2000 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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2000 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Mobile Alabama Bowl champion
Mobile Alabama Bowl, W 28–21 vs. TCU
Conference Conference USA
Record8–4 (4–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Klenakis (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Dave Wommack (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium M. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons
←  1999
2001  →
2000 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Louisville $  6 –1   9 –3  
East Carolina  5 –2   8 –4  
Cincinnati  5 –2   7 –5  
Southern Miss  4 –3   8 –4  
UAB  3 –3   7 –4  
Tulane  3 –4   6 –5  
Memphis  2 –5   4 –7  
Houston  2 –5   3 –8  
Army  1 –6   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Golden Eagles were led by head coach Jeff Bower and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium. They were a member of Conference USA.

Contents

For the second time in three years, the Golden Eagles earned a preseason top 25 ranking, coming in at No. 23. Despite a season-opening loss to 13th-ranked Tennessee, the Golden Eagles recovered, winning the next 6 games, with 5 of those wins coming by 21 or more points, including a 21–0 shutout over 15th-ranked Alabama. Following a near-upset on the road against Houston, Southern Miss was ranked 13th in that week's AP poll, the school's highest ranking in nearly 20 years, when they were ranked 9th during the 1981 season. The Golden Eagles win streak ended that week against eventual conference champions Louisville, and they would go onto lose two more games to finish the regular season with a 7–4 record, 4–3 in Conference USA play. Despite the late season struggles, the Golden Eagles earned a trip to the Mobile Alabama Bowl, where they defeated 13th-ranked TCU, 28–21.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26:45 pmat No. 13 Tennessee *No. 22
 ESPN L 16–19108,064 [1]
September 168:00 pmat No. 15 Alabama *No. 25
 ESPN2 W 21–083,091 [2]
September 237:00 pmat Oklahoma State *No. 22
W 28–641,205 [3]
September 302:30 pm Memphis No. 21
 FSN W 24–330,658 [4]
October 76:00 pm South Florida *No. 17
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 41–726,559 [5]
October 1411:00 amat Tulane No. 16
FSNW 56–2427,645 [6]
October 282:30 pmat Houston No. 14
W 6–317,565 [7]
November 42:30 pm Louisville Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 13
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
FSNL 28–4931,667 [8]
November 112:30 pmat UAB No. 25
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 33–30 2OT25,000 [9]
November 1812:00 pmat Cincinnati No. 24
L 24–2721,958 [10]
November 2412:30 pm East Carolina
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
FSNL 9–1425,152 [11]
December 207:00 pmvs. No. 13 TCU *
ESPN2W 28–2140,300 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

2000 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 73 Jeremy Bridges So
QB 17 Jeff Kelly Jr
RB 43 Derrick Nix Jr
G 76 Torrin Tucker Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 5 Greg Brooks Fr
LB 24 Rod Davis Fr
DT 98 John Nix Sr
CB 28 Etric Pruitt Fr
DE 96 Cedric Scott Sr
DT 78 DeQuincy Scott Jr
DT 90 Daleroy Stewart Sr
CB 19 Raymond Walls Sr
S 9 Chad Williams Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Dave Wommack – Assistant head coach / defensive coordinator
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP 23222525222117161514132524————
Coaches Poll 252424—232118161514112220————
BCS Not released14——————Not released

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References

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  10. ↑ "Bearcats bowl over So. Miss". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 19, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Eagles finish with splat". The Clarion-Ledger. November 25, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Southern Miss at the buzzer 28–21". The Clarksdale Press Register. December 21, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.


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