2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
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)
MVP	Ben Hamilton, Ron Johnson
Captain	Ben Hamilton, Sean Hoffman, Karon Riley
Home stadium	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
	Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 13 Purdue $+	6	–	2	8	–	4
Northwestern +	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 11 Michigan +	6	–	2	9	–	3
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.^[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	MSC	W 47–10	40,183
September 9	1:30 pm	Ohio*		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis		L 17–23	41,637
September 16	11:30 am	at Baylor*		Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas	FSN	W 34–9	20,125
September 23	11:00 am	at No. 21 Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana	ESPN	L 24–38	67,425
September 30	11:00 am	No. 22 Illinois		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis	ESPN	W 44–10	44,462
October 7	11:00 am	Penn State		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis	ESPN2	W 25–16	44,439
October 14	11:00 am	at No. 6 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio	ESPN2	W 29–17	98,120
October 21	1:00 pm	at Indiana	No. 22	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana		L 43–51	30,882
October 28	11:00 am	No. 23 Northwestern		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis	ESPN2	L 35–41	59,004
November 4	11:00 am	Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	ESPN2	L 20–41	79,171
November 18	11:00 am	Iowa		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis (Floyd of Rosedale)	ESPN+	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

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

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

	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

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]

vs. NC State (MicronPC.com Bowl)

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References

^ "2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
^ "Minnesota vs. Ohio State". USA Today. October 15, 2000. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
^ "Another Wolfpack Comeback Beats Minnesota, 38-30". North Carolina State University Athletic Department. December 28, 2000. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

[1] "2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

[2] "Minnesota vs. Ohio State". USA Today. October 15, 2000. Retrieved November 12, 2012.

[3] "Another Wolfpack Comeback Beats Minnesota, 38-30". North Carolina State University Athletic Department. December 28, 2000. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

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