2000 Grambling State Tigers football team
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The 2000 Grambling State Tigers football team represented the Grambling State University
in the SWAC
during the 2000 college football season. The Tigers offense scored 300 points while the defense allowed only 207 points. Doug Williams was in his third season as the Tigers head coach.
, Southern beat Grambling for the eighth consecutive season. The final score was 33-29.
Grambling State University
Grambling State University is a historically black , public, coeducational university, located in Grambling, Louisiana. The university is the home of legendary football coach Eddie Robinson and is on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.-Academics:Grambling State University provides over...
in the SWAC
Southwestern Athletic Conference
The Southwestern Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which is made up of historically black universities in the Southern United States...
during the 2000 college football season. The Tigers offense scored 300 points while the defense allowed only 207 points. Doug Williams was in his third season as the Tigers head coach.
Regular season
In the Bayou ClassicBayou Classic
The State Farm Bayou Classic is the annual college football game between the Grambling State University Tigers and the Southern University Jaguars, first held under that name in 1974 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, although the series itself actually began in 1936...
, Southern beat Grambling for the eighth consecutive season. The final score was 33-29.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Tigers points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 2 | Alcorn State | Win | 29 | 6 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Sept. 9 | @ Louisville | Loss | 0 | 52 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Sept. 16 | @ Alabama A&M | Win | 17 | 14 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Sept. 23 | @ Mississippi Valley State | Win | 49 | 13 | 3-1 |
| 5 | Sept. 30 | @ Prairie View A&M | Win | 47 | 7 | 4-1 |
| 6 | Oct. 7 | @ Florida A&M | Win | 12 | 10 | 5-1 |
| 7 | Oct. 14 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Win | 24 | 17 | 6-1 |
| 8 | Oct. 21 | Jackson State | Win | 33 | 30 | 7-1 |
| 9 | Oct. 28 | @ Texas Southern | Win | 26 | 17 | 8-1 |
| 10 | Nov. 4 | Alabama State | Win | 20 | 2 | 9-1 |
| 11 | Nov. 25 | Southern | Loss | 29 | 33 | 9-2 |
| 12 | Dec. 2 | @ Alabama A&M | Win | 14 | 6 | 10-2 |
Team Players drafted into in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Scotty Anderson | Wide Receiver | 5 | 148 | Detroit Lions 2001 Detroit Lions season Marty Mornhinweg was named the twenty-first head coach in franchise history on January 21, 2001.-NFL Draft:-Staff:-Schedule:-Standings:-External links:**... |