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2000 LSU

8–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Nick Saban, finished No. 22 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

LSU in 2000, game by game: won vs. Western Carolina 58–0; won vs. Houston 28–13; lost at No. 24 Auburn 17–34; lost vs. UAB 10–13; won vs. No. 11 Tennessee 38–31; lost at No. 12 Florida 9–41; won vs. Kentucky 34–0; won vs. No. 13 Mississippi State 45–38; won vs. Alabama 30–28; won at Ole Miss 20–9; lost at Arkansas 3–14; won vs. No. 15 Georgia Tech 28–14+58−32Won 58–0 vs. Western Carolina+58Western CarolinaWon 28–13 vs. Houston+15HoustonLost 17–34 at No. 24 Auburn-17No. 24 AuburnLost 10–13 vs. UAB-3UABWon 38–31 vs. No. 11 Tennessee+7No. 11 TennesseeLost 9–41 at No. 12 Florida-32No. 12 FloridaWon 34–0 vs. Kentucky+34KentuckyWon 45–38 vs. No. 13 Mississippi State+7No. 13 Mississippi Sta…Won 30–28 vs. Alabama+2AlabamaWon 20–9 at Ole Miss+11Ole MissLost 3–14 at Arkansas-11ArkansasWon 28–14 vs. No. 15 Georgia Tech+14No. 15 Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsWestern CarolinaW 58–⁠081%
Sep 9vsHoustonW 28–⁠1357%
Sep 16at24AuburnL 17–⁠3433%
Sep 23vsUABL 10–⁠1363%
Sep 30vs11TennesseeW 38–⁠3130%
Oct 7at12FloridaL 9–⁠4123%
Oct 14vsKentuckyW 34–⁠061%
Oct 21vs13Mississippi StateW 45–⁠3838%
Nov 4vsAlabamaW 30–⁠2853%
Nov 11atOle MissW 20–⁠936%
Nov 24atArkansasL 3–⁠1451%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs15Georgia TechPeach BowlW 28–⁠1431%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia Tech 28–⁠14 in the Peach Bowl; No. 22 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 14: 24
  2. Final: 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.

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 22 peak No. 22
Points
320–⁠235
Coach
Nick Saban
Elo
1601 +130 this season
SP+ rating
11.0 No. 35 of 116; offense No. 55, defense No. 20
SRS
5.8 No. 39 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 21
Offensive coordinator
Jimbo Fisher
Defensive coordinator
Phil Elmassian
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

Top recruits in the 2000 class

Adrian Mayes S★★★★No. 64
Derron Parquet RB★★★★No. 96

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2000 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.966
Defensive backs14.00.976
Whole class24.00.971

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2001

The 2001 draft
Rd 6Brandon Winey OTMiami Dolphins
Rd 6Josh Booty QBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 7Louis Williams CCarolina Panthers

All-SEC

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2000 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2000 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida7–⁠110–⁠310
Auburn6–⁠29–⁠418
South Carolina5–⁠38–⁠419
Tennessee5–⁠38–⁠4
Georgia5–⁠38–⁠420
LSU5–⁠38–⁠422
Mississippi State4–⁠48–⁠424
Ole Miss4–⁠47–⁠5
Arkansas3–⁠56–⁠6
Alabama3–⁠53–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠73–⁠8
Kentucky0–⁠82–⁠9

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