2000 Georgia Southern Eagles football team information
American college football season
2000Georgia Southern Eagles football
NCAA Division I-AA champion SoCon champion
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, W 27–25 vs. Montana Grizzlies
Conference
Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network
No. 1
Record
13–2 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Paul Johnson (4th season)
Offensive coordinator
Mike Sewak (4th season)
Defensive coordinator
Rusty Russell (4th season)
Home stadium
Paulson Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Southern Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 1 Georgia Southern $^
7
–
1
13
–
2
No. 4 Appalachian State ^
6
–
2
10
–
4
No. 10 Furman ^
6
–
2
9
–
3
No. 23 Wofford
5
–
3
7
–
4
East Tennessee State
4
–
4
6
–
5
Chattanooga
3
–
5
5
–
6
Western Carolina
3
–
5
4
–
7
The Citadel
1
–
7
2
–
9
VMI
1
–
7
2
–
9
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
The 2000 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Paul Johnson, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 13–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the SoCon title. Georgia Southern advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated McNeese State in the first round, Hofstra in the quarterfinals, Delaware in the semifinals, and Montana Grizzlies in the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game, winning the program's second consecutive and sixth overall NCAA Division I-AA title. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia.
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