2000 Southern Jaguars football team

The 2000 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Pete Richardson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference record of 4–3, and finished tied for third in the SWAC West Division.

2000 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	7–4 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Pete Richardson (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	Terrence Graves (1st season)
Home stadium	A. W. Mumford 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	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Northwestern State*	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	L 14–31	17,528	[1]
September 9	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 19–30		[2]
September 16	at Prairie View A&M	Astrodome Houston, TX	W 56–6	17,367[3]	[4][5]
September 23	vs. Jackson State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 10–13	49,146	[6]
September 30	Alabama State	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 33–37 (ASU forfeit)		[7][8]
October 7	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	W 31–20	9,983[9]	[10]
October 21	at Alcorn State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	W 30–14	20,000[11]	[12]
October 28	Morris Brown*	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 44–23		[13]
November 4	No. 16 Florida A&M*	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 49–50	22,317[14]	[15]
November 11	Texas Southern	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 49–29		[16]
November 25	vs. No. 12 Grambling State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	W 33–29	72,000	[17]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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