2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season

2000 NCAA Division I-AA season
Regular season
Number of teams121
DurationAugust–November
Payton AwardLouis Ivory (RB, Furman)
Buchanan AwardEdgerton Hartwell (LB, Western Illinois)
Playoff
DurationNovember 25–December 16
Championship dateDecember 16, 2000
Championship siteFinley Stadium
Chattanooga, Tennessee
ChampionGeorgia Southern
NCAA Division I-AA football seasons

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.