2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
2000 record 8–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach John Cooper
MVP Derek Combs
Captain Rodney Bailey
Captain Steve Bellisari
Captain Joe Cooper
Captain Ken-Yon Rambo
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 95,346)
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 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled an 84 record, including a 3826 loss to rival Michigan in Columbus in the regular season finale and a 247 loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks in the 2001 Outback Bowl. The losses dropped head coach John Cooper's record to 2–10–1 in Michigan–Ohio State games and 3–8 in bowl games, contributing to his dismissal from the team on January 2, 2001.[1]

Coaching staff

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 12:00 PM Fresno State* #16 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ESPN+ W 43–10   96,583[2]
September 9 10:10 PM at Arizona* #18 Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ FSN W 27–17   57,367[2]
September 16 12:00 PM Miami (OH)* #17 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ESPN+ W 27–16   96,721[2]
September 23 12:00 PM Penn State #14 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Rivalry) ABC W 45–6   98,144[2]
October 7 3:30 PM at #24 Wisconsin #8 Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI ABC W 23–7   79,045[2]
October 14 12:00 PM Minnesota #6 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ESPN2 L 17–29   98,120[2]
October 21 12:00 PM at Iowa #14 Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA ESPN+ W 38–10   60,495[2]
October 28 3:30 PM at #16 Purdue #12 Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN ABC L 27–31   68,666[2]
November 4 12:00 PM Michigan State #16 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ESPN W 27–13   98,406[2]
November 11 4:00 PM at Illinois #13 Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL ESPN W 24–21   61,207[2]
November 18 12:00 PM #19 Michigan #12 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game) ABC L 26–38   98,681[2]
January 1 11:00 AM vs. #14 South Carolina* #22 Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL (Outback Bowl) ESPN L 7–24   65,229[2]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Fresno State

1 234Total
Fresno State 0 037 10
Ohio State 13 7716 43

[3]

Arizona

1 234Total
Ohio State 3 7143 27
Arizona 7 1000 17

[4]

Miami (OH)

Penn State

1 234Total
Penn State 0 060 6
Ohio State 14 3217 45

[5]

Wisconsin

1 234Total
Ohio State 13 730 23
Wisconsin 0 070 7

[6]

Minnesota

Iowa

Purdue

Michigan State

Illinois

1 234Total
Ohio State 3 966 24
Illinois 7 707 21

Michigan

Outback Bowl

2001 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL Club
Nate Clements 1 21 Defensive Back Buffalo Bills
Ryan Pickett 1 29 Defensive Tackle St. Louis Rams
Rodney Bailey 6 181 Defensive End Pittsburgh Steelers
Reggie Germany 7 214 Wide Receiver Buffalo Bills
Derek Combs 7 228 Defensive Back Oakland Raiders
Ken-Yon Rambo 7 229 Wide Receiver Oakland Raiders

References

  1. Rovnak, Paul (January 3, 2001) "Cooper Fired, Geiger cites 'deteriorating climate'", The Lantern (Ohio State)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
  3. "Fresno State vs. Ohio State". USA Today. September 2, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  4. "Ohio State vs. Arizona". USA Today. September 9, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  5. "Penn State vs. Ohio State". USA Today. September 23, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  6. "Ohio State vs. Wisconsin". USA Today. October 7, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
Win/Loss statistics
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