CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

2000 Southern Miss

8–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Conference USA), coached by Jeff Bower.

Schedule and results

Southern Miss in 2000, game by game: lost at No. 13 Tennessee 16–19; won at No. 15 Alabama 21–0; won at Oklahoma State 28–6; won vs. Memphis 24–3; won vs. South Florida 41–7; won at Tulane 56–24; won at Houston 6–3; lost vs. Louisville 28–49; won at UAB 33–30; lost at Cincinnati 24–27; lost vs. East Carolina 9–14; won vs. No. 13 TCU 28–21+34−21Lost 16–19 at No. 13 Tennessee-3No. 13 TennesseeWon 21–0 at No. 15 Alabama+21No. 15 AlabamaWon 28–6 at Oklahoma State+22Oklahoma StateWon 24–3 vs. Memphis+21MemphisWon 41–7 vs. South Florida+34South FloridaWon 56–24 at Tulane+32TulaneWon 6–3 at Houston+3HoustonLost 28–49 vs. Louisville-21LouisvilleWon 33–30 at UAB+3UABLost 24–27 at Cincinnati-3CincinnatiLost 9–14 vs. East Carolina-5East CarolinaWon 28–21 vs. No. 13 TCU+7No. 13 TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2at13TennesseeL 16–⁠1933%
Sep 16at15AlabamaW 21–⁠039%
Sep 23atOklahoma StateW 28–⁠658%
Sep 30vsMemphisW 24–⁠376%
Oct 7vsSouth FloridaW 41–⁠791%
Oct 14atTulaneW 56–⁠2472%
Oct 28atHoustonW 6–⁠376%
Nov 4vsLouisvilleL 28–⁠4975%
Nov 11atUABW 33–⁠3067%
Nov 18atCincinnatiL 24–⁠2766%
Nov 24vsEast CarolinaL 9–⁠1471%
Dec 20Bowls & playoffvs13TCUMobile Alabama BowlW 28–⁠2141%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat TCU 28–⁠21 in the Mobile Alabama Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 90 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 23
  2. Wk 2: 22
  3. Wk 3: 25
  4. Wk 4: 25
  5. Wk 5: 22
  6. Wk 6: 21
  7. Wk 7: 17
  8. Wk 8: 16
  9. Wk 9: 15
  10. Wk 10: 14
  11. Wk 11: 13
  12. Wk 12: 25
  13. Wk 13: 24

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
4–⁠3 4th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked peak No. 13
Points
314–⁠203
Coach
Jeff Bower
Elo
1644 +35 this season
SP+ rating
12.2 No. 29 of 116; offense No. 62, defense No. 9
SRS
8.0 No. 31 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 44
Offensive coordinator
Chris Klenakis
Defensive coordinator
Dave Wommack
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 2001

The 2001 draft
Rd 4Cedric Scott DENew York Giants
Rd 5Raymond Walls DBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 6Daleroy Stewart DTDallas Cowboys
Rd 7John Nix DTDallas Cowboys

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.