2000 Missouri Tigers football team

The 2000 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Larry Smith was the coach in 2000. After the season, he was fired and replaced by new coach