2000 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

The 2000 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team represented Alabama A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Ron Cooper, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 7–5, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished first in the SWAC East Division.

2000 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record7–5 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLouis Crews Stadium
2000 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alabama A&M xy  5 –2   7 –5  
Alabama State x  5 –2   6 –5  
Jackson State  4 –3   7 –4  
Mississippi Valley State  1 –6   2 –9  
Alcorn State  0 –7   0 –11  
West Division
No. 13 Grambling State xy$  6 –1   10 –2  
Texas Southern  5 –2   8 –3  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  4 –3   6 –5  
Southern  4 –3   6 –5  
Prairie View A&M  1 –6   1 –10  
Championship: Grambling State 14, Alabama A&M 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2No. 3 Troy State*
L 13–289,771[1]
September 9Henderson State*
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Normal, AL
W 39–10[2]
September 16Grambling State
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Normal, AL
L 14–17[3]
September 23at Prairie View A&M
W 49–10
September 30Mississippi Valley State
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Normal, AL
W 26–12[4]
October 7Southern
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Normal, AL
L 20–31[5]
October 14at Morris Brown*
W 30–24 OT15,004[6]
October 28vs. Alabama State
W 34–2761,147[7]
November 4at Jackson State
L 28–34 OT18,177[8]
November 11Alcorn State
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Normal, AL
W 27–20[9]
November 18at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
W 26–0[10]
December 2vs. No. 12 Grambling State
L 6–1434,687[11]

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References
  1. "Carter & Carter guide Troy State to victory". The Dothan Eagle. September 3, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Alabama A&M 39, Henderson St. 10". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 10, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Grambling State 17, Alabama A&M 14". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 17, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Ala. A&M 26, MVSU 12". Hattiesburg American. October 1, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Southern 31, Alabama A&M 20". The Shreveport Times. October 8, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bulldogs top Wolverines in OT". The Atlanta Constitution. October 15, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bulldogs win Classic". The Anniston Star. October 29, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Kent passes JSU into OT, then beats Alabama A&M". The Clarion-Ledger. November 5, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Alcorn slips into 0–10 abyss". The Clarion-Ledger. November 12, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Alabama A&M wins, ends ASU's title hopes". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 9, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Grambling takes 18th SWAC title". The Shreveport Times. December 3, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Alabama A&M Bulldogs Yearly Results (2000–2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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