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2000 Auburn Tigers football team

2000 Auburn Tigers football
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SEC Western Division champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, L 28–31 vs. Michigan
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Western Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 20
AP No. 15
2000 record 9–4 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach Tommy Tuberville (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator John Lovett (2nd year)
Home stadium Jordan–Hare Stadium
(Capacity: 85,612)
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
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
1 2 3 4 Total
Auburn 3 3 0 3 9
Alabama 0 0 0 0 0

The 2000 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They finished the season with a 9–4 record and won the Southeastern Conference West Division championship. Second-year head coach Tommy Tuberville led the Tigers to their first winning season since 1997, their second SEC Championship Game appearance, and a New Year's Day appearance in the Florida Citrus Bowl against Michigan, which marked the Tigers return to post-season play for the first time in three years. The Tigers shut out arch rival Alabama, 9–0, on November 18 in the first Iron Bowl game played in Tuscaloosa since 1901. The Tigers finished the season ranked #18 in the AP Poll and #20 in the Coaches Poll.


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