2000 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

2000 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–7 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Joe Paterno (35th season)
Offensive coordinator	Fran Ganter
Defensive coordinator	Tom Bradley (1st season)
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium (c. 93,967; grass)

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 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Joe Paterno. It played its home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Penn State did not play Big Ten teams Northwestern and Wisconsin this year.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 27	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 16 USC*	No. 17	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	ABC	L 5–29	78,902
September 2	12:00 p.m.	Toledo*		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN2	L 6–24	94,296
September 9	12:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech*		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN+	W 67–7	94,555
September 16	3:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh*		Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	CBS	L 0–12	61,221
September 23	12:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	ABC	L 6–45	98,144
September 30	3:30 p.m.	No. 19 Purdue		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	W 22–20	96,023
October 7	12:00 p.m.	at Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (Governor's Bell)	ESPN2	L 16–25	44,439
October 21	12:00 p.m.	Illinois		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN2	W 39–25	96,475
October 28	7:00 p.m.	vs. Indiana		RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN	ESPN2	W 27–24	43,122
November 4	12:00 p.m.	Iowa		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN+	L 23–26 2OT	95,437
November 11	12:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	L 11–33	110,803
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Michigan State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (Land Grant Trophy)	ESPN+	W 42–23	96,070
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2000 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB 36 Mike Cerimele Sr WR 13 Sam Crenshaw Sr WR 20 Eddie Drummond Jr RB 34 Omar Easy Jr TE 85 John Gilmore Jr G 71 Joe Hartings Jr WR 24 Bryant Johnson So RB 5 Larry Johnson So WR 11 Tony Johnson Fr TE 88 Matt Kranchick Fr FB 82 Sean McHugh Fr OT 67 Kareem McKenzie Sr QB 4 Matt Senneca So C 56 Geoff Stryker Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Bruce Branch Jr CB 6 James Boyd Sr DT 99 Tim Falls So LB 21 Shamar Finney Jr CB 25 Rich Gardner Fr DE 81 Michael Haynes So DE 96 Bob Jones Jr CB 10 Bhawoh Jue Sr DE 37 Justin Kurpeikis Sr CB 26 Bryan Scott So LB 41 Tom Williams Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Joe Paterno Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

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	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BCS	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Post season

NFL draft

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 2001 NFL Draft.

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
3rd	9	71	Bhawoh Jue	Free safety	Green Bay Packers
3rd	17	79	Kareem McKenzie	Offensive tackle	New York Jets
3rd	32	94	James Boyd	Strong safety	Jacksonville Jaguars
5th	16	147	Tony Stewart	Tight end	Philadelphia Eagles