2000 LSU Tigers football team

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

2000 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida x$		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 19 South Carolina		5	–	3					8	–	4
No. 20 Georgia		5	–	3					8	–	4
Tennessee		5	–	3					8	–	4
Vanderbilt		1	–	7					3	–	8
Kentucky		0	–	8					2	–	9
Western Division
No. 18 Auburn x		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 22 LSU		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

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 Stadium in Baton 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.

Schedule

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
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.	at Ole Miss		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 20–9	52,476
November 24	1:30 p.m.	at Arkansas	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

Western Carolina

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

Roster

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

See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

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

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