The 2000 Auburn Tigers football team represented
Auburn University in the
2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They finished the season with a 9–4 record and won the
Southeastern Conference West Division championship.[1] Second-year head coach
Tommy Tuberville led the Tigers to their first winning season since 1997, their second SEC Championship Game appearance, and a
New Year's Day appearance in the
Florida Citrus Bowl against
Michigan, which marked the Tigers return to post-season play for the first time in three years. The Tigers shut out arch rival
Alabama, 9–0, on November 18 in the first
Iron Bowl game played in
Tuscaloosa since 1901. The Tigers finished the season ranked #18 in the
AP Poll and #20 in the
Coaches Poll.