2000 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

The 2000 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. It marked the Razorbacks' 108th overall season and their 8th as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team is led by head coach Houston Nutt, in his third year, and played its home games at both Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville and War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas. They finished the season with a record of six wins and six losses (6–6 overall, 3–5 in the SEC) and with a loss against UNLV in the Las Vegas Bowl.

2000 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Las Vegas Bowl, L 14–31 vs. UNLV
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record6–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorJohn Thompson (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumRazorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 28:00 pmSouthwest Missouri State*W 38–053,946[1]
September 166:00 pmBoise State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 38–3154,286[2]
September 238:00 pmAlabamaESPN2W 28–2151,482[3]
September 3011:30 amNo. 25 Georgia
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
JPSL 7–3851,162[4]
October 76:00 pmLouisiana–Monroe* 
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 52–650,947[5]
October 1411:30 amat No. 24 South CarolinaJPSL 7–2781,935[6]
October 281:00 pmat No. 25 AuburnPPVL 19–2183,642[7]
November 42:00 pmOle Miss
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)
L 24–3849,647[8]
November 1111:30 amat TennesseeJPSL 20–63107,262[9]
November 181:00 pmat No. 13 Mississippi StateW 17–10 OT40,010[10]
November 241:30 pmNo. 24 LSU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR (rivalry)
CBSW 14–343,982[11]
December 217:00 pmvs. UNLV*ESPN2L 14–3129,113[12]

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Roster

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2000 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
FS 6 Ken Hamlin So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

References

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  1. ^ "Hogs shut out SW Missouri". The Commercial Appeal. September 3, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Razorbacks trip up Broncos in shootout". The Times-News. September 17, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tide 2000: Bama's 1–3". The Anniston Star. September 24, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia has big day in Nutt house". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 1, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Four TD passes plenty for Hogs". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 8, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gamecocks go bowling". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 15, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Auburn survives Hogs, gut check". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 29, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rebels hammer Hogs". Sun Herald. November 5, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Clausen, Henry help Vols annihilate Arkansas 63–20". The Courier-Journal. November 12, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hog-eat-Dawg world". Sun Herald. November 19, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "LSU bogs down in 14–3 loss to Arkansas". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 25, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rebels run past Arkansas to post win for Robinson". Omaha World-Herald. December 22, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "2000 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  14. ^ "2000 NCAA Football Statistics (Arkansas)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 20, 2024.