2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
MicronPC.com Bowl, L 30–38 vs. NC State
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Glen Mason (4th season);
Co-offensive coordinators	Mitch Browning (1st season); Tony Petersen (1st season);
Defensive coordinator	David Gibbs (4th season)
MVPs	Ben Hamilton; Ron Johnson;
Captains	Ben Hamilton; Sean Hoffman; Karon Riley;
Home stadium	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
	Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

The 2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota as a member of the Big Ten Conference the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Gophers compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents 375 to 318. Minnesota was invited to the MicronPC.com Bowl, where the Golden Gophers lost NC State. The team played home games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis.

Record6–6 (4–4 Big Ten)

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2000 Big Ten Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 11 Michigan +	6	–	2	9	–	3
Northwestern +	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 13 Purdue $+	6	–	2	8	–	4
Ohio State	5	–	3	8	–	4
No. 23 Wisconsin	4	–	4	9	–	4
Minnesota	4	–	4	6	–	6
Penn State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Iowa	3	–	5	3	–	9
Illinois	2	–	6	5	–	6
Michigan State	2	–	6	5	–	6
Indiana	2	–	6	3	–	8

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	11:00 am	Louisiana–Monroe*		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	MSC	W 47–10	40,183	^[1]
September 9	1:30 pm	Ohio*		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		L 17–23	41,637
September 16	11:30 am	at Baylor*		Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX	FSN	W 34–9	20,125
September 23	11:00 am	at No. 21 Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	L 24–38	67,425
September 30	11:00 am	No. 22 Illinois		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	ESPN	W 44–10	44,462
October 7	11:00 am	Penn State		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (Governor's Victory Bell)	ESPN2	W 25–16	44,439
October 14	11:00 am	at No. 6 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN2	W 29–17	98,120
October 21	1:00 pm	at Indiana	No. 22	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 43–51	30,882
October 28	11:00 am	No. 23 Northwestern		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	L 35–41	59,004
November 4	11:00 am	Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 20–41	79,171
November 18	11:00 am	Iowa		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	ESPN Plus	W 27–24	54,387
December 28	6:00 pm	vs. NC State*		Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida (MicronPC.com Bowl)	TBS	L 30–38	28,359
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Golden Gophers	17	6	0	6	29
No. 6 Buckeyes	3	7	0	7	17


1	8:16	Minnesota	Dan Nystrom 23-yard field goal	Minnesota 3-0

1	5:12	Minnesota	Scooter Baugus 2-yard pass from Travis Cole (Dan Nystrom kick)	Minnesota 10-0

1	2:58	Ohio St	Dan Stultz 32-yard field goal	Minnesota 10-3

1	0:03	Minnesota	Ron Johnson 3-yard pass from Travis Cole (Dan Nystrom kick)	Minnesota 17-3

2	11:48	Ohio St	Jonathan Wells 7-yard run (Dan Stultz kick)	Minnesota 17-10

2	8:34	Minnesota	Dan Nystrom 32-yard field goal	Minnesota 20-10

2	3:47	Minnesota	Dan Nystrom 42-yard field goal	Minnesota 23-10

4	12:24	Ohio St	Darnell Sanders 4-yard pass from Steve Bellisari (Dan Stultz kick)	Minnesota 23-17

4	4:51	Minnesota	Tellis Redmon 20-yard run (two-point conversion failed)	Minnesota 29-17

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