2000 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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2000 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 43–41 OT vs. Texas A&M
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 24
Record8–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSparky Woods (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple I formation
Defensive coordinatorJoe Lee Dunn (5th season)
Base defense3–3 stack
Home stadiumScott Field
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida x$   7 1     10 3  
No. 19 South Carolina   5 3     8 4  
No. 20 Georgia   5 3     8 4  
Tennessee   5 3     8 4  
Vanderbilt   1 7     3 8  
Kentucky   0 8     2 9  
Western Division
No. 18 Auburn x   6 2     9 4  
No. 22 LSU   5 3     8 4  
Ole Miss   4 4     7 5  
No. 24 Mississippi State   4 4     8 4  
Arkansas   3 5     6 6  
Alabama   3 5     3 8  
Championship: Florida 28, Auburn 6
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Western Division of the Southern Conference (SEC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Jackie Sherrill, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for third place in the SEC's Western Division. Mississippi State was invited to the Independence Bowl, where Bulldogs defeated Texas A&M in overtime. The team played home games at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 22:30 pmat Memphis*FSNW 17–334,113
September 147:00 pmat BYU*ESPNW 44–2860,278
September 2311:30 amat South CarolinaNo. 25JPSL 19–2379,949
September 302:30 pmNo. 3 FloridaCBSW 47–3543,816
October 72:30 pmNo. 15 AuburnNo. 20
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
CBSW 17–1043,917
October 218:00 pmat LSUNo. 13ESPN2L 38–45 OT90,584
October 281:30 pmMiddle Tennessee*daggerNo. 20
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 61–3542,933
November 412:30 pmat KentuckyNo. 18PPVW 35–1762,159
November 1111:30 amAlabamaNo. 15
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
JPSW 29–744,114
November 181:00 pmArkansasNo. 13
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 10–17 OT40,010
November 237:00 pmat Ole MissNo. 23ESPNL 30–4548,811
December 317:00 pmvs. Texas A&M*ESPNW 43–41 OT36,974
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP25201513201815132324
Coaches Poll25201414211816132322
BCSNot released12Not released

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)