Year: | 2000 |
Team: | Georgia Southern Eagles |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Southern Conference |
Short Conf: | SoCon |
Tsnrank: | 1 |
Record: | 13–2 |
Conf Record: | 7–1 |
Head Coach: | Paul Johnson |
Hc Year: | 4th |
Off Coach: | Mike Sewak |
Oc Year: | 4th |
Def Coach: | Rusty Russell |
Dc Year: | 4th |
Stadium: | Paulson Stadium |
Champion: | NCAA Division I-AA champion SoCon champion |
Bowl: | NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game |
Bowl Result: | W 27–25 vs. Montana Grizzlies |
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.