American college football season
The 2000 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the West Division. Coached by David Cutcliffe, the Rebels played their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 11:30 am | Tulane* | No. 18 | | JPS | W 49–20 | 46,847 |
September 9 | 6:00 pm | Auburn | No. 19 | - Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
- Oxford, MS (rivalry)
| ESPN2 | L 27–35 | 52,368 |
September 16 | 11:30 am | at Vanderbilt | | | JPS | W 12–7 | 36,390 |
September 30 | 6:00 pm | Kentucky | | - Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
- Oxford, MS
| | W 35–17 | 51,448 |
October 7 | 1:00 pm | Arkansas State* | | - Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
- Oxford, MS
| | W 35–10 | 44,042 |
October 14 | 6:00 pm | at Alabama | | | ESPN | L 7–45 | 83,818 |
October 28 | 1:00 pm | UNLV* | | - Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
- Oxford, MS
| | W 43–40 OT | 40,338 |
November 4 | 1:00 pm | at Arkansas | | | | W 38–24 | 49,647 |
November 11 | 8:00 pm | LSU | | - Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
- Oxford, MS (rivalry)
| ESPN2 | L 9–20 | 52,476 |
November 18 | 5:00 pm | at No. 21 Georgia | | | ESPN2 | L 14–32 | 76,248 |
November 23 | 7:00 pm | No. 23 Mississippi State | | - Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
- Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)
| ESPN | W 45–30 | 48,811 |
December 28 | 3:00 pm | vs. West Virginia* | | | ESPN | L 38–49 | 47,119 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | 18 | 18 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches Poll | 18 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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Roster
References
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National championship seasons in bold |