2000 Georgia Bulldogs football team

American college football season

2000 Georgia Bulldogs football
Oahu Bowl champion
Oahu Bowl, W 37–14 vs. Virginia
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 20
Record	8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Jim Donnan (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Gary Gibbs (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Southeastern Conference football standings
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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

The 2000 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth ad final year under head coach Jim Donnan, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 8–4 record with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, an placing third in the SEC's Eastern Division. Georgia was invited to the Oahu Bowl, where the Bulldogs defeated Virginia. The team played home games at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	6:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern *	No. 11	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	PPV	W 29–7	86,520	^[1]
September 9	3:30 p.m.	at South Carolina	No. 10	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 10–21	83,605	^[2]
September 23	1:00 p.m.	New Mexico State *	No. 24	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	W 37–0	85,202	^[3]
September 30	12:30 p.m.	at Arkansas	No. 24	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	JPS	W 38–7	51,162	^[4]
October 7	7:00 p.m.	No. 21 Tennessee	No. 19	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 21–10	86,520	^[5]
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt ^dagger	No. 13	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	W 29–19	86,520	^[6]
October 21	12:30 p.m.	at Kentucky	No. 12	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	JPS	W 34–30	68,565	^[7]
October 28	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Florida	No. 12	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 23–34	84,404	^[8]
November 11	7:30 p.m.	at No. 22 Auburn	No. 13	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	ESPN	L 26–29 ^OT	85,612	^[9]
November 18	6:00 p.m.	Ole Miss	No. 21	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	ESPN2	W 32–14	76,248	^[10]
November 25	12:00 p.m.	No. 18 Georgia Tech *	No. 19	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	CBS	L 15–27	85,912	^[11]
December 24	8:30 p.m.	vs. Virginia *	No. 24	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Oahu Bowl)	ESPN	W 37–14	24,187	^[12]
*Non-conference game ^daggerHomecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	10	10	9	23	24	25	19	14	12	13	17	14	22	19	24	24	20
Coaches	11	11	10	22	24	24	19	13	12	12	17	13	21	18	24	24	17
BCS	Not released									12	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Personnel

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Roster

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2000 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL	`70`	Kevin Breedlove	So
WR	`1`	Reggie Brown	Fr
QB	`17`	Labrone Mitchell	Jr
WR	`8`	Terrence Edwards	So
OT	`71`	George Foster	So
RB	`35`	Verron Haynes	Jr
OT	`75`	Jonas Jennings	Sr
QB	`6`	Sean Jones	Fr
TE	`86`	Randy McMichael	Jr
OT	`78`	Jon Stinchcomb	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`45`	Boss Bailey	So
LB	`37`	Kendrell Bell	Sr
SS	`15`	Terreal Bierria	So
DE	`92`	Demetric Evans	Sr
LB	`42`	Tony Gilbert	So
LB	`19`	Charles Grant	So
CB	`31`	Jamie Henderson	Sr
DT	`98`	Josh Mallard	Jr
DT	`93`	Richard Seymour	Sr
DT	`97`	Marcus Stroud	Sr
DT	`57`	Johnathan Sullivan	Fr
CB	`2`	Tim Wansley	Jr
MLB	`46`	Will Witherspoon	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Jim Donnan

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Gary Gibbs (defensive coordinator / linebackers)
Greg Adkins (offensive line / tight ends)
Phil Jones (defensive ends)
Rodney Garner (defensive line / recruiting coordinator)
Brad Lambert (secondary)
Doug Marrone (offensive line)
Leon Perry (running backs)
Greg Williams (wide receivers)
Todd Donnan (quarterbacks)
Mark D'Onofrio (graduate assistant)
Eric Fears (director of strength and conditioning)
Keith Gray (assistant strength and conditioning)
Steve Greer (director of football operations)
Mark Krichbaum (assistant strength and conditioning)
John Power (program coordinator)
John Segrave (graduate assistant)
Joe Tereshinski (video coordinator and assistant strength and conditioning)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured Injured
Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Depth chart

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Offense

QB Quincy Carter 6-3 223 Jr. Corey Phillips 6-0 200 So.

RB Jasper Sanks 6-0 216 Jr. Brett Millican 5-11 197 Sr.

RB Bruce Thornton 5-10 188 Fr. Kenny Bailey 5-11 192 Fr.

WR Terrance Edwards 6-2 175 So. LaBrone Mitchell 6-1 203 Jr.

WR Michael Greer 5-10 170 Sr. Durell Robinson 6-2 200 So.

T Jonas Jennings 6-4 302 Sr. Alex Jackson 6-4 318 So.

G Brady Pate 6-5 273 Sr. Reggie Stargill 6-3 281 Sr.

C Curt McGill 6-3 273 Jr. Brady Pate 6-5 273 Sr.

G Kevin Breedlove 6-4 310 So. Reggie Stargill 6-3 281 Sr.

T Jon Stinchcomb 6-5 272 So. George Foster 6-5 302 So.

TE Jevaris Johnson 6-6 258 Sr. Randy McMichael 6-3 223 So.

K Brett Kirouac 6-1 191 So.

Returning starters in bold.

Defense

DE Charles Grant 6-3 266 So. Demetric Evans 6-3 275 Sr.

DT Richard Seymour 6-6 295 Sr. Tyrone Robertson 6-4 287 So.

DT Marcus Stroud 6-6 300 Sr. David Jacobs 6-4 258 So.

DE Bruce Adrine 6-4 258 Jr. Terin Smith 6-3 234 Jr.

SLB Boss Bailey 6-3 220 Jr. Jessie Miller 6-2 217 So.

MLB Kendrell Bell 6-2 240 Sr. Adrian Hollingshed 6-2 234 Jr.

WLB Will Witherspoon 6-1 215 Jr. Tony Gilbert 6-0 227 So.

CB Jamie Henderson 6-2 190 Sr. Cory Robinson 5-11 191 Sr.

CB Tim Wansley 5-8 179 Jr. Decory Bryant 5-11 179 Fr.

SS Terreal Bierria 6-3 215 So. Jermaine Phillips 6-2 202 Sr.

FS Cap Burnett 6-1 202 So. Kentrell Curry 6-1 188 Fr.

P Wynn Kopp 5-9 162 Jr. Jonathan Kilgo 6-2 200 So.

Returning starters in bold.

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References

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^ "Southern discomfort". Ledger-Enquirer. September 3, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "So. Carolina? Not So. Carolina". The Macon Telegraph. September 10, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bulldogs maul the Aggies". The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 24, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia has big day in Nutt house". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 1, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia topples Tennessee". News and Record. October 8, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bulldogs defense made difference". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 15, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Freshman's 528 yards not enough for UK". Evansville Courier and Press. October 22, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Defense-minded". The Miami Herald. October 29, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Auburn nips Georgia with Leard's TD in overtime". The Courier-Journal. November 12, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rebels start fast, fall 32–14". The Clarion-Ledger. November 19, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia Tech takes bite out of Bulldogs". The Tennessean. November 26, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia vanquishes Virginia". The Honolulu Advertiser. December 25, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2000 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
^ "2000 NCAA Football Statistics (Georgia)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved October 20, 2024.
^ "Georgia Bulldogs 2000 Football Preview". www.nationalchamps.net. Retrieved February 26, 2021.

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