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Southern Miss

USA · 2000 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
2nd
4–3 in USA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
64
1963–2026
All-Time Record
389–337–6
0.536 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#14
1988
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 8
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 19 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Southern Miss head-to-head · History & Eras

2000 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC8–4L 16–19
4Week 4 · Sep 19Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC3–8W 21–0
5Week 5 · Sep 26Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HB123–8W 28–6
6Week 6 · Oct 3Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HUSA4–7W 24–3
7Week 7 · Oct 10South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)H2HIND FBSI7–4W 41–7
8Week 8 · Oct 17Tulane (TULANE)H2HUSA6–5W 56–24
10Week 10 · Oct 31Houston (HOUSTON)H2HUSA3–8W 6–3
11Week 11 · Nov 7Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HUSA9–3L 28–49
12Week 12 · Nov 14UABH2HUSA7–4W 33–30
13Week 13 · Nov 21Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HUSA7–5L 24–27
14Week 14 · Nov 28East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HUSA8–4L 9–14
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 26TCUH2HIND WAC10–2W 28–21

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.814
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+27
-16+43
  • TCU +10
  • South Florida +7
  • UAB +7
  • Tulane +6
  • Memphis +4
  • Alabama +3
  • Oklahoma State +3
  • Houston +3
  • Louisville -3
  • Tennessee -4
  • East Carolina -4
  • Cincinnati -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #20Better than 86%
Win % Place 26thBetter than 82%

0.667 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#28W14#28Regular Season Final#22Post-Season W3#20Post-Season W4#20Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-3
+21
+22
+21
+34
+32
+3
-21
+3
-3
-5
+7

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#501995#231996#211997#361998#161999

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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