2000 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

2000 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Las Vegas Bowl, L 14–31 vs. UNLV
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Record	6–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Houston Nutt (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	John Thompson (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1999 2001  →

2000 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. It marked the Razorbacks' 108th overall season and their 8th as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team is led by head coach Houston Nutt, in his third year, and played its home games at both Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville and War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas. They finished the season with a record of six wins and six losses (6–6 overall, 3–5 in the SEC) and with a loss against UNLV in the Las Vegas Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	8:00 pm	Southwest Missouri State *	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 38–0	53,946	[1]
September 16	6:00 pm	Boise State *	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 38–31	54,286	[2]
September 23	8:00 pm	Alabama	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ESPN2	W 28–21	51,482	[3]
September 30	11:30 am	No. 25 Georgia	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	JPS	L 7–38	51,162	[4]
October 7	6:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe *	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 52–6	50,947	[5]
October 14	11:30 am	at No. 24 South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	JPS	L 7–27	81,935	[6]
October 28	1:00 pm	at No. 25 Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	PPV	L 19–21	83,642	[7]
November 4	2:00 pm	Ole Miss	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)		L 24–38	49,647	[8]
November 11	11:30 am	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	JPS	L 20–63	107,262	[9]
November 18	1:00 pm	at No. 13 Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS		W 17–10 OT	40,010	[10]
November 24	1:30 pm	No. 24 LSU	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	CBS	W 14–3	43,982	[11]
December 21	7:00 pm	vs. UNLV *	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ESPN2	L 14–31	29,113	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

2000 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class FS 6 Ken Hamlin So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Houston Nutt Coordinators/assistant coaches Mike Markuson –Offensive line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

1. "Hogs shut out SW Missouri". The Commercial Appeal. September 3, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Razorbacks trip up Broncos in shootout". The Times-News. September 17, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tide 2000: Bama's 1–3". The Anniston Star. September 24, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Georgia has big day in Nutt house". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 1, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Four TD passes plenty for Hogs". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 8, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Gamecocks go bowling". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 15, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Auburn survives Hogs, gut check". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 29, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Rebels hammer Hogs". Sun Herald. November 5, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Clausen, Henry help Vols annihilate Arkansas 63–20". The Courier-Journal. November 12, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Hog-eat-Dawg world". Sun Herald. November 19, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "LSU bogs down in 14–3 loss to Arkansas". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 25, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Rebels run past Arkansas to post win for Robinson". Omaha World-Herald. December 22, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
13. "2000 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
14. "2000 NCAA Football Statistics (Arkansas)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved October 20, 2024.