2000 Big 12 Conference football season

The 2000 Big 12 Conference football season represented the 5th season of Big 12 conference football, taking place during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season began with non-conference play on Saturday, August 26, 2000. Conference play began on Saturday, September 30, 2000.

2000 Big 12 Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I–A
Sportfootball
Number of teams12
Regular season
North championsKansas State Wildcats
South championsOklahoma Sooners
Big 12 Championship Game
ChampionsOklahoma Sooners
2000 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Northern Division
No. 9 Kansas State xy  6 2     11 3  
No. 8 Nebraska x  6 2     10 2  
No. 25 Iowa State  5 3     9 3  
Colorado  3 5     3 8  
Kansas  2 6     4 7  
Missouri  2 6     3 8  
Southern Division
No. 1 Oklahoma x$#  8 0     13 0  
No. 12 Texas  7 1     9 3  
Texas A&M  5 3     7 5  
Texas Tech  3 5     7 6  
Oklahoma State  1 7     3 8  
Baylor  0 8     2 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Kansas State 24
    1. BCS National Champion
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

At the conclusion of the regular season, Kansas State won the North Division championship with a 11–3 (6–2) record. Oklahoma finished atop the South Division standings, with a perfect regular season 11–0 (8–0).

In the 2000 Big 12 Championship Game, the Oklahoma Sooners, narrowly beat the Kansas State Wildcats by a score of 27–24 in Kansas City, Missouri.[1] With the win, the Sooners advance to the BCS National Championship Game. Kansas State was placed in the Cotton Bowl Classic.[2] A total of 7 Big 12 teams went to bowl games in 2000.

Oklahoma won the BCS National Championship Game at the 2001 Orange Bowl, defeating Florida State, 13–2, in Miami Gardens.[3] [4]

Head coaches


Bowl Games

Bowl games

Legend
 Big 12 win
 Big 12 loss
Bowl Date Site Television Time Big 12 team Opponent Score Attendance
Galleryfurniture.com Bowl December 27, 2000 AstrodomeHouston, TX ESPN 7:00 PM Texas Tech East Carolina L 2740 76,835
BCS National Championship
Orange Bowl January 3, 2001 Pro Player StadiumMiami Gardens, FL ABC 7:00 PM No. 1 Oklahoma No. 3 Florida State W 122 76,835

Rankings are from AP rankings. All times Central Time Zone. Big 12 teams shown in bold.

References

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