2000 Auburn Tigers football team

The 2000 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They finished the season with a 9–4 record and won the Southeastern Conference West Division championship. Second-year head coach Tommy Tuberville led the Tigers to their first winning season since 1997, their second SEC Championship Game appearance, and a New Year's Day appearance in the Florida Citrus Bowl against Michigan, which marked the Tigers return to post-season play for the first time in three years. The Tigers shut out arch rival Alabama, 9–0, on November 18 in the first Iron Bowl game played in Tuscaloosa since 1901. The Tigers finished the season ranked #18 in the AP Poll and #20 in the Coaches Poll.

2000 Auburn Tigers football
SEC Western Division champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 18
Record9–4 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
  • Tommy Tuberville (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorNoel Mazzone (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Lovett (2nd season)
Home stadiumJordan–Hare Stadium
(Capacity: 85,612)
2000 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida x$  7 1   10 3  
No. 19 South Carolina  5 3   8 4  
No. 20 Georgia  5 3   8 4  
Tennessee  5 3   8 4  
Vanderbilt  1 7   3 8  
Kentucky  0 8   2 9  
Western Division
No. 18 Auburn x  6 2   9 4  
No. 22 LSU  5 3   8 4  
Ole Miss  4 4   7 5  
No. 24 Mississippi State  4 4   8 4  
Arkansas  3 5   6 6  
Alabama  3 5   3 8  
Championship: Florida 28, Auburn 6
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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