2000 Delta State Statesmen football team

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2000
Bloomsburg
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record14–1 (8–1 GSC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorGwaine Mathews (2nd season)
Home stadiumMcCool Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Delta State +^   8 – 1     14 – 1  
No. 3 Valdosta State +^   8 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 2
West Georgia
+^ 		  8 – 1     10 – 2  
Arkansas Tech   7 – 2     7 – 3  
No. 9 Arkansas–Monticello   6 – 3     8 – 3  
Southern Arkansas   4 – 5     5 – 5  
Harding   4 – 5     5 – 6  
North Alabama   3 – 6     3 – 7  
Central Arkansas   2 – 7     3 – 8  
West Alabama   2 – 7     3 – 8  
Ouachita Baptist   2 – 7     2 – 8  
Henderson State   0 – 9     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA South Region poll

The 2000 Delta State Statesmen football team was an

Bloomsburg in the championship game.[3]

Quarterback Josh Bright became the first college quarterback in Mississippi to both rush and pass for over 1,000 yards in a single season and received the Conerly Trophy as the best college football player in Mississippi.[4] The team's other statistical leaders included tailback Rico McDonald and wide receiver Jason Franklin.

The team played its home games at McCool Stadium in Cleveland, Mississippi.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2vs. Belhaven*
W 55–184,000[5]
September 9at Mississippi Valley State*
W 35–236,900-7,100[6]
September 16at West Alabama
W 33–85,100[7]
September 23North Alabama
W 42–355,777[8]
September 30Harding
  • McCool Stadium
  • Cleveland, MS
W 43–352,032[9]
October 7at Valdosta State
W 45–347,347[10]
October 14at Southern ArkansasMagnolia, ARW 30–284,825[11]
October 21Henderson State
  • McCool Stadium
  • Cleveland, MS
W 48–246,543[12]
October 28at Central Arkansas
W 52–213,807[13]
November 4at Arkansas TechRussellville, ARL 10–241,334[14]
November 9Arkansas–Monticello
  • McCool Stadium
  • Cleveland, MS
W 47–104,654[15]
November 18Valdosta State*
W 49–12[16]
November 25at
Catawba*
Salisbury, NC (NCAA Division II quarterfinal)W 20–141,612[17]
December 2North Dakota State*
  • McCool Stadium
  • Cleveland, MS (NCAA Division II seminfinal)
W 34–166,850[18]
December 9vs.
Bloomsburg*
W 63–347,123[19]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "2000 Football Schedule". Delta State University. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Delta State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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