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American college football season
The 2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season . The Buckeyes compiled an 8–4 record, including a 38–26 loss to rival Michigan in Columbus in the regular season finale and a 24–7 loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks in the 2001 Outback Bowl . The losses dropped head coach John Cooper 's record to 2–10–1 in Michigan–Ohio State games and 3–8 in bowl games , contributing to his dismissal from the team on January 2, 2001.[ 1]
Coaching staff
John Cooper - Head Coach - 13th year
George Belu - Offensive Line (1st year)
Bill Conley - Recruiting Coordinator (14th year)
Jim Heacock - Defensive Line (5th year)
Fred Pagac - Assistant Head Coach (19th year)
Tim Salem - (4th year)
Shawn Simms - Defensive Ends (4th year)
Tim Spencer - Running Backs (7th year)
Chuck Strobart - Offensive Coordinator (6th year)
Jon Tenuta - Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs (5th year)
Bob Tucker - Director of Football Operations (6th year)
Brian Williams - Defense / Special Teams (1st year)
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 12:00 p.m. Fresno State * No. 16 ESPN+ W 43–1096,583[ 2]
September 9 10:10 p.m. at Arizona * No. 18 FSN W 27–1757,367[ 2]
September 16 12:00 p.m. Miami (OH) * No. 17 ESPN+ W 27–1696,721[ 2]
September 23 12:00 p.m. Penn State No. 14 ABC W 45–698,144[ 2]
October 7 3:30 p.m. at No. 24 Wisconsin No. 8 ABC W 23–779,045[ 2]
October 14 12:00 p.m. Minnesota No. 6 ESPN2 L 17–2998,120[ 2]
October 21 12:00 p.m. at Iowa No. 14 ESPN+ W 38–1060,495[ 2]
October 28 3:30 p.m. at No. 16 Purdue No. 12 ABC L 27–3168,666[ 2]
November 4 12:00 p.m. Michigan State No. 16 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry) ESPN W 27–1398,406[ 2]
November 11 4:00 p.m. at Illinois No. 13 ESPN W 24–2161,207[ 2]
November 18 12:00 p.m. No. 19 Michigan No. 12 ABC L 26–3898,681[ 2]
January 1, 2001 11:00 a.m. vs. No. 14 South Carolina * No. 22 ESPN L 7–2465,229[ 2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries
Fresno State
1
2 3 4 Total
Fresno State
0
0 3 7
10
• No. 16 Ohio State
13
7 7 16
43
Scoring summary Q1 1:52 OHST Doss 1 yard fumble return (kick failed)OHST 6–0
Q1 1:37 OHST Mitchell 34 yard fumble return (Stultz kick) OHST 13–0
Q2 8:59 OHST Cacchio 23 yard pass from Bellisari (Stultz kick) OHST 20–0
Q3 10:54 OHST Mitchell 51 yard interception return (Stultz kick) OHST 27–0
Q3 9:41 FRES Asparuhov 25 yard field goal OHST 27–3
Q4 11:20 OHST Stultz 34 yard field goal OHST 30–3
Q4 4:56 OHST Wilhelm 25 yard interception return (Stultz kick)OHST 37–3
Q4 :05 FRES Davis 9 yard pass from Grady (Asparuhov kick) OHST 37–10
Q4 :00 OHST Bryant 44 yard pass from McMullen OHST 43–10
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Arizona
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 18 Ohio State
3
7 14 3
27
Arizona
7
10 0 0
17
Scoring summary Q1 6:41 ARIZ Jenkins 10 yard run (Keel kick) ARIZ 7–0
Q1 3:09 OHST Stultz 26 yard field goal ARIZ 7–3
Q2 14:11 OHST Cheatwood 1 yard pass from Bellisari (Stultz kick) OHST 10–7
Q2 7:29 ARIZ Safety OHST 10–9
Q2 6:11 ARIZ Wade 60 yard pass from Jenkins (Jenkins run)ARIZ 17–10
Q3 7:53 OHST Cacchio 60 yard pass from Bellisari (Stultz kick) Tie 17–17
Q3 2:44 OHST Wells 1 yard run (Stultz kick)OHST 24–17
Q4 12:52 OHST Stultz 20 yard field goal OHST 27–17
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Miami (OH)
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Penn State
1
2 3 4 Total
Penn State
0
0 6 0
6
• No. 14 Ohio State
14
3 21 7
45
Scoring summary Q1 OHST Martin 1 yard run (Stultz kick) OHST 7–0
Q1 OHST Sanders 18 yard pass from Bellisari (Stultz kick) OHST 14–0
Q2 OHST Stultz 31 yard field goal OHST 17–0
Q3 PSU McCoo 2 yard run (kick failed) OHST 17–6
Q3 OHST Combs 1 yard run (Stultz kick) OHST 24–6
