2000 Troy State Trojans football team

The 2000 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Trojans played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed in the Southland Conference. The 2000 season was Troy State's last season as a full member of Division I-AA before transitioning to Division I-A.[1] Troy State finished the season ranked #3 in the Coaches' Poll and #9 in the Sports Network Poll.

2000 Troy State Trojans football
Southland champions
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
Sports NetworkNo. 9
2000 record10–2 (7–0 SLC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Jacobs (10th season)
Defensive coordinatorWayne Bolt (4th season)
Base defense4-3 defense
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 17,500)
2000 Southland Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Troy State $^  7 0   10 2  
No. 16 McNeese State ^  5 2   8 4  
No. 25 Southwest Texas State  5 2   7 4  
Sam Houston State  4 3   7 4  
Stephen F. Austin  3 4   6 5  
Northwestern State  3 4   6 5  
Jacksonville State  2 5   4 6  
Nicholls State  0 7   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Alabama A&M*No. 3
W 28–139,771
September 9at No. 4 Appalachian State*No. 2W 34–2816,631[2]
September 16Alabama State*No. 1W 62–1921,316
September 30at South Florida*No. 1L 10–2025,786
October 7at No. 10 Northwestern StateNo. 5W 17–24 (forfeit)12,261
October 12Southwest Texas StateNo. 12
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, Alabama
W 31–715,779[3]
October 21at No. 22 Sam Houston StateNo. 10W 23–215,600
October 28Nicholls StateNo. 10
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 41–1217,547
November 4at Stephen F. AustinNo. 7W 6–04,806
November 11No. 16 McNeese StateNo. 3
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 20–1615,715
November 18at Jacksonville StateNo. 3W 28–05,717
November 25No. 14 Appalachian State*No. 3
L 30–334,916[4]

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References

  1. https://issuu.com/troy_athletics/docs/2018_troy_fb_media_guide%7C2018%5B%5D Troy Football Media Guide
  2. "Carter rushes Troy State over Mountaineers". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 10, 2000. Retrieved November 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Troy rips Bobcats, ends two-game losing skid". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 13, 2000. Retrieved March 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Trojans' charge falls short". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 26, 2000. Retrieved November 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/t/troy_state/index.php%7CCFBdatawarehouse%5B%5D Yearly Troy Results
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