2000 Georgetown Tigers football team

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2000 Georgetown Tigers football
NAIA national champion
MSC champion
NAIA National Championship Game, W 20–0 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State
ConferenceMid-South Conference
2000 record14–0 (8–0 MSC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Mid-South Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
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

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]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at St. Francis (IL)*Joliet, ILW 28–7
September 16at Virginia–Wise Cavaliers*Wise, VAW 45–17
September 23at Union (KY)Barbourville, KYW 56–12
September 30North Greenville*Georgetown, KYW 56–0
October 7at Cumberland (KY)Williamsburg, KYW 71–9
October 14LambuthGeorgetown, KYW 37–28
October 21at BelhavenJackson, MSW 63–20
October 28CampbellsvilleGeorgetown, KYW 38–28
November 4at Cumberland (TN)Lebanon, TNW 38–13
November 11St. Joseph's (IN)*Georgetown, KYW 55–15
November 18Olivet Nazarene*Georgetown, KY (NAIA first round)W 55–6[2]
November 25Saint Francis (IN)*Georgetown, KY (NAIA quarterfinal)W 37–19900[3]
December 2Carroll*Georgetown, KY (NAIA semifinal)W 28–21835[4][5]
December 16vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State
W 20–06,650[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2000 - Georgetown (KY)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-09-13. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Georgetown routs Olivet Nazarene". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 19, 2000. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgetown 37, St. Francis 19". The Courier-Journal. November 26, 2000. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgetown wins 28-21, advances to title rematch". The Courier-Journal. December 3, 2000. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgetown 28, Carroll 21". The Advocate-Messenger. December 3, 2000. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgetown 'Finishes' NWOS For NAIA Title". The Jackson Sun. December 17, 2000. pp. 1D, 6D – via Newspapers.com.
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