2000 Georgetown Tigers football team

The 2000 Georgetown Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown College of Georgetown, Kentucky, as a member of the Mid-South Conference (MSC) during the 2000 NAIA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bill Cronin, the Tigers compiled a 14–0 record (8–0 against conference opponents) and won the NAIA national championship, defeating Northwestern Oklahoma State, 20–0, in the NAIA National Championship Game.[1]

2000 Georgetown Tigers football
NAIA national champion
MSC champion
ConferenceMid-South Conference
Record14–0 (8–0 MSC)
Head coach
2000 Mid-South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Georgetown (KY) $^  8 –0   14 –0  
No. 11 Lambuth ^  6 –1   7 –4  
No. 17 Campbellsville  5 –2   7 –4  
Belhaven  4 –3   5 –5  
Cumberland (TN)  3 –5   5 –5  
Union (KY)  2 –5   3 –7  
Cumberland (KY)  1 –6   2 –8  
North Greenville  0 –8   0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at St. Francis (IL)*Joliet, ILW 28–7 2,000 [2]
September 16at Virginia–Wise Cavaliers*Wise, VAW 45–171,500[3]
September 23at Union (KY)Barbourville, KYW 56–12500[4]
September 30North Greenville*Georgetown, KYW 56–02,800[5]
October 7at Cumberland (KY)Williamsburg, KYW 71–91,000[6]
October 14LambuthGeorgetown, KYW 37–283,630[7]
October 21at BelhavenJackson, MSW 63–201,000[8]
October 28CampbellsvilleGeorgetown, KYW 38–283,550[9]
November 4at Cumberland (TN)Lebanon, TNW 38–13250[10]
November 11St. Joseph's (IN)*Georgetown, KYW 55–152,150[11]
November 18Olivet Nazarene*Georgetown, KY (NAIA first round)W 55–6750[12][13]
November 25Saint Francis (IN)*Georgetown, KY (NAIA quarterfinal)W 37–19900[14]
December 2Carroll*Georgetown, KY (NAIA semifinal)W 28–21835[15][16]
December 16vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State
W 20–06,650[17]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "2000 - Georgetown (KY)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. "2000 Georgetown Tigers Football cumulative Statistics". Georgetown College. Archived from the original on February 23, 2003. Retrieved April 28, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  13. "Georgetown routs Olivet Nazarene". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 19, 2000. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Georgetown 37, St. Francis 19". The Courier-Journal. November 26, 2000. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Georgetown wins 28-21, advances to title rematch". The Courier-Journal. December 3, 2000. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Georgetown 28, Carroll 21". The Advocate-Messenger. December 3, 2000. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Georgetown 'Finishes' NWOS For NAIA Title". The Jackson Sun. December 17, 2000. pp. 1D, 6D – via Newspapers.com.
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