2000 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

BCS TITLE
CHAMPIONOklahoma13–0 overall
HEISMANChris WeinkeFlorida State · QB
BEST QBChris WeinkeFlorida State · Davey O’Brien Award
#1 PICKMichael VickVirginia Tech · Atlanta Falcons, 2001 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

6 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 3, 2001Orange BowlOklahoma 13, Florida State 2
Jan 2, 2001Sugar BowlMiami 37, Florida 20
Jan 1, 2001Cotton BowlKansas State 35, Tennessee 21
Jan 1, 2001Fiesta BowlOregon State 41, Notre Dame 9
Jan 1, 2001Rose BowlWashington 34, Purdue 24
Dec 29, 2000Peach BowlLSU 28, Georgia Tech 14

2000 STANDINGS

16 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

ACC

Florida State finished atop the 2000 ACC standings at 8–0 in conference play (11–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Florida State8–011–2OU 13–2 FSU
Georgia Tech6–29–3LSU 28–14 GT
Clemson6–29–3VT 41–20 CLEM
Virginia5–36–6UGA 37–14 UVA
NC State4–48–4NCSU 38–30 MINN
North Carolina3–56–5–
Maryland3–55–6–
Wake Forest1–72–9–
Duke0–80–11–

ATLANTIC 10

James Madison finished atop the 2000 Atlantic 10 standings at 0–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
James Madison0–00–1

BIG 12

Oklahoma finished atop the 2000 Big 12 standings at 9–0 in conference play (13–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oklahoma9–013–0OU 13–2 FSU
Texas7–19–3ORE 35–30 TEX
Kansas State6–311–3KSU 35–21 TENN
Nebraska6–210–2NEB 66–17 NU
Iowa State5–39–3ISU 37–29 PITT
Texas A&M5–37–5MSST 43–41 TA&M
Texas Tech3–57–6ECU 40–27 TTU
Colorado3–53–8–
Kansas2–64–7–
Missouri2–63–8–
Oklahoma State1–73–8–
Baylor0–82–9–

BIG EAST

Miami finished atop the 2000 Big East standings at 7–0 in conference play (11–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Miami7–011–1MIA 37–20 FLA
Virginia Tech6–111–1VT 41–20 CLEM
Pittsburgh4–37–5ISU 37–29 PITT
Syracuse4–36–5–
West Virginia3–47–5WVU 49–38 MISS
Boston College3–47–5BC 31–17 ASU
Temple1–64–7–
Rutgers0–73–8–

BIG TEN

Michigan finished atop the 2000 Big Ten standings at 6–2 in conference play (9–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Michigan6–29–3MICH 31–28 AUB
Purdue6–28–4WASH 34–24 PUR
Northwestern6–28–4NEB 66–17 NU
Ohio State5–38–4SC 24–7 OSU
Wisconsin4–49–4WIS 21–20 UCLA
Minnesota4–46–6NCSU 38–30 MINN
Penn State4–45–7–
Iowa3–53–9–
Michigan State2–65–6–
Illinois2–65–6–
Indiana2–63–8–

BIG WEST

Boise State finished atop the 2000 Big West standings at 5–0 in conference play (10–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Boise State5–010–2BOIS 38–23 UTEP
Utah State4–15–6–
New Mexico State1–43–8–
North Texas1–43–8–
Arkansas State1–41–10–

CUSA

Louisville finished atop the 2000 CUSA standings at 6–1 in conference play (9–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Louisville6–19–3CSU 22–17 LOU
East Carolina5–28–4ECU 40–27 TTU
Cincinnati5–27–5MRSH 25–14 CIN
Southern Miss4–38–4USM 28–21 TCU
UAB3–37–4–
Tulane3–46–5–
Memphis2–54–7–
Houston2–53–8–
Army1–61–10–

MAC

Western Michigan finished atop the 2000 MAC standings at 7–2 in conference play (9–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Western Michigan7–29–3MRSH 19–14 WMU
Toledo6–110–1–
Marshall6–38–5MRSH 25–14 CIN
Ohio5–37–4–
Akron5–36–5–
Miami (OH)5–36–5–
Northern Illinois4–36–5–
Ball State4–35–6–
Eastern Michigan2–53–8–
Buffalo2–62–9–
Central Michigan2–62–9–
Bowling Green2–62–9–
Kent State1–71–10–

