2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football

Music City Bowl, W 49–38 vs. Mississippi
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2000 record	7–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Don Nehlen
Defensive coordinator	Steve Dunlap
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field (Capacity: 63,500)

2000 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#2 Miami (FL) $		7	–	0		11	–	1
#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

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The 2000 season was also Don Nehlen's final one in his coaching career. The Mountaineers finished the season 7–5, capped by a victory over Ole Miss in the Music City Bowl. The victory snapped the program's eight-game losing streak in bowl games.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:00 PM	Boston College	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN	W 34–14	49,786
September 16	12:00 PM	Maryland*	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)	ESPN2	W 30–17	53,007
September 23	3:30 PM	#12 Miami (FL)	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	CBS	L 10–47	63,735
September 28	7:30 PM	at Temple	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	W 29–24	25,263
October 7	1:00 PM	Idaho*	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		W 28–16	41,185
October 12	8:00 PM	at #3 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Black Diamond Trophy)	ESPN	L 20–48	56,272
October 21	12:00 PM	#20 Notre Dame*	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	CBS	L 28–42	64,424
November 4	12:00 PM	Syracuse	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)	ESPN+	L 27–31	51,422
November 11	12:00 PM	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ		W 31–24 ^2OT	16,791
November 18	12:00 PM	East Carolina*	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN	W 42–24	40,389
November 24	2:30 PM	at Pittsburgh	Three Rivers Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	CBS	L 28–38	46,569
December 28	4:00 PM	vs. Mississippi*	Adelphia Coliseum • Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)	ESPN	W 49–38	47,119
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

West Virginia Mountaineers football

Venues	Mountaineer Field (1924–1979) Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Marshall Maryland Penn State Pittsburgh Syracuse Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	The Mountaineer Marching band "Take Me Home, Country Roads"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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