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2000 Tulane

6–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Conference USA), coached by Chris Scelfo.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 2000, game by game: lost at No. 18 Ole Miss 20–49; lost at East Carolina 17–37; won at SMU 29–17; won vs. Cincinnati 24–19; won at Louisiana 38–37; lost vs. No. 16 Southern Miss 24–56; lost at Army 17–21; lost at Louisville 32–35; won vs. Houston 41–23; won vs. Navy 50–38; won vs. Memphis 37–14+23−32Lost 20–49 at No. 18 Ole Miss-29No. 18 Ole MissLost 17–37 at East Carolina-20East CarolinaWon 29–17 at SMU+12SMUWon 24–19 vs. Cincinnati+5CincinnatiWon 38–37 at Louisiana+1LouisianaLost 24–56 vs. No. 16 Southern Miss-32No. 16 Southern MissLost 17–21 at Army-4ArmyLost 32–35 at Louisville-3LouisvilleWon 41–23 vs. Houston+18HoustonWon 50–38 vs. Navy+12NavyWon 37–14 vs. Memphis+23Memphis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2at18Ole MissL 20–⁠4927%
Sep 16atEast CarolinaL 17–⁠3727%
Sep 23atSMUW 29–⁠1741%
Sep 30vsCincinnatiW 24–⁠1963%
Oct 7atLouisianaW 38–⁠3770%
Oct 14vs16Southern MissL 24–⁠5628%
Oct 21atArmyL 17–⁠2162%
Oct 28atLouisvilleL 32–⁠3525%
Nov 4vsHoustonW 41–⁠2354%
Nov 11vsNavyW 50–⁠3875%
Nov 18vsMemphisW 37–⁠1457%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Memphis 37–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

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
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 6th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
329–⁠346
Coach
Chris Scelfo
Elo
1483 +36 this season
SP+ rating
-10.3 No. 88 of 116; offense No. 48, defense No. 106
SRS
−8.2 No. 86 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 44
Defensive coordinator
Pete McGinnis
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 2001

The 2001 draft
Rd 5Bernard Robertson CChicago Bears

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.