The 2000 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished second in the West Division of the SWAC.
| 2000 Texas Southern Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| West Division | |
| Record | 8–3 (5–2 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Astrodome Delmar Stadium Rice Stadium Robertson Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | Prairie View A&M | W 42–0 | 26,384[1] | [2] | ||
| September 9 | at Jackson State | W 19–15 | 9,766[3] | [4] | ||
| September 16 | Lane* |
| W 31–6 | 2,500[5] | [6] | |
| September 30 | Langston* |
| W 45–14 | |||
| October 7 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| W 21–18 | |||
| October 14 | at Alcorn State | W 16–13 | 13,500[7] | [8] | ||
| October 21 | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 30–24 | 17,000[9] | [10] | |
| October 28 | vs. No. 17 Grambling State | No. 25 |
| L 17–26 | [11] | |
| November 4 | at Morris Brown* | L 13–24 | [12] | |||
| November 11 | at Southern | L 29–49 | [13] | |||
| November 18 | vs. Norfolk State* |
| W 17–12 | 5,000[14] | [15] | |
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References
edit- ↑ "Texas Southern 42, Prairie View 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 3, 2000. p. 67. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Texas Southern 42, Prairie View A&M 0". Austin American-Statesman. September 3, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Alexander, Mark (September 10, 2000). "Texas Southern Turns Tables on J-State 19-15". Clarion-Ledger. p. 44. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Texas Southern turns tables on J-State 19–15". The Clarion-Ledger. September 10, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Texas Southern 31, Lane 6". The Times. September 17, 2000. p. 46. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Lane, Lambuth fall to 1–2". The Jackson Sun. September 17, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Enterprise-Journal". October 15, 2000. p. 18. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Mississippi Valley State Athletics Department (November 6, 2000). "Delta Devils 2000 Football Statistics". Archived from the original on July 1, 2001. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Valley shows fight, but still loses". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 22, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "GSU sits alone atop SWAC". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Morris Brown rallies past Texas Southern". The Atlanta Constitution. November 5, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Southern U. runs past Texas Southern". The Shreveport Times. November 12, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Texas Southern 17, Norfolk State 12". The Charlotte Observer. November 19, 2000. p. 140. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Texas Southern 17, Norfolk State 12". Daily Press. November 19, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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