The 2000 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University

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 in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season

2000 NCAA Division I-A football season

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. They finished the season with a 9–4 record and won the Southeastern Conference

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 West Division championship. Second year head coach Tommy Tuberville

Tommy Tuberville

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 led the Tigers to their first winning season since 1997, their second SEC Championship Game appearance, and a New Year's Day

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 appearance in the against Michigan

2000 Michigan Wolverines football team

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, which marked the Tigers return to post-season play for the first time in three years. The Tigers shut out arch rival Alabama

2000 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

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, 9–0, on November 18 in the first Iron Bowl

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 game played in Tuscaloosa

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 since 1901. The Tigers finished the season ranked #18 in the AP Poll

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 and #20 in the Coaches Poll

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Schedule

Date	Team	Location	PF	PA	Result	Attend
August 31, 2000	Wyoming 2000 Wyoming Cowboys football team The 2000 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cowboys offense scored 170 points, while the defense allowed 393 points.-Schedule:-Team players in the NFL:...	Auburn, AL	35	21	W	76,128
September 9, 2000	@	Oxford, MS	35	27	W	52,368
September 16, 2000	LSU 2000 LSU Tigers football team The 2000 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2000–2001. Coached by Nick Saban in his first year at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Saban led the team to a remarkable turnaround from a...	Auburn, AL	34	17	W	85,612
September 23, 2000		Auburn, AL	31	14	W	79,635
September 30, 2000		Auburn, AL	33	0	W	84,276
October 7, 2000	@	Starkville, MS	10	17	L	43,917
October 14, 2000	@ Florida 2000 Florida Gators football team September 30, 2000The Florida Gators came into Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi ranked third in the nation. The unranked Mississippi State Bulldogs ran for 351 yards, 172 yards and a touchdown for Dicenzo Miller, and 156 yards and a touchdown for Dontae Walker. Bulldogs quarterback...	Gainesville, FL	7	38	L	85,710
October 21, 2000		Auburn, AL	38	28	W	82,140
October 28, 2000		Auburn, AL	21	19	W	83,642
November 11, 2000	Georgia	Auburn, AL	29	26	W (OT)	85,612
November 18, 2000	@ Alabama 2000 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 2000 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 2000 college football season. The team was led by head coach Mike DuBose, who was coaching his final season at the program...	Tuscaloosa, AL	9	0	W	85,986
December 2, 2000	Florida 2000 Florida Gators football team September 30, 2000The Florida Gators came into Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi ranked third in the nation. The unranked Mississippi State Bulldogs ran for 351 yards, 172 yards and a touchdown for Dicenzo Miller, and 156 yards and a touchdown for Dontae Walker. Bulldogs quarterback...	Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game 2000 SEC Championship Game The 2000 SEC Championship Game was won by the Florida Gators 28-6 over the Auburn Tigers. The game was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia on December 2, 2000 and was televised to a national audience on ABC.-External links:***-References:... )	6	28	L	73,427
January 1, 2001	Michigan 2000 Michigan Wolverines football team The 2000 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the college football 2000 college football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.-Schedule:...	Orlando, FL	28	31	L	66,928
			316	266	9–4