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Postseason college football game between the Montana Grizzlies and the Georgia Southern Eagles
College football game
The 2000 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Georgia Southern Eagles and the Montana Grizzlies . The game was played on December 16, 2000, at Finley Stadium , home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga . The culminating game of the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season , it was won by Georgia Southern, 27–25.[4]
The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 2000 I-AA Playoffs , which began with a 16-team bracket .[5]
Montana Grizzlies [ edit ]
Montana finished their regular season with a 10–1 record (8–0 in conference); their only loss had been to Hofstra , 10–9, in the season opener. Seeded first in the playoffs, the Grizzlies defeated 16-seed Eastern Illinois , eight-seed Richmond , and 13-seed Appalachian State to reach the final. This was the third appearance for Montana in a Division I-AA championship game, having won in 1995 and having lost in 1996.
Georgia Southern Eagles [ edit ]
Georgia Southern finished their regular season with a 9–2 record (7–1 in conference); one of their losses had been to Georgia of Division I-A. The Eagles, seeded third, defeated 14-seed McNeese State , 11-seed Hofstra , and second-seed Delaware to reach the final. This was the eighth appearance for Georgia Southern in a Division I-AA championship game, having five prior wins (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999) and two prior losses (1988, 1998).
Game summary [ edit ]
Scoring summary [ edit ]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
GSU
MONT
1
13:19
4
80
1:41
GSU
GSU offense fumbled, recovered in the end zone by James McCoy, Scott Shelton kick good
7
0
1
2:57
5
60
2:22
GSU
Chris Johnson 49-yard touchdown reception from J. R. Revere, 2-point run by Shelton failed (after bobbled snap on kick attempt)
13
0
1
1:36
5
23
1:36
MONT
38-yard field goal by Chris Snyder
13
3
2
0:33
8
69
3:01
GSU
Adrian Peterson 1-yard touchdown run, Shelton kick good
20
3
3
3:41
11
79
3:38
MONT
Etu Molden 17-yard touchdown reception from John Edwards, Snyder kick no good
20
9
4
14:36
4
73
1:30
MONT
Vince Huntsberger 65-yard touchdown run, Snyder kick no good (wide left)
20
15
4
11:53
5
18
2:00
MONT
Yo Humphrey 2-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good (Humphrey from Edwards)
20
23
4
11:29
1
57
0:13
GSU
Peterson 57-yard touchdown run, Shelton kick good
27
23
4
0:15
MONT
GSU punter Shelton stepped out of end zone (safety )
27
25
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
27
25
[6] [7] : 68
Game statistics [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 3 Eagles
13
7
0
7
27
No. 1 Grizzlies
3
0
6
16
25
Georgia Southern running back Adrian Peterson
Statistics
GSU
MONT
First downs
14
28
Plays–yards
59–390
88–487
Rushes–yards
51–277
36–211
Passing yards
113
276
Passing: comp–att–int
5–8–0
29–52–2
Time of possession
27:39
32:21
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Georgia Southern
Passing
J. R. Revere
5–8, 113 yds, 1 TD
Rushing
Adrian Peterson
23 car, 148 yds, 2 TD
Receiving
Chris Johnson
4 rec, 110 yds, 1 TD
Montana
Passing
John Edwards
24–42, 211 yds, 1 INT, 1 TD
Rushing
Yo Humphrey
26 car, 119 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Jimmy Farris
7 rec, 82 yds
[6] [7]
References [ edit ]
^ a b "Scoring Summary (Final) Georgia Southern vs Montana" (PDF) . December 16, 2000. Retrieved April 20, 2019 – via AWS .
^ Rogers, Prentis (December 16, 2000). "Div. I-AA game looking better vs. a so-so NFL slate" . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . p. H2. Retrieved February 7, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^ "2000 I-AA National Championship - Georgia Southern vs Montana" . Retrieved February 7, 2019 – via YouTube .
^ "Georgia Southern 27, Montana 25 (final)" . Missoulian . Missoula, Montana . December 16, 2000. Retrieved February 7, 2019 .
^ "Division I-AA Football Playoff Bracket" . The Montana Standard . Butte, Montana . November 20, 2000. p. B4. Retrieved February 6, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^ a b "Grizzly Summary (box score)" . Missoulian . Missoula, Montana . December 17, 2000. p. C2. Retrieved February 7, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^ a b "FCS Playoff History" (PDF) . Southern Conference . 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2019 – via soconsports.com.
Further reading [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
Games through 2009 were played in December. Subsequent games have been played in January (*) or May (†).
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture and lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
2000–01 NCAA Division I championships
† Not an officially sanctioned NCAA championship