2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
American college football season
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The 2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Don Nehlen in his 21st and final season as head coach, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Big East. West Virginia was invited to the Music City Bowl, where the Mountaineers lost to Ole Miss. The team played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record7–5 (3–4 Big East)
Headcoach
- Don Nehlen (21st season)
OffensivecoordinatorBill Legg (1st season)
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Music City Bowl champion | |
Music City Bowl, W 49–38 vs. Ole Miss | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (3–4 Big East) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bill Legg (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Steve Dunlap (9th season) |
| Home stadium | Mountaineer Field |
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| No. 2 Miami (FL) $ | 7 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Virginia Tech | 6 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 3 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 3 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 0 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Boston College | ESPN | W 34–14 | 49,786 | ||
| September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Maryland* |
| ESPN2 | W 30–17 | 53,007 | |
| September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 12 Miami (FL) |
| CBS | L 10–47 | 63,735 | |
| September 28 | 7:30 p.m. | at Temple | ESPN Plus | W 29–24 | 25,263 | ||
| October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Idaho* |
| MSN | W 28–16 | 41,185 | |
| October 12 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Virginia Tech | ESPN | L 20–48 | 56,272 | ||
| October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 20 Notre Dame* |
| CBS | L 28–42 | 64,424 | |
| November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse |
| ESPN Plus | L 27–31 | 51,422 | |
| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rutgers | ESPN Plus | W 31–24 2OT | 16,791 | ||
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | East Carolina* |
| ESPN | W 42–24 | 40,389 | [1] |
| November 24 | 2:30 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | CBS | L 28–38 | 46,569 | ||
| December 28 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. Ole Miss* | ESPN | W 49–38 | 47,119 | [2] | |
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Roster
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