Gopher Football 2000 Season

2000 Schedule Date Opponent W/L Score 09/02/2000 Louisiana-Monroe (1-10) W 47-10 09/09/2000 Ohio (7-4) L 17-23 09/16/2000 @ Baylor (2-9) W 34-9 09/23/2000 @ Purdue (8-4) L 24-38 09/30/2000 Illinois (5-6) W 44-10 10/07/2000 Penn State (5-7) W 25-16 10/14/2000 @ Ohio State (8-4) W 29-17 10/21/2000 @ Indiana (3-8) L 43-51 10/28/2000 Homecoming Northwestern (8-4) L 35-41 11/04/2000 @ Wisconsin (9-4) L 20-41 11/18/2000 Iowa (3-9) W 27-24 12/28/2000 MicronPC.com Bowl vs. North Carolina State (8-4) L 30-38

2000 Big Ten Standings Team Conference Overall W L PCT W L PCT Purdue 6 2 .750 8 4 .667 Michigan 6 2 .750 9 3 .750 Northwestern 6 2 .750 8 4 .667 Ohio State 5 3 .625 8 4 .667 Minnesota 4 4 .500 6 6 .500 Wisconsin 4 4 .500 9 4 .692 Penn State 4 4 .500 5 7 .417 Iowa 3 5 .375 3 9 .250 Illinois 2 6 .250 5 6 .455 Michigan State 2 6 .250 5 6 .455 Indiana 2 6 .250 3 8 .273

Season notes:

Coached by Glen Mason (4th season).

Team Roster:

By Name

By Number

By Position

By Eligibility

2000 Poll Results

Associated Press

ESPN/USA Today

1. Oklahoma (71) 13-0 1,775 2. Miami (FL) 11-1 1,690 3. Washington 11-1 1,634 4. Oregon State 11-1 1,539 5. Florida State 11-2 1,488 6. Virginia Tech 11-1 1,432 7. Oregon 10-2 1,299 8. Nebraska 10-2 1,282 9. Kansas State 11-3 1,258 10. Florida 10-3 1,128 11. Michigan 9-3 1,061 12. Texas 9-3 894 13. Purdue 8-4 765 14. Colorado State 10-2 640 15. Notre Dame 9-3 611 16. Clemson 9-3 563 17. Georgia Tech 9-3 545 18. Auburn 9-4 498 19. South Carolina 8-4 486 20. Georgia 8-4 430 21. Texas Christian 10-2 406 22. Louisiana State 8-4 340 23. Wisconsin 9-4 208 24. Mississippi State 8-4 197 25. Iowa State 9-3 188

1. Oklahoma (59) 13-0 1,475 2. Miami (FL) 11-1 1,404 3. Washington 11-1 1,336 4. Florida State 11-2 1,253 5. Oregon State 11-1 1,245 6. Virginia Tech 11-1 1,215 7. Nebraska 10-2 1,099 8. Kansas State 11-3 1,077 9. Oregon 10-2 1,009 10. Michigan 9-3 901 11. Florida 10-3 899 12. Texas 9-3 731 13. Purdue 8-4 626 14. Clemson 9-3 590 15. Colorado State 10-2 587 16. Notre Dame 9-3 457 17. Georgia 8-4 357 18. Texas Christian 10-2 341 19. Georgia Tech 9-3 335 20. Auburn 9-4 325 21. South Carolina 8-4 314 22. Mississippi State 8-4 272 23. Iowa State 9-3 225 24. Wisconsin 9-4 220 25. Tennessee 8-4 159

2000 Season Big Ten Bowl Results Rose Bowl by AT&T - 01/01/2001 Washington 34, Purdue 24 Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl - 01/01/2001 Michigan 31, Auburn 28 Outback Bowl - 01/01/2001 South Carolina 24, Ohio State 7 Sylvania Alamo Bowl - 12/30/2000 Nebraska 66, Northwestern 17 Wells Fargo Sun Bowl - 12/29/2000 Wisconsin 21, UCLA 20 MicronPC.com Bowl - 12/28/2000 North Carolina State 38, Minnesota 30 Previous season (1999) Next season (2001) Back to the football historical records page... Back to the University of Minnesota page... Back to Eric's home page...

2000 Season Bowl Results FedEx Orange Bowl - 01/03/2001 Oklahoma 13, Florida State 2 Nokia Sugar Bowl - 01/02/2001 Miami (FL) 37, Florida 20 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl - 01/01/2001 Oregon State 41, Notre Dame 9 Toyota Gator Bowl - 01/01/2001 Virginia Tech 41, Clemson 20 SW Bell Cotton Bowl - 01/01/2001 Kansas State 35, Tennessee 21 Sanford Independence Bowl - 12/31/2000 Mississippi State 43, Texas A&M 41 Axa Liberty Bowl - 12/29/2000 Colorado State 22, Louisville 17 Insight.com Bowl - 12/28/2000 Iowa State 37, Pittsburgh 29 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl - 12/29/2000 Louisiana State 28, Georgia Tech 14 Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl - 12/28/2000 Boise State 28, Texas-El Paso 23 Culligan Holiday Bowl - 12/29/2000 Oregon 35, Texas 30 Music City Bowl - 12/28/2000 West Virginia 49, Mississippi 38 Motor City Bowl - 12/27/2000 Marshall 25, Cincinnati 14 Jeep Oahu Bowl - 12/24/2000 Georgia 37, Virginia 14 Jeep Aloha Bowl - 12/25/2000 Boston College 31, Arizona State 17 GMAC Mobile Alabama Bowl - 12/20/2000 So. Mississippi 28, Texas Christian 21 Las Vegas Bowl - 12/21/2000 UNLV 31, Arkansas 14 GalleryFurniture.com Bowl - 12/27/2000 East Carolina 40, Texas Tech 27 Silicon Valley Bowl - 12/31/2000 Air Force 37, Fresno State 34