2000 Troy State Trojans football team

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2000
Troy State Trojans football
Southland champion
ConferenceSouthland Football League
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 9
Record10–2 (7–0 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Jacobs (10th season)
Defensive coordinatorWayne Bolt (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
2000 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
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  
Jacksonville State   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Northwestern State   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Nicholls State   1 – 6     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Northwestern State forfeited conference wins over Troy State and Nicholls State.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University—now known as Troy University—as a member of the Southland Football League during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Larry Blakeney, the Trojans finished the season with an overall record of 9–3 and a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the Southland title.[1] For the third consecutive season and the seventh time in eight years, Troy State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, losing to Appalachian State in the first round. The Trojans finished the season ranked No. 9 in the Sports Network poll.[2] The team played home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama.

In the spring of 2001,

Nicholls State, because an ineligible player had participated for the Demons in those games. With the forfeit, the Trojans' record improved to 10–2 overall and 7–0 in conference play.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Alabama A&M*No. 3
W 28–139,771[4]
September 9at No. 4 Appalachian State*No. 2
W 34–2816,631[5]
September 16
Troy, AL
W 62–1921,316[6]
September 30at South Florida*No. 1
L 10–2025,786
October 7at No. 10 Northwestern StateNo. 5
W 17–24 (forfeit)12,261
October 12Southwest Texas StateNo. 12
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 31–715,779[7]
October 21at No. 22 Sam Houston StateNo. 10
W 23–215,600[8]
October 28Nicholls StateNo. 10
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 41–1217,547
November 4at Stephen F. AustinNo. 7
W 6–04,806[9]
November 11No. 16 McNeese StateNo. 3
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 20–1615,715[10]
November 18at Jacksonville StateNo. 3
W 28–05,717
November 25No. 14 Appalachian State*No. 3
L 30–334,916[11]

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  12. ^ "2000 Football Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  13. ^ "2000 Troy State University Football". static.troytrojans.com. Retrieved December 22, 2023.


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