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
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 24
Record8–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Sparky Woods (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple I formation
Defensive coordinator Joe Lee Dunn (5th season)
Base defense3–3 stack
Home stadium Scott Field
Seasons
←  1999
2001  →
2000 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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. [1] 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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 22:30 pmat Memphis *
 FSN W 17–334,113 [2]
September 147:00 pmat BYU *
 ESPN W 44–2860,278 [3]
September 2311:30 amat South Carolina No. 25
 JPS L 19–2379,949 [4]
September 302:30 pmNo. 3 Florida
CBS W 47–3543,816 [5]
October 72:30 pmNo. 15 Auburn No. 20
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
CBSW 17–1043,917 [6]
October 218:00 pmat LSU No. 13
 ESPN2 L 38–45 OT90,584 [7]
October 281:30 pm Middle Tennessee *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 20
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 61–3542,933 [8]
November 412:30 pmat Kentucky No. 18
 PPV W 35–1762,159 [9]
November 1111:30 am Alabama No. 15
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
JPSW 29–744,114 [10]
November 181:00 pm Arkansas No. 13
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 10–17 OT40,010 [11]
November 237:00 pmat Ole Miss No. 23
ESPNL 30–4548,811 [12]
December 317:00 pmvs. Texas A&M *
ESPNW 43–41 OT36,974 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
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