2000 Grambling State Tigers football team

The 2000 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Doug Williams in his third year and finished the season with a record of ten wins and two losses (10–2, 9–1 SWAC), as SWAC champions and as Black College Football National Champions. The Tigers offense scored 300 points while the defense allowed only 207 points.[1]

2000 Grambling State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwest Athletic Conference
DivisionWestern
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 13
2000 record10–2 (9–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEddie Robinson Stadium
2000 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
Alabama A&M x  5 2     7 5  
Alabama State x  5 2     6 5  
Jackson State  4 3     7 4  
Mississippi Valley State  1 6     2 9  
Alcorn State  0 7     0 11  
West
No. 13 Grambling State x$  6 1     10 2  
Texas Southern  5 2     8 3  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  4 3     6 5  
Southern  4 3     6 5  
Prairie View A&M  1 6     1 10  
Championship: Grambling State 14, Alabama A&M 6
December 2, 2000
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 2Alcorn StateW 29–6
September 9at Louisville*L 0–52
September 16at Alabama A&MW 17–14
September 23at Mississippi Valley StateW 49–13
September 30vs. Prairie View A&MW 47–7
October 7vs. Florida A&M*W 12–10
October 14Arkansas–Pine BluffW 24–17
October 21Jackson State
  • Eddie Robinson Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 33–30
October 28at Texas SouthernW 26–17
November 4Alabama State
  • Eddie Robinson Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 20–2
November 25vs. SouthernL 29–33
December 2vs. Alabama A&MW 14–6
  • *Non-conference game

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Scotty AndersonWide Receiver5148Detroit Lions

References

  1. DeLassus, David. "Grambling State Yearly Results: 2000–2004". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  2. "2001 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
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