2000 Troy State Trojans football team

The 2000 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Trojans played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed in the Southland Conference. The 2000 season was Troy State's last season as a full member of Division I-AA before transitioning to Division I-A.[1] Troy State finished the season ranked #3 in the Coaches' Poll and #9 in the Sports Network Poll.

2000 Troy State Trojans football
Southland champions
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
Sports NetworkNo. 9
2000 record10–2 (7–0 SLC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorWayne Bolt (5th season)
Base defense4-3 defense
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 17,500)
2000 Southland Football League standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 9 Troy State $^  7 –0     10 –2  
No. 16 McNeese State ^  5 –2     8 –4  
No. 25 Southwest Texas State  5 –2     7 –4  
Sam Houston State  4 –3     7 –4  
Stephen F. Austin  3 –4     6 –4  
Jacksonville State  2 –5     4 –6  
Northwestern State  1 –6     4 –7  
Nicholls State  1 –6     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 2at Alabama A&M*No. 3
W 28–139,771
September 9at No. 4 Appalachian State*No. 2W 34–3016,631
September 16Alabama State*No. 1W 62–1921,316
September 30at South Florida*No. 1L 10-2025,786
October 7at No. 10 Northwestern State (LA)No. 5W 17-24 (forfeit)12,261
October 12Southwest Texas StateNo. 12
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, Alabama
W 31–715,779
October 21at No. 22 Sam Houston State*No. 10W 23–215,600
October 28Nicholls StateNo. 10
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 41–1217,547
November 4at Stephen F. AustinNo. 7W 6–04,806
November 11No. 16 McNeese StateNo. 3
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 20–1615,715
November 18at Jacksonville State*No. 3W 28–05,717
November 25No. 14 Appalachian State*No. 3
L 30–334,916

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