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The 2000 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 35th-year head coach Joe Paterno, the Nittany Lions compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Big Ten. Penn State did not a make a bowl game for the first time since the 1988 season. The team played home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Record5–7 (4–4 Big Ten)
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorFran Ganter (17th season)
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2000 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–7 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter (17th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorTom Bradley (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
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2000 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 272:30 p.m.vs. No. 16 USC*No. 17ABCL 5–2978,902
September 212:00 p.m.Toledo*ESPN2L 6–2494,296
September 912:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech*
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
ESPN PlusW 67–794,555[1]
September 163:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh*CBSL 0–1261,221
September 2312:00 p.m.at No. 12 Ohio StateABCL 6–4598,144
September 303:30 p.m.No. 22 Purdue
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
ABCW 22–2096,023
October 712:00 p.m.at MinnesotaESPN2L 16–2544,439
October 2112:00 p.m.Illinoisdagger
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
ESPN2W 39–2596,475
October 287:00 p.m.vs. IndianaESPN2W 27–2443,122
November 412:00 p.m.Iowa
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
ESPN PlusL 23–26 2OT95,437
November 1112:00 p.m.at No. 21 MichiganESPNL 11–33110,803
November 1812:00 p.m.Michigan State
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ESPN PlusW 42–2396,070
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP22————————————————
Coaches Poll17————————————————
BCSNot released———————Not released
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Roster

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2000 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB 36 Mike Cerimele Sr
WR 13 Sam Crenshaw Sr
WR 20 Eddie Drummond Jr
RB 34 Omar Easy Jr
TE 85 John Gilmore Jr
G 71 Joe Hartings Jr
WR 24 Bryant Johnson So
RB 5 Larry Johnson So
WR 11 Tony Johnson Fr
TE 88 Matt Kranchick Fr
FB 82 Sean McHugh Fr
OT 67 Kareem McKenzie Sr
QB 12 Rashard Casey Sr
QB 4 Matt Senneca So
C 56 Geoff Stryker Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 1 Bruce Branch Jr
CB 6 James Boyd Sr
DT 99 Tim Falls So
LB 21 Shamar Finney Jr
CB 25 Rich Gardner Fr
LB 94 Israel Paniagua Sr
DE 81 Michael Haynes So
DE 96 Bob Jones Jr
CB 10 Bhawoh Jue Sr
DE 37 Justin Kurpeikis Sr
CB 26 Bryan Scott So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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NFL draft

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 2001 NFL draft.

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