| 2000 NCAA Division I-AA season | |
|---|---|
| Regular season | |
| Number of teams | 121 |
| Duration | August–November |
| Payton Award | Louis Ivory (RB, Furman)[1] |
| Buchanan Award | Edgerton Hartwell (LB, Western Illinois)[2] |
| Playoff | |
| Duration | November 25–December 16 |
| Championship date | December 16, 2000 |
| Championship site | Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Champion | Georgia Southern |
| NCAA Division I-AA football seasons | |
«1999 2001» | |
The2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part ofcollege football in the United States organized by theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at theDivision I-AA level, began in August 2000, and concluded with the2000 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 16, 2000, atFinley Stadium inChattanooga, Tennessee. TheGeorgia Southern Eagles won their sixth I-AA championship, defeating theMontana Grizzlies by a score of 27–25.[3]
| School | 1999 Conference | 2000 Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | Atlantic 10 (I-AA) | I-A Independent |
| Georgetown | MAAC | I-AA Independent |
| St. John's (NY) | I-AA Independent | Northeast |
| Conference champions |
|---|
Atlantic 10 Conference –Delaware andRichmond |
| First Round November 25 Campus sites | Quarterfinals December 2 Campus sites | Semifinals December 9 Campus sites | National Championship Game December 16 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Montana* | 45 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Eastern Illinois | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Montana* | 34 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Richmond | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Richmond* | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Youngstown State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Montana* | 19* | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Appalachian State | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Western Kentucky* | 27 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Florida A&M | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Western Kentucky* | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Appalachian State | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Troy State* | 30 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Appalachian State | 33 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Montana | 25 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 27 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Georgia Southern* | 42 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | McNeese State | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Georgia Southern* | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Hofstra | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Furman* | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Hofstra | 31 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 27 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Delaware* | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Western Illinois* | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Lehigh | 37 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Lehigh | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Delaware* | 47 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Delaware* | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Portland State | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
*By team name denotes host institution
*By score denotes overtime
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