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2000 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
Delmar Stadium
Rice Stadium
Robertson Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

The 2000 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished second in the West Division of the SWAC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Prairie View A&M
W 42–026,384[1][2]
September 9at Jackson State
W 19–159,766[3][4]
September 16Lane*
W 31–62,500[5][6]
September 30Langston*
W 45–14
October 7Arkansas–Pine Bluff
W 21–18
October 14at Alcorn State
W 16–1313,500[7][8]
October 21Mississippi Valley State
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 30–2417,000[9][10]
October 28vs. No. 17 Grambling StateNo. 25
L 17–26[11]
November 4at Morris Brown*
L 13–24[12]
November 11at Southern
L 29–49[13]
November 18vs. Norfolk State*
W 17–125,000[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ "Texas Southern 42, Prairie View 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 3, 2000. p. 67. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas Southern 42, Prairie View A&M 0". Austin American-Statesman. September 3, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Alexander, Mark (September 10, 2000). "Texas Southern Turns Tables on J-State 19-15". Clarion-Ledger. p. 44. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas Southern turns tables on J-State 19–15". The Clarion-Ledger. September 10, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas Southern 31, Lane 6". The Times. September 17, 2000. p. 46. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lane, Lambuth fall to 1–2". The Jackson Sun. September 17, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Alcorn State Athletics Department (November 16, 2000). "2000 Alcorn State University Football". Archived from the original on February 20, 2001. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
  8. ^ "Enterprise-Journal". October 15, 2000. p. 18. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Mississippi Valley State Athletics Department (November 6, 2000). "Delta Devils 2000 Football Statistics". Archived from the original on July 1, 2001. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
  10. ^ "Valley shows fight, but still loses". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 22, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "GSU sits alone atop SWAC". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Morris Brown rallies past Texas Southern". The Atlanta Constitution. November 5, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Southern U. runs past Texas Southern". The Shreveport Times. November 12, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Texas Southern 17, Norfolk State 12". The Charlotte Observer. November 19, 2000. p. 140. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Texas Southern 17, Norfolk State 12". Daily Press. November 19, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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