Louisiana State Football Team History
Louisiana State Tigers
 
	
		|  | Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA
 Founded: 1860
 Stadium: Tiger Stadium
 Capacity: 92,400
 Colors: Purple & Gole
 Coach: Nick Saban
 Conference: Southeastern-West
 
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| 2000 Season Highlights |  | Nick Saban enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Louisiana State. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 2000 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 2 | vs. Western Carolina | 58 | 0 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 9 | vs.
Houston | 28 | 13 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 16 | @
Auburn | 17 | 34 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 23 | vs.
Alabama Birmingham | 10 | 13 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 30 | vs.
Tennessee | 38 | 31 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 7 | @
Florida | 9 | 41 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 14 | vs.
Kentucky | 34 | 0 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 21 | vs.
Mississippi State | 45 | 38 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 4 | vs.
Alabama | 30 | 28 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 11 | @
Mississippi | 20 | 9 | W |  |  |  | Fri., Nov. 24 | @
Arkansas | 3 | 14 | L | @ Little Rock, AR |  |  | Fri., Dec. 29 | Georgia Tech | 28 | 14 | W | @ Atlanta, GA | Peach Bowl |  |  | 
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| 2000 Season Totals |  | Record | 8-4 |  | Points Scored | 320 |  | Scoring Average | 26.7 |  | Points Allowed | 235 |  | Defense Average | 19.6 |  | Opponents Record | 72-58 |  | Conference Record | 5-3 |  | Home Record | 6-1 |  | Away Record | 1-3 |  | 
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| 2000 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  
	| 22 | 8-4-0 | AP |  | 
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| 2000 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 2000 All Southeastern Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
	|  |  | Some records may be incomplete. 
 
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      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.