2000 Grambling State Tigers football team

The 2000 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Doug Williams, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the SWAC West Division title. Grambling State beat Alabama A&M in the SWAC Championship Game to the conference title. The team was also recognized as a black college football national champion. The Tigers offense scored 300 points while the defense allowed 207 points on the season.[1] Grambling State played home games at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana.

2000 Grambling State Tigers football
Black college football national champion
SWAC champion
SWAC West Division champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 13
Record10–2 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEddie G. Robinson Memorial 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
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Alcorn State
W 29–6[2]
September 9at Louisville*
L 0–5241,227[3]
September 16at Alabama A&M
W 17–14[4]
September 23at Mississippi Valley State
W 49–13[5]
September 30vs. Prairie View A&M
W 47–765,125[6]
October 7vs. Florida A&M*
W 12–1057,808[7]
October 14vs. Arkansas–Pine BluffNo. 21
W 24–17[8]
October 21Jackson StateNo. 20
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 33–3016,424[9]
October 28vs. No. 25 Texas SouthernNo. 17
W 26–17[10]
November 4Alabama StateNo. 14
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 20–212,954[11]
November 25vs. SouthernNo. 12
L 29–3372,000[12]
December 2vs. Alabama A&M*No. 12
W 14–634,687[13]

[1]

Team players drafted into the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL team
Scotty AndersonWide receiver5148Detroit Lions

[14]

References
  1. DeLassus, David. "Grambling State Yearly Results: 2000–2004". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  2. "Mays-led G-Men maul Alcorn 29–6". The Clarion-Ledger. September 3, 2000. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Louisville blanks Grambling St". The Messenger. September 10, 2000. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Grambling State 17, Alabama A&M 14". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 17, 2000. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "No surprise: Valley falls hard". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 24, 2000. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Grambling rips Prairie View". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 2000. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Grambling State delivers classic effort". The Indianapolis Star. October 8, 2000. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Grambling drills UAPB". The Shreveport Times. October 15, 2000. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Grambling continues its roll with huge win over JSU". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 22, 2000. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "GSU sits alone atop SWAC". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 2000. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Grambling State sloshes past Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 5, 2000. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Southern slips past Grambling". The Daily Advertiser. November 26, 2000. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Tigers hand Williams his first league crown". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 3, 2000. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "2001 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
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