2000 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

2000 Georgia Southern Eagles football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1
Record13–2 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Sewak (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorRusty Russell (4th season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
2000 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 $^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 4 Appalachian State ^   6 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 10 Furman ^   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 23 Wofford   5 – 3     7 – 4  
East Tennessee State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Chattanooga   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Western Carolina   3 – 5     4 – 7  
The Citadel   1 – 7     2 – 9  
VMI   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2000 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Paul Johnson, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 13–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the SoCon title. Georgia Southern advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated McNeese State in the first round, Hofstra in the quarterfinals, Delaware in the semifinals, and Montana Grizzlies in the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game, winning the program's second consecutive and sixth overall NCAA Division I-AA title. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26:00 pmat No. 10 (I-A) Georgia*No. 1
L 7–2986,520[1]
September 9 Johnson C. Smith*No. 1
W 57–1216,684[2]
September 161:00 pmWoffordNo. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 24–1714,055[3]
September 237:00 pmat ChattanoogaNo. 2
W 31–1015,072[4]
September 301:00 pmVMINo. 2
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 50–1413,794[5]
October 76:00 pmat Western CarolinaNo. 1
W 42–247,114[6]
October 14 No. 5 Appalachian StatedaggerNo. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 34–2821,899[7]
October 213:30 pmat The CitadelNo. 1
FSNSW 27–1012,391[8]
October 28 East Tennessee StateNo. 1
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 42–717,008[9]
November 4 at No. 11 FurmanNo. 1
L 10–4515,127[10]
November 11 Elon*No. 6
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 32–914,084[11]
November 25 No. 16 McNeese State*No. 5
W 42–175,350[12]
December 2 No. 12 Hofstra*No. 5
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
Metro TVW 48–207,139[13]
December 912:00 pmat No. 2 Delaware*No. 5
W 27–1815,035[14]
December 161:00 pmvs. No. 1 Montana*No. 5
ESPNW 27–2517,156[15]

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References

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  3. ^ "Peterson does it all in win". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 17, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Focus on Peterson sends Eagles to air". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 24, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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  6. ^ "WCU falls to Georgia Southern". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 8, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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  9. ^ "Top-ranked Eagles rip Buccaneers". Kingsport Times-News. October 29, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Furman's Ivory pounds Eagles with 301 yards". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 5, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "GSU routs Elon for 9–2 record". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. November 12, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Eagles turn it up, turn away Cowboys". The Atlanta Constitution. November 26, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Georgia Southern eases by Hofstra". The Greenville News. December 3, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Delaware falls short". The Press of Atlantic City. December 10, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Ga. Southern gets triple-double". The Tennessean. December 17, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "I-AA Top 25". The Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. The Sports Network. November 21, 2000. p. 2D. Retrieved February 7, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "2000 Football Schedule". Georgia Southern University. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  18. ^ "2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Georgia Southern University. p. 127. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
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