2000 NCAA Division I-AA season | |
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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» |
The 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I-AA level, began in August 2000, and concluded with the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 16, 2000, at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Georgia Southern Eagles won their sixth I-AA championship, defeating the Montana Grizzlies by a score of 27–25.[3]