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2000 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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 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

September 211:00 AMLouisiana–Monroe*

MSCW 47–10 40,183 September 91:30 PMOhio*

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis

L 17–23 41,637 September 1611:30 AMat Baylor*

FSNW 34–9 20,125 September 2311:00 AMat No. 21 Purdue

ESPNL 24–38 67,425 September 3011:00 AMNo. 22 Illinois

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis

ESPNW 44–10 44,462 October 711:00 AMPenn State

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis

ESPN2W 25–16 44,439 October 1411:00 AMat No. 6 Ohio State

ESPN2W 29–17 98,120 October 211:00 PMat IndianaNo. 22

L 43–51 30,882 October 2811:00 AMNo. 23 Northwestern

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis

ESPN2L 35–41 59,004 November 411:00 AMWisconsin

ESPN2L 20–41 79,171 November 1811:00 AMIowa

ESPN+W 27–24 54,387 December 286:00 PMvs. NC State*

TBSL 30–38 28,359

Template:CFB Schedule End

Game notes

Ohio State

1 234Total
• Minnesota 17 606 29
Ohio St 3 707 17
Scoring summary
18:16MinnesotaDan Nystrom 23-yard field goalMinnesota 3-0
15:12MinnesotaScooter Baugus 2-yard pass from Travis Cole (Dan Nystrom kick)Minnesota 10-0
12:58Ohio StDan Stultz 32-yard field goalMinnesota 10-3
10:03MinnesotaRon Johnson 3-yard pass from Travis Cole (Dan Nystrom kick)Minnesota 17-3
211:48Ohio StJonathan Wells 7-yard run (Dan Stultz kick)Minnesota 17-10
28:34MinnesotaDan Nystrom 32-yard field goalMinnesota 20-10
23:47MinnesotaDan Nystrom 42-yard field goalMinnesota 23-10
412:24Ohio StDarnell Sanders 4-yard pass from Steve Bellisari (Dan Stultz kick)Minnesota 23-17
44:51MinnesotaTellis 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

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