2000 Texas Southern Tigers football team

The 2000 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished second in the West Division of the SWAC.

2000 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	8–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach	William A. Thomas (7th season)
Home stadium	Astrodome Delmar Stadium Rice Stadium Robertson 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	Source
September 2	Prairie View A&M		Astrodome Houston, TX (Labor Day Classic)	W 42–0	^[1]
September 9	at Jackson State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 19–15	^[2]
September 16	Lane*		Delmar Stadium Houston, TX	W 31–6	^[3]
September 30	Langston*		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 45–14
October 7	Arkansas–Pine Bluff		Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	W 21–18
October 14	at Alcorn State		Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	W 16–13	^[4]
October 21	Mississippi Valley State		Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	W 30–24	^[5]
October 28	vs. No. 17 Grambling State	No. 25	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo City Classic)	L 17–26	^[6]
November 4	at Morris Brown*		Herndon Stadium Atlanta, GA	L 13–24	^[7]
November 11	at Southern		A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 29–49	^[8]
November 18	vs. Norfolk State*		Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Gold Coast Classic)	W 17–12	^[9]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Texas Southern 42, Prairie View A&M 0". Austin American-Statesman. September 3, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Texas Southern turns tables on J-State 19–15". The Clarion-Ledger. September 10, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Lane, Lambuth fall to 1–2". The Jackson Sun. September 17, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Enterprise-Journal". October 15, 2000. p. 18. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Valley shows fight, but still loses". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 22, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "GSU sits alone atop SWAC". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Morris Brown rallies past Texas Southern". The Atlanta Constitution. November 5, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Southern U. runs past Texas Southern". The Shreveport Times. November 12, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Texas Southern 17, Norfolk State 12". Daily Press. November 19, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.