2000 Grambling State Tigers football team

The 2000 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Doug Williams, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the SWAC West Division title. Grambling State beat Alabama A&M in the SWAC Championship Game to the conference title. The team was also recognized as a black college football national champion. The Tigers offense scored 300 points while the defense allowed 207 points on the season.^[1] Grambling State played home games at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana.

2000 Grambling State Tigers football
Black college football national champion SWAC champion SWAC West Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, W 14–6 vs. Alabama A&M
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 13
Record	10–2 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Doug Williams (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Melvin Spears (3rd season)
Home stadium	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alabama A&M xy		5	–	2					7	–	5
Alabama State x		5	–	2					6	–	5
Jackson State		4	–	3					7	–	4
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	6					2	–	9
Alcorn State		0	–	7					0	–	11
West Division
No. 13 Grambling State xy$		6	–	1					10	–	2
Texas Southern		5	–	2					8	–	3
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		4	–	3					6	–	5
Southern		4	–	3					6	–	5
Prairie View A&M		1	–	6					1	–	10
Championship: Grambling State 14, Alabama A&M 6
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Alcorn State		Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	W 29–6	14,310[2]	[3]
September 9	at Louisville*		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 0–52	41,227	[4]
September 16	at Alabama A&M		Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	W 17–14	13,050[5]	[6]
September 23	at Mississippi Valley State		Rice–Totten Field Itta Bena, MS	W 49–13	5,672[7]	[8]
September 30	vs. Prairie View A&M		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 47–7	65,125	[9]
October 7	vs. No. 3 Florida A&M*		RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN (Circle City Classic)	W 12–10	57,808	[10]
October 14	vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff	No. 21	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Red River Classic)	W 24–17	>30,000[11]	[12]
October 21	Jackson State	No. 20	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	W 33–30	16,424	[13]
October 28	vs. No. 25 Texas Southern	No. 17	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo City Classic)	W 26–17		[14]
November 4	Alabama State	No. 14	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	W 20–2	12,954	[15]
November 25	vs. Southern	No. 12	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	L 29–33	72,000	[16]
December 2	vs. Alabama A&M*	No. 12	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (SWAC Championship Game)	W 14–6	34,687	[17]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL team
Scotty Anderson	Wide receiver	5	148	Detroit Lions

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