2000 Southern Jaguars football team

2000 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	7–4 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Pete Richardson (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	Terrence Graves (1st season)
Home stadium	A. W. Mumford Stadium

2000 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alabama A&M xy		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 Division
No. 13 Grambling State xy$		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
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2000 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Pete Richardson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference record of 4–3, and finished tied for third in the SWAC West Division.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Northwestern State*	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	L 14–31	17,528	[1]
September 9	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 19–30		[2]
September 16	at Prairie View A&M	Astrodome Houston, TX	W 56–6	17,367[3]	[4][5]
September 23	vs. Jackson State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 10–13	49,146	[6]
September 30	Alabama State	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 33–37 (ASU forfeit)		[7][8]
October 7	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	W 31–20	9,983[9]	[10]
October 21	at Alcorn State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	W 30–14	20,000[11]	[12]
October 28	Morris Brown*	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 44–23		[13]
November 4	Florida A&M*	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 49–50	22,317[14]	[15]
November 11	Texas Southern	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 49–29		[16]
November 25	vs. No. 12 Grambling State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	W 33–29	72,000	[17]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References

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3. "Southern 56, Prairie View 6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 17, 2000. p. 96. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
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6. "Finally! Tigers own Jags". The Clarion-Ledger. September 24, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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8. "Alabama State placed on 5-year probation". The Selma Times-Journal. December 11, 2008. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Alabama A&M Athletics Department (December 4, 2000). "Alabama A&M; Team Game-by-Game Statistics". Archived from the original on July 26, 2001. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
10. "Southern 31, Alabama A&M 20". The Shreveport Times. October 8, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Alcorn State Athletics Department (November 16, 2000). "2000 Alcorn State University Football". Archived from the original on February 20, 2001. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
12. "Levy passes for 3 TDs in Southern victory". The Shreveport Times. October 22, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Southern U. 44, Morris Brown 23". The Atlanta Constitution. October 29, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
14. The Associated Press (November 5, 2000). "Nunnaly Gains Record as FAMU Edges Southern". The Orlando Sentinel. p. 311. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
15. "FAMU tops Southern 50–49". The Miami Herald. November 5, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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17. "Southern slips past Grambling". The Daily Advertiser. November 26, 2000. Retrieved August 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
18. "Southern Yearly Results (2000–2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2023.