2000 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

2000 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
2000 record	3–8 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Mike DuBose (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Neil Callaway (3rd year as OC 4th overall)
Defensive coordinator	Ellis Johnson (4th year)
Captain	3 Paul Hogan Bradley Ledbetter Kenny Smith
Home stadium	Bryant–Denny Stadium (Capacity: 83,818) Legion Field (Capacity: 83,091)

2000 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#10 Florida x$		7	–	1		10	–	3
#20 Georgia		5	–	3		8	–	4
#19 South Carolina		5	–	3		8	–	4
Tennessee		5	–	3		8	–	4
Vanderbilt		1	–	7		3	–	8
Kentucky		0	–	8		2	–	9
Western Division
#18 Auburn x		6	–	2		9	–	4
#22 LSU		5	–	3		8	–	4
Ole Miss		4	–	4		7	–	5
#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 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 2000 college football season. The team was led by head coach Mike DuBose, who was coaching his final season at the program. The Crimson Tide, also known informally as the Tide, played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Legion Field, in Birmingham, Alabama.

The team entered the season trying to build upon a 10–3 record from their 1999 season, which included a 34–7 victory in the SEC Championship over the Florida Gators. The 2000 team would not have the same success. Despite a preseason #3 ranking they eventually finished with a 3–8 record (3–5 in the SEC). The 2000 season was filled with several close losses. A 30-28 loss at LSU was the Tide's first loss to LSU in Baton Rouge in 31 years, ending a 14–0–1 streak Alabama had posted there since 1969. A 9-0 defeat at the hands of in-state rival Auburn came on a cold and rainy afternoon and marked the first Iron Bowl played in Tuscaloosa since 1901.

For the first time since the 1956 season Alabama failed to win any out-of-conference games and became the first team from a BCS conference to lose to Central Florida, falling 38-40 at home on a last-second field goal.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	2:30 p.m.	at UCLA*	No. 3	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	ABC	L 24–35	76,640
September 9	11:30 a.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 13	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	JPS	W 28–10	83,091
September 16	8:00 p.m.	No. 25 Southern Miss*	No. 15	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	ESPN2	L 0–21	83,091
September 23	8:00 p.m.	at Arkansas		Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	ESPN	L 21–28	51,482
September 30	2:00 p.m.	No. 23 South Carolina		Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	PPV	W 27–17	83,818
October 14	6:00 p.m.	Ole Miss		Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 45–7	83,818
October 21	2:30 p.m.	at Tennessee		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	CBS	L 10–20	107,709
October 28	2:00 p.m.	UCF*		Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	PPV	L 38–40	83,818
November 4	2:30 p.m.	at LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	CBS	L 28–30	91,778
November 11	11:30 a.m.	at No. 15 Mississippi State		Scott Field • Starkville, MS (Rivalry)	JPS	L 7–29	44,114
November 18	2:30 p.m.	No. 18 Auburn		Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Iron Bowl)	CBS	L 0–9	85,986
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Source: Rolltide.com All-time Football Results: 2000 Season^[1]

References

↑ "All-time Football Results: 2000 Season". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2011.

Alabama Crimson Tide football

Venues	University of Alabama Quad (1893–1914) Denny Field (1915–1928) Bryant–Denny Stadium (1929–present) Rickwood Field (alternate, 1912–1927) Cramton Bowl (alternate, 1922–1954) Ernest F. Ladd Stadium (alternate, 1948–1968) Legion Field (alternate, 1927–2003)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn: Iron Bowl (James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy) LSU Mississippi State Ole Miss Penn State Tennessee: Third Saturday in October

Culture & lore	History Saban era Traditions Big Al "Yea Alabama" A-Day 1922 Penn game Million Dollar Band Walk of Fame Paul W. Bryant Museum The Bear The Bear Bryant Show Porter Cup 1943 Informals

People	Head coaches All-Americans College Football Hall of Fame inductees NFL draftees Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders Champ Pickens

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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