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2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2000 |
| image | NCAA logo.svg |
| number_of_teams | 121 |
| regular_season | August–November |
| playoffs | November 25–December 16 |
| nc_date | December 16, 2000 |
| championship | Finley Stadium |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| champions | Georgia Southern |
| payton | Louis Ivory (RB, Furman) |
| buchanan | Edgerton Hartwell (LB, Western Illinois) |
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I-AA level, began in August 2000, and concluded with the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 16, 2000, at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Georgia Southern Eagles won their sixth I-AA championship, defeating the Montana Grizzlies by a score of 27–25.
Conference changes and new programs
| School | 1999 Conference | 2000 Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | Atlantic 10 (I-AA) | I-A Independent |
| Georgetown | MAAC | I-AA Independent |
| St. John's (NY) | I-AA Independent | Northeast |
Conference standings
Conference champions
| Conference champions |
|---|
Postseason
NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket
November 25 Campus sites December 2 Campus sites December 9 Campus sites December 16 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN
|RD1-team01=Montana* |RD1-score01=45 |RD1-seed01=1 |RD1-seed02=16 |RD1-team02=Eastern Illinois |RD1-score02=13
|RD1-team03=Richmond* |RD1-score03=10 |RD1-seed03=8 |RD1-seed04=9 |RD1-team04= |RD1-score04=3
|RD1-team05=Western Kentucky* |RD1-score05=27 |RD1-seed05=5 |RD1-seed06=12 |RD1-team06=Florida A&M |RD1-score06=0
|RD1-team07=Troy State* |RD1-score07=30 |RD1-seed07=4 |RD1-seed08=13 |RD1-team08=Appalachian State |RD1-score08=33
|RD1-team09=Georgia Southern* |RD1-score09=42 |RD1-seed09=3 |RD1-seed10=14 |RD1-team10=McNeese State |RD1-score10=17
|RD1-team11=Furman* |RD1-score11=24 |RD1-seed11=6 |RD1-seed12=11 |RD1-team12=Hofstra |RD1-score12=31
|RD1-team13=Western Illinois* |RD1-score13=7 |RD1-seed13=7 |RD1-seed14=10 |RD1-team14=Lehigh |RD1-score14=37
|RD1-team15=Delaware* |RD1-score15=49 |RD1-seed15=2 |RD1-seed16=15 |RD1-team16=Portland State |RD1-score16=14
|RD2-team01=Montana* |RD2-score01=34 |RD2-seed01=1 |RD2-seed02=8 |RD2-team02=Richmond |RD2-score02=20
|RD2-team03=Western Kentucky* |RD2-score03=14 |RD2-seed03=5 |RD2-seed04=13 |RD2-team04=Appalachian State |RD2-score04=17
|RD2-team05=Georgia Southern* |RD2-score05=48 |RD2-seed05=3 |RD2-seed06=11 |RD2-team06=Hofstra |RD2-score06=20
|RD2-team07=Lehigh |RD2-score07=22 |RD2-seed07=10 |RD2-seed08=2 |RD2-team08=Delaware* |RD2-score08=47
|RD3-team01=Montana* |RD3-score01=19* |RD3-seed01=1 |RD3-seed02=13 |RD3-team02=Appalachian State |RD3-score02=16
|RD3-team03=Georgia Southern |RD3-score03=27 |RD3-seed03=3 |RD3-seed04=2 |RD3-team04=Delaware* |RD3-score04=18
|RD4-team01=Montana |RD4-score01=25 |RD4-seed01=1 |RD4-seed02=3 |RD4-team02=Georgia Southern |RD4-score02=27
- By team name denotes host institution
- By score denotes overtime Source:
References
References
- (2015-01-06). "Walter Payton Award -- History (1987–2014)". [[The Sports Network (wire service).
- (2015-01-06). "Buck Buchanan Award -- History (1995–2014)". [[The Sports Network (wire service).
- "2000 NCAA Division I Football Championship".
- (November 20, 2000). "Division I-AA Football Playoff Bracket". [[The Montana Standard]].
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