National Championship Rewind: 2000
8/21/2014 8:54:00 AM | Football
The 2000 season saw the Eagles win their second-straight FCS National Championship and their sixth overall. Georgia Southern posted a 13-2 record with only one Southern Conference loss. The Eagles ran through the playoffs outscoring their opponents 144-80 over the four postseason games. GSU's closest contest came in the National Championship game in Chattanooga, Tenn., where the Eagles eeked out a 27-25 win over #2 Montana.Â
BELIEVED IT, ACHIEVED IT
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Adrian Peterson rushed for 148 yards and Georgia Southern withstood a fourth quarter rally by Montana to win the 2000 NCAA I-AA National Championship 27-25 at Finley Stadium. The national championship is the second straight for Georgia Southern and its sixth in school history. With a 20-3 lead midway through the third quarter, Georgia Southern's national championship hopes appeared solid. But Montana scored on three consecutive possessions to take a 23-20 lead. The Eagles answered on their first play from scrimmage when Peterson broke-off tackle for 57 yards and a touchdown to put GSU back in front, 27-23. Ryan Hadden ended one Montana drive in the fourth quarter with an interception while two other drives ended in loss of downs. Â In addition to Peterson's rushing efforts, quarterback J.R. Revere completed five of eight passes for 113 yards. Georgia Southern built its 20-3 lead on a fumble recovery in the end zone by James McCoy that gave the Eagles a 7-0 lead just 1:41 into the game. Revere then hit Chris Johnson with a 49-yard scoring pass late in the first quarter for a 13-0 advantage. After a Montana field goal cut the lead to 13-3, Peterson scored the first of his two touchdowns on a one yard run just 33 seconds before halftime.
PLAYOFF RECAP
11/25 – McNeese State – W, 42-17
12/2 – Hofstra – W, 48-20
12/9 – Delaware – W, 27-18
12/16 – vs. Montana – W, 27-25
REGULAR SEASON RECAP
9/2 – at Georgia – L, 29-7
9/9 – Johnson C. Smith – W, 57-12
9/16 – Wofford – W, 24-17
9/23 – at Chattanooga – W, 31-10
9/30 – VMI – W, 56-3
10/7 – at Western Carolina – W, 42-24
10/14 – Appalachian State – W, 34-28
10/21 – at The Citadel – W, 27-10
10/28 – East Tenn. State – W, 42-7
11/4 – at Furman – L, 45-10
11/11 – Elon – W, 32-9
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. For tickets to Georgia Southern athletics events, call 1-800-GSU-WINS or visit GSEagles.com.
BELIEVED IT, ACHIEVED IT
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Adrian Peterson rushed for 148 yards and Georgia Southern withstood a fourth quarter rally by Montana to win the 2000 NCAA I-AA National Championship 27-25 at Finley Stadium. The national championship is the second straight for Georgia Southern and its sixth in school history. With a 20-3 lead midway through the third quarter, Georgia Southern's national championship hopes appeared solid. But Montana scored on three consecutive possessions to take a 23-20 lead. The Eagles answered on their first play from scrimmage when Peterson broke-off tackle for 57 yards and a touchdown to put GSU back in front, 27-23. Ryan Hadden ended one Montana drive in the fourth quarter with an interception while two other drives ended in loss of downs. Â In addition to Peterson's rushing efforts, quarterback J.R. Revere completed five of eight passes for 113 yards. Georgia Southern built its 20-3 lead on a fumble recovery in the end zone by James McCoy that gave the Eagles a 7-0 lead just 1:41 into the game. Revere then hit Chris Johnson with a 49-yard scoring pass late in the first quarter for a 13-0 advantage. After a Montana field goal cut the lead to 13-3, Peterson scored the first of his two touchdowns on a one yard run just 33 seconds before halftime.
PLAYOFF RECAP
11/25 – McNeese State – W, 42-17
12/2 – Hofstra – W, 48-20
12/9 – Delaware – W, 27-18
12/16 – vs. Montana – W, 27-25
REGULAR SEASON RECAP
9/2 – at Georgia – L, 29-7
9/9 – Johnson C. Smith – W, 57-12
9/16 – Wofford – W, 24-17
9/23 – at Chattanooga – W, 31-10
9/30 – VMI – W, 56-3
10/7 – at Western Carolina – W, 42-24
10/14 – Appalachian State – W, 34-28
10/21 – at The Citadel – W, 27-10
10/28 – East Tenn. State – W, 42-7
11/4 – at Furman – L, 45-10
11/11 – Elon – W, 32-9
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. For tickets to Georgia Southern athletics events, call 1-800-GSU-WINS or visit GSEagles.com.
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