MOUNTAIN WEST

Colorado State finished atop the 2000 Mountain West standings at 6–1 in conference play (10–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Colorado State6–110–2CSU 22–17 LOU
Air Force5–28–3AF 37–34 FRES
UNLV4–38–5UNLV 31–14 ARK
BYU4–36–6–
New Mexico3–45–7–
Utah3–44–7–
San Diego State3–43–8–
Wyoming0–71–10–

MVFC

Missouri State finished atop the 2000 MVFC standings at 0–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Missouri State0–00–1

OVC

Western Kentucky finished atop the 2000 OVC standings at 0–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Western Kentucky0–00–1

PACIFIC 10

Oregon State and Washington finished atop the 2000 Pacific 10 standings at 7–1 in conference play (11–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oregon State7–111–1ORST 41–9 ND
Washington7–111–1WASH 34–24 PUR
Oregon7–110–2ORE 35–30 TEX
Stanford4–45–6–
Arizona State3–56–6BC 31–17 ASU
UCLA3–56–6WIS 21–20 UCLA
Arizona3–55–6–
USC2–65–7–
Washington State2–64–7–
California2–63–8–

SEC

Florida finished atop the 2000 SEC standings at 8–1 in conference play (10–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Florida8–110–3MIA 37–20 FLA
Auburn6–39–4MICH 31–28 AUB
Georgia5–38–4UGA 37–14 UVA
Tennessee5–38–4KSU 35–21 TENN
LSU5–38–4LSU 28–14 GT
South Carolina5–38–4SC 24–7 OSU
Mississippi State4–48–4MSST 43–41 TA&M
Ole Miss4–47–5WVU 49–38 MISS
Arkansas3–56–6UNLV 31–14 ARK
Alabama3–53–8–
Vanderbilt1–73–8–
Kentucky0–82–9–

SOCON

App State finished atop the 2000 SoCon standings at 1–0.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
App State0–01–0
Georgia Southern0–00–1

SOUTHLAND

Texas State and Jacksonville State finished atop the 2000 Southland standings at 1–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Texas State0–01–1
Jacksonville State0–01–1
Sam Houston0–01–0
Troy0–00–1

WESTERN ATHLETIC

TCU finished atop the 2000 Western Athletic standings at 7–1 in conference play (10–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
TCU7–110–2USM 28–21 TCU
UTEP7–18–4BOIS 38–23 UTEP
Fresno State6–27–5AF 37–34 FRES
San José State5–37–5–
Tulsa4–45–7–
Rice2–63–8–
Hawai'i2–63–9–
SMU2–63–9–
Nevada1–72–10–

INDEPENDENTS

Notre Dame finished atop the 2000 independents at 9–3.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Notre Dame9–3ORST 41–9 ND
UCF7–4–
South Florida7–4–
Middle Tennessee6–5–
Louisiana Tech3–9–
UConn3–7–
Navy1–10–
UL Monroe1–10–
Louisiana1–10–
Liberty0–1–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

22 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 2001Postseason gameVirginia Tech 41, Clemson 20
Jan 1, 2001Postseason gameMichigan 31, Auburn 28
Jan 1, 2001Postseason gameSouth Carolina 24, Ohio State 7
Dec 31, 2000Postseason gameAir Force 37, Fresno State 34
Dec 31, 2000Postseason gameMississippi State 43, Texas A&M 41
Dec 30, 2000Postseason gameNebraska 66, Northwestern 17
Dec 29, 2000Postseason gameWisconsin 21, UCLA 20
Dec 29, 2000Postseason gameOregon 35, Texas 30
Dec 29, 2000Postseason gameColorado State 22, Louisville 17
Dec 28, 2000Postseason gameWest Virginia 49, Ole Miss 38
Dec 28, 2000Postseason gameIowa State 37, Pittsburgh 29
Dec 28, 2000Postseason gameBoise State 38, UTEP 23
Dec 28, 2000Postseason gameNC State 38, Minnesota 30
Dec 27, 2000Postseason gameEast Carolina 40, Texas Tech 27
Dec 27, 2000Postseason gameMarshall 25, Cincinnati 14
Dec 25, 2000Postseason gameBoston College 31, Arizona State 17
Dec 24, 2000Postseason gameGeorgia 37, Virginia 14
Dec 21, 2000Postseason gameUNLV 31, Arkansas 14
Dec 20, 2000Postseason gameSouthern Miss 28, TCU 21
Dec 2, 2000Postseason gameOklahoma 27, Kansas State 24
Dec 2, 2000Postseason gameFlorida 28, Auburn 6
Dec 2, 2000Postseason gameMarshall 19, Western Michigan 14