2000 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

2000 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
2000 record	3–8 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Mike DuBose (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Neil Callaway (3rd year as OC 4th overall)
Defensive coordinator	Ellis Johnson (4th year)
Captain	3 Paul Hogan Bradley Ledbetter Kenny Smith
Home stadium	Bryant–Denny Stadium (Capacity: 83,818) Legion Field (Capacity: 83,091)
Seasons

2000 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
#10 Florida x†		7	–	1					10	–	3
#20 Georgia		5	–	3					8	–	4
#19 South Carolina		5	–	3					8	–	4
Tennessee		5	–	3					8	–	4
Vanderbilt		1	–	7					3	–	8
Kentucky		0	–	8					2	–	9
Western Division
#18 Auburn x		6	–	2					9	–	4
#22 LSU		5	–	3					8	–	4
#24 Mississippi State		4	–	4					8	–	4
Ole Miss		4	–	4					7	–	5
Arkansas		3	–	5					6	–	6
Alabama		3	–	5					3	–	8
Championship: Florida 28, Auburn 6
† – BCS representative as champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 2000 college football season. The team was led by head coach Mike DuBose, who was coaching his final season at the program. The Crimson Tide, also known informally as the Tide, played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Legion Field, in Birmingham, Alabama.

The team entered the season trying to build upon a 10–3 record from their 1999 season, which included a 34–7 victory in the SEC Championship over the Florida Gators. The 2000 team would not have the same success. Despite a preseason #3 ranking they eventually finished with a 3–8 record (3–5 in the SEC). The 2000 season was filled with several close losses. A 30-28 loss at LSU was the Tide's first loss to LSU in Baton Rouge in 31 years, ending a 14–0–1 streak Alabama had posted there since 1969. A 9-0 defeat at the hands of in-state rival Auburn came on a cold and rainy afternoon and marked the first Iron Bowl played in Tuscaloosa since 1901.

For the first time since the 1956 season Alabama failed to win any out-of-conference games and became the first team from an AQ conference to lose to Central Florida, falling 38-40 at home on a last-second field goal.

DuBose was relieved of his duties following the season's conclusion.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	2:30 p.m.	at UCLA*	No. 3	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	L 24–35	76,640
September 9	11:30 a.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 13	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	JPS	W 28–10	83,091
September 16	8:00 p.m.	No. 25 Southern Miss*	No. 15	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN2	L 0–21	83,091
September 23	8:00 p.m.	at Arkansas		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ESPN	L 21–28	51,482
September 30	2:00 p.m.	No. 23 South Carolina		Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	PPV	W 27–17	83,818
October 14	6:00 p.m.	Ole Miss		Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 45–7	83,818
October 21	2:30 p.m.	at Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	CBS	L 10–20	107,709
October 28	2:00 p.m.	UCF*		Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	PPV	L 38–40	83,818
November 4	2:30 p.m.	at LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	CBS	L 28–30	91,778
November 11	11:30 a.m.	at No. 15 Mississippi State		Scott Field Starkville, MS (rivalry)	JPS	L 7–29	44,114
November 18	2:30 p.m.	No. 18 Auburn		Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (Iron Bowl)	CBS	L 0–9	85,986
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

• Source: Rolltide.com All-time Football Results: 2000 Season