2000 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
American college football season
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 5–7 (4–4 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Fran Ganter (17th season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Tom Bradley (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Beaver Stadium |
Seasons |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team's head coach was Joe Paterno. It played its home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 27 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 16 USC* | No. 17 | ABC | L 5–29 | 78,902 | ||
September 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Toledo* | ESPN2 | L 6–24 | 94,296 | |||
September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech* |
| ESPN Plus | W 67–7 | 94,555 | [2] | |
September 16 | 3:30 p.m. | at Pittsburgh* | CBS | L 0–12 | 61,221 | |||
September 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Ohio State | ABC | L 6–45 | 98,144 | |||
September 30 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 22 Purdue |
| ABC | W 22–20 | 96,023 | ||
October 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at Minnesota |
| ESPN2 | L 16–25 | 44,439 | ||
October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Illinois![]() |
| ESPN2 | W 39–25 | 96,475 | ||
October 28 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Indiana | ESPN2 | W 27–24 | 43,122 | |||
November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Iowa |
| ESPN Plus | L 23–26 2OT | 95,437 | ||
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Michigan | ESPN | L 11–33 | 110,803 | |||
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Michigan State |
| ESPN Plus | W 42–23 | 96,070 | ||
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Roster
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Offense
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Rankings
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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 |
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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 |
References
- ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (2000-2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ "Nittany Lions lay it on Louisiana Tech, 67–7". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 10, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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