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
Record	6–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Glen Mason (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Mitch Browning (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Tony Petersen (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	David Gibbs (4th season)
MVPs	Ben Hamilton Ron Johnson
Captains	Ben Hamilton Sean Hoffman Karon Riley
Home stadium	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

2000 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 11 Michigan +		6	–	2					9	–	3
Northwestern +		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 13 Purdue $+		6	–	2					8	–	4
Ohio State		5	–	3					8	–	4
No. 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 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–6 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 375 to 318. 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 No. 21 Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	L 24–38	67,425
September 30	11:00 am	No. 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 No. 6 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN2	W 29–17	98,120
October 21	1:00 pm	at Indiana	No. 22	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 43–51	30,882
October 28	11:00 am	No. 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 (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 20–41	79,171
November 18	11:00 am	Iowa		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	ESPN Plus	W 27–24	54,387
December 28	6:00 pm	vs. NC State*		Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida (MicronPC.com Bowl)	TBS	L 30–38	28,359
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Rankings

See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches Poll	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BCS	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries

At No. 6 Ohio State

See also: 2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1 2 3 4 Total • Golden Gophers 17 6 0 6 29 No. 6 Buckeyes 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.

vs. NC State (MicronPC.com Bowl)

Main article: 2000 MicronPC.com Bowl

See also: 2000 NC State Wolfpack football team

Personnel

2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 8 Asad Abdul-Khaliq Fr TE 88 Scooter Baugus So WR 18 Antonie Burns Jr OL 68 Derek Burns Jr QB Travis Cole Jr RB Renato Fitzpatrick So OT 74 Adam Haayer Sr G 55 Ben Hamilton Sr WR Antoine Henderson Sr WR 3 Ron Johnson Jr WR 80 Elvin Jones QB 19 Benji Kamrath  Fr WR 1 Ryan Keller Sr OL Jake Kuppe WR 15 Jermaine Mays Jr WR 17 Tony Patterson Fr RB Tellis Redmon So OL Ryan Roth RB Thomas Tapeh Fr TE 82 Ben Utecht Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 99 Matt Anderle Jr LB 31 Phil Archer Fr S, WR 2 Jack Brewer Jr DB Trevis Graham Sr DB Clorenzo Griffin Sr LB 38 Justin Hall Sr LB Jimmy Henry LB 45 Sean Hoffman Sr DB 21 Delvin Jones Jr DE 87 Dan Kwapinski  Fr CB 39 Michael Lehan So LB 97 Ben Mezera Sr CB 42 Willie Middlebrooks Jr LB Curtese Poole DE 91 Karon Riley Sr DT 93 John Schlecht Sr DL Eric Stenzel DL Greg White DL Maurice White	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Preston Gruening So K Dan Nystrom So	Head coach Glen Mason Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster