American college football season
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 a 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 [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 11:00 am Louisiana–Monroe * MSC W 47–1040,183 September 9 1:30 pm Ohio * Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis L 17–2341,637 September 16 11:30 am at Baylor * FSN W 34–920,125 September 23 11:00 am at No. 21 Purdue ESPN L 24–3867,425 September 30 11:00 am No. 22 Illinois Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis ESPN W 44–1044,462 October 7 11:00 am Penn State Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis ESPN2 W 25–1644,439 October 14 11:00 am at No. 6 Ohio State ESPN2 W 29–1798,120 October 21 1:00 pm at Indiana No. 22 L 43–5130,882 October 28 11:00 am No. 23 Northwestern Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis ESPN2 L 35–4159,004 November 4 11:00 am Wisconsin ESPN2 L 20–4179,171 November 18 11:00 am Iowa ESPN+ W 27–2454,387 December 28 6:00 pm vs. NC State * TBS L 30–3828,359 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Personnel [ edit ] 2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Preston Gruening So K Dan Nystrom So
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster
Rankings [ edit ] 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 — — — — — — — — 22 — — — — — — — — Coaches Poll — — — — — — — — 23 — — — — — — — — BCS Not released — — — — — — — Not released
Game summaries [ edit ] At No. 6 Ohio State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total • Golden Gophers 17 6 0 6 29 No. 6 Buckeyes 3 7 0 7 17
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]
vs. NC State (MicronPC.com Bowl) [ edit ] [3]
References [ edit ]
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