Q3 OHST Westbrooks 3 yard run (Stultz kick) OHST 31–6
Q3 OHST Collins 11 yard fumble return (Stultz kick) OHST 38–6
Q4 OHST Maldonado 7 yard run (Stultz kick) OHST 45–6
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Wisconsin
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 8 Ohio State
13
7 3 0
23
No. 24 Wisconsin
0
0 7 0
7
Scoring summary 1 11:51 OHST Derek Combs 80 yard run (Dan Stultz kick)Ohio St 7–0
1 6:08 OHST Derek Combs 21 yard run (kick failed) Ohio St 13–0
2 1:12 OHST Darnell Sanders 20 yard pass from Steve Bellisari (Dan Stultz kick)Ohio St 20–0
3 5:25 WIS Michael Bennett 35 yard run (Vitaly Pisetsky kick)Ohio St 20–7
3 2:32 OHST Dan Stultz 24 yard field goal Ohio St 23–7
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Minnesota
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Iowa
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Purdue
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Ohio State
0
3 17 7
27
• No. 16 Purdue
0
7 3 21
31
Scoring summary 2 9:02 OSU Dan Stultz 35-yard field goal OSU 3–0
2 3:41 PUR Steve Ennis 2-yard run (Travis Dorsch kick) PUR 7–3
3 12:40 PUR Travis Dorsch 34-yard field goal PUR 10–3
3 8:52 OSU Dan Stultz 45-yard field goal PUR 10–6
3 3:41 OSU Jamar Martin 1-yard run (Stultz kick) OSU 13–10
3 1:53 OSU Nate Clements 83-yard punt return (Stultz kick)OSU 20–10
4 12:46 PUR John Standeford 5-yard pass from Drew Brees (Dorsch kick)OSU 20–17
4 5:59 PUR Vinny Sutherland 19-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)PUR 24–20
4 2:16 OSU Westbrooks 2-yard run (Stultz kick) OSU 27–24
4 1:55 PUR Seth Morales 64-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) PUR 31–27
Michigan State
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Illinois
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 13 Ohio State
3
9 6 6
24
Illinois
7
7 0 7
21
Scoring summary 1 13:25 Illinois Rocky Harvey 29-yard run (JJ Tubbs kick) Illinois 7-0
1 8:33 Ohio St Dan Stultz 19-yard field goal Illinois 7-3
2 14:42 Ohio St Dan Stultz 41-yard field goal Illinois 7-6
2 12:44 Illinois Antoineo Harris 25-yard run (JJ Tubbs kick) Illinois 14-6
2 :23 Ohio St Darnell Sanders 1-yard pass from Steve Bellisari (kick failed) Illinois 14-12
3 8:21 Ohio St Darnell Sanders 7-yard pass from Steve Bellisari (two-point conversion failed) Ohio St 18-14
4 14:17 Illinois Jameel Cook 1-yard pass from Dustin Ward (JJ Tubbs kick)Illinois 21-18
4 6:05 Ohio St Dan Stultz 17-yard field goal Tie 21-21
4 :00 Ohio St Dan Stultz 34-yard field goal Ohio St 24-21
Michigan
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(September 2014 )
Outback Bowl
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(September 2014 )
Roster
2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2001-02-14
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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 16 16 18 17 14 12 8 6 14 12 16 11 12 21 20 19 — Coaches Poll 15 16 16 15 12 10 7 5 13 13 19 14 12 20 19 18 — BCS Not released 11 — 13 13 — — — Not released
References
^ Rovnak, Paul (January 3, 2001) "Cooper Fired, Geiger cites 'deteriorating climate'", The Lantern (Ohio State)
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia . Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7 .
^ "Fresno State vs. Ohio State" . USA Today . September 2, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014 .
^ "Ohio State vs. Arizona" . USA Today . September 9, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014 .
^ "Penn State vs. Ohio State" . USA Today . September 23, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014 .
^ "Ohio State vs. Wisconsin" . USA Today . October 7, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014 .
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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