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2000 Louisville

9–⁠3 (6–⁠1 Conference USA), coached by John Smith.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 2000, game by game: won vs. Kentucky 40–34; won vs. Grambling 52–0; lost at No. 2 Florida State 0–31; won vs. UConn 41–22; won at UAB 38–17; won vs. Cincinnati 38–24; lost vs. East Carolina 25–28; won vs. Tulane 35–32; won at No. 13 Southern Miss 49–28; won vs. Army 38–17; won at Houston 32–13; lost vs. No. 23 Colorado State 17–22+52−31Won 40–34 vs. Kentucky+6KentuckyWon 52–0 vs. Grambling+52GramblingLost 0–31 at No. 2 Florida State-31No. 2 Florida StateWon 41–22 vs. UConn+19UConnWon 38–17 at UAB+21UABWon 38–24 vs. Cincinnati+14CincinnatiLost 25–28 vs. East Carolina-3East CarolinaWon 35–32 vs. Tulane+3TulaneWon 49–28 at No. 13 Southern Miss+21No. 13 Southern MissWon 38–17 vs. Army+21ArmyWon 32–13 at Houston+19HoustonLost 17–22 vs. No. 23 Colorado State-5No. 23 Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsKentuckyW 40–⁠3457%
Sep 9vsGramblingW 52–⁠077%
Sep 23at2Florida StateL 0–⁠3115%
Sep 30vsUConnW 41–⁠2284%
Oct 7atUABW 38–⁠1750%
Oct 14vsCincinnatiW 38–⁠2475%
Oct 19vsEast CarolinaL 25–⁠2859%
Oct 28vsTulaneW 35–⁠3275%
Nov 4at13Southern MissW 49–⁠2825%
Nov 11vsArmyW 38–⁠1789%
Nov 18atHoustonW 32–⁠1373%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs23Colorado StateLiberty BowlL 17–⁠2249%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado State 22–⁠17 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Conference USA champions.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 15: 22
  2. Wk 16: 22

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2000.

Conference USA champions6–⁠1 in the conference

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠1 first in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked peak No. 22
Points
405–⁠268
Coach
John Smith
Elo
1623 +120 this season
SP+ rating
10.8 No. 36 of 116; offense No. 21, defense No. 60
SRS
5.3 No. 42 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 44
Offensive coordinator
Scott Linehan
Defensive coordinator
Chris Smeland
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 2001

The 2001 draft
Rd 6Rashad Holman DBSan Francisco 49ers

2000 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisville6–⁠19–⁠3
East Carolina5–⁠28–⁠4
Cincinnati5–⁠27–⁠5
Southern Miss4–⁠38–⁠4
UAB3–⁠37–⁠4
Tulane3–⁠46–⁠5
Memphis2–⁠54–⁠7
Houston2–⁠53–⁠8
Army1–⁠61–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.