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 NCAA Division I-A 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	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. 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

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

Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Venues	Athletic Park (1892–1898) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–1898) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–1981) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) TCF Bank Stadium (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale) Michigan (Little Brown Jug) Nebraska ($5 Bits of Broken Chair) Penn State (Governor's Victory Bell) Wisconsin (Slab of Bacon, 1930–43; Paul Bunyan's Axe, 1948–present)

Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" Marching band Minnesota shift T formation

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 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

National championship seasons in bold

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