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]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Fresno State* | No. 16 | | ESPN Plus | W 43–10 | 96,583 |
September 9 | 10:10 p.m. | at Arizona* | No. 18 | | FSN | W 27–17 | 57,367 |
September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Miami (OH)* | No. 17 | | ESPN Plus | W 27–16 | 96,721 |
September 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Penn State | No. 14 | | ABC | W 45–6 | 98,144 |
October 7 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 24 Wisconsin | No. 8 | | ABC | W 23–7 | 79,045 |
October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Minnesota | No. 6 | | ESPN2 | L 17–29 | 98,120 |
October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at Iowa | No. 14 | | ESPN Plus | W 38–10 | 60,495 |
October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Purdue | No. 12 | | ABC | L 27–31 | 68,666 |
November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Michigan State | No. 16 | | ESPN | W 27–13 | 98,406 |
November 11 | 4:00 p.m. | at Illinois | No. 13 | | ESPN | W 24–21 | 61,207 |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 19 Michigan | No. 12 | | ABC | L 26–38 | 98,681 |
January 1, 2001 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. No. 14 South Carolina* | No. 22 | | ESPN | L 7–24 | 65,229 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 19 | — |
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Coaches Poll | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 18 | — |
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BCS | Not released | 11 | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | Not released |
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Game summaries
Fresno State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fresno State |
0 |
0 | 3 | 7 |
10 |
• No. 16 Ohio State |
13 |
7 | 7 | 16 |
43 |
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Arizona
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 18 Ohio State |
3 |
7 | 14 | 3 |
27 |
Arizona |
7 |
10 | 0 | 0 |
17 |
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Miami (OH)
Penn State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Penn State |
0 |
0 | 6 | 0 |
6 |
• No. 14 Ohio State |
14 |
3 | 21 | 7 |
45 |
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Wisconsin
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 8 Ohio State |
13 |
7 | 3 | 0 |
23 |
No. 24 Wisconsin |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
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Minnesota
Iowa
Purdue
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 12 Ohio State |
0 |
3 | 17 | 7 |
27 |
• No. 16 Purdue |
0 |
7 | 3 | 21 |
31 |
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Michigan State
Illinois
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 13 Ohio State |
3 |
9 | 6 | 6 |
24 |
Illinois |
7 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
21 |
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Michigan
Outback Bowl
Personnel
Coaching staff
- John Cooper - Head Coach - 13th year
- George Belu – Offensive line (1st year)
- Bill Conley - Tight ends / recruiting Coordinator (14th year)
- Jim Heacock – Defensive line (5th year)
- Fred Pagac – Assistant head coach (19th year)
- Tim Salem – Quarterbacks / wide receivers (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)
Roster
2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2001-02-14
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2001 NFL draftees
References
- ^ Rovnak, Paul (January 3, 2001) "Cooper Fired, Geiger cites 'deteriorating climate'", The Lantern (Ohio State)
- ^ 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.
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