2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
MicronPC.com Bowl, L 30–38 vs. North Carolina State
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2000 record	6–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Glen Mason (4th year)
MVP	Ben Hamilton Ron Johnson
Captain	Ben Hamilton Sean Hoffman Karon Riley
Home stadium	H.H.H. Metrodome

2000 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#11 Michigan +		6	–	2					9	–	3
#13 Purdue $+		6	–	2					8	–	4
Northwestern +		6	–	2					8	–	4
Ohio State		5	–	3					8	–	4
#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

The 2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2000 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Gophers compiled an 6–6 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 375 to 318.^[1] The team made an appearance in the MicronPC.com Bowl, but was not ranked in either the final USA Today/AFCA Coaches poll or Associated Press poll.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	11:00 AM	Louisiana–Monroe*		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	MSC	W 47–10	40,183
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 #21 Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	L 24–38	67,425
September 30	11:00 AM	#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	ESPN2	W 25–16	44,439
October 14	11:00 AM	at #6 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN2	W 29–17	98,120
October 21	1:00 PM	at Indiana	#22	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		L 43–51	30,882
October 28	11:00 AM	#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 (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	ESPN2	L 20–41	79,171
November 18	11:00 AM	Iowa		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)	ESPN+	W 27–24	54,387
December 28	6:00 PM	vs. NC State*		Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (MicronPC.com Bowl)	TBS	L 30–38	28,359
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Game notes

Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total • Minnesota 17 6 0 6 29 Ohio St 3 7 0 7 17 Date: October 14 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 98,120

Scoring summary 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

Minnesota snapped a 16-game losing streak to Ohio State and beat Glen Mason's alma mater in Columbus for the first time since 1949.^[2]

References

1. "Minnesota Yearly Results (2000-2004)". College Football Data Warehouse (David DeLassus). Retrieved July 16, 2015.
2. USA Today. Retrieved November 12, 2012.