record and a victory in the Peach Bowl.

2000 LSU Tigers football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 28–14 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
AP	No. 22
Record	8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Nick Saban (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jimbo Fisher (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Phil Elmassian (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No.10Florida x$	7	–	1	10	–	3
No.19South Carolina	5	–	3	8	–	4
No.20Georgia	5	–	3	8	–	4
Tennessee	5	–	3	8	–	4
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	3	–	8
Kentucky	0	–	8	2	–	9
Western Division
No.18Auburnx	6	–	2	9	–	4
No.22LSU	5	–	3	8	–	4
Ole Miss	4	–	4	7	–	5
No. 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

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Western Carolina*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 58–0	87,188
September 9	7:00 p.m.	Houston*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 28–13	82,469
September 16	6:30 p.m.	at No. 24 Auburn		Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 17–34	85,612
September 23	7:00 p.m.	UAB*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNGP	L 10–13	85,339	^[1]
September 30	6:00 p.m.	No. 11 Tennessee		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	W 38–31 ^OT	91,682
October 7	11:30 a.m.	at No. 12 Florida		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	JPS	L 9–41	85,365
October 14	7:00 p.m.	Kentucky		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 34–0	85,664
October 21	8:00 p.m.	No. 13 Mississippi State		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 45–38 ^OT	90,584
November 4	2:30 p.m.	Alabama		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	CBS	W 30–28	91,778
November 11	8:00 p.m.	atOle Miss		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 20–9	52,476
November 24	1:30 p.m.	atArkansas	No. 24	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	CBS	L 3–14	43,982
January 1, 2001	4:00 p.m.	vs. No. 15 Georgia Tech*		Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	W 28–14	73,614
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

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Western Carolina

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Western Carolina	0	0	0	0	0
• LSU	20	17	14	7	58

Date: September 2
Location: Tiger Stadium
Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 2:48
Game attendance: 87,188
Game weather: Clear; 97 °F (36 °C); wind 2 mph (3.2 km/h) ENE
Referee: Doyle Jackson

Scoring summary

Q1	14:02	LSU	Robinson 80 yard pass from Booty (Corbello kick)	LSU 7–0

Q1	4:24	LSU	Toefield 8 yard run (kick failed)	LSU 13–0

Q1	2:43	LSU	Myers 45 yard pass from Booty (Corbello kick)	LSU 20–0

Q2	11:03	LSU	Reed 47 yard pass from Davey (Corbello kick)	LSU 27–0

Q2	7:12	LSU	Henderson 32 yard run (Corbello kick)	LSU 34–0

Q2	:00	LSU	Corbello 36 yard field goal	LSU 37–0

Q3	12:50	LSU	Myers 36 yard pass from Davey (Corbello kick)	LSU 44–0

Q3	4:24	LSU	Parker 9 yard pass from Davey (Corbello kick)	LSU 51–0

Q4	4:48	LSU	Parquet 3 yard run (Kessler kick)	LSU 58–0

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Roster

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2000 LSU Tigers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`6`	Rohan Davey	Jr
QB	`14`	Josh Booty	Jr
RB	`22`	LaBrandon Toefield	So
WR	`25`	Josh Reed	Jr
RB	`31`	Domanick Davis	So
WR	`39`	Blain Bech	Fr
TE	`47`	Eric Edwards	Fr
OT	`68`	Brandon Winey	Sr
OT	`70`	Louis Williams	Sr
G	`73`	Rob Sale	So
C	`79`	Jason Underwood	Jr
TE	`86`	Robert Royal	Jr
WR	`88`	Abram Booty	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`2`	Ryan Clark	Jr
LB	`7`	Trev Faulk	Jr
LB	`11`	Bradie James	So
LB	`49`	Ryan O'Neal	So
DE	`59`	Jarvis Green	Jr
DT	`95`	Howard Green	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Nick Saban

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks-Jimbo Fisher
Running Backs/Special Teams Coordinator-Michael Haywood
Offensive Line-Rick Trickett
Wide Receivers-Stan Hixon
Tight Ends-Derek Dooley
Defensive Coordinator-Phil Elmassian
Linebackers-Sal Sunseri
Defensive Line-Pete Jenkins
Defensive Backs- Mel Tucker
Graduate Assistant -Freddie Kitchens
Graduate Assistant - Adam Gase

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

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Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ 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	—	—	22
Coaches Poll	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BCS	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

LSU Tigers in the 2001 NFL Draft

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Player	Position	Round	Pick	Overall	NFL team
Brandon Winey	Defensive tackle	6	1	164	Miami Dolphins
Josh Booty	Quarterback	6	9	172	Seattle Seahawks
Louis Williams	Center	7	11	211	Carolina Panthers

References

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^ "Tigers get booted by UAB". The Shreveport Times. September 24, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ LSUSports.net Archived 2015-03-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Sep-13.

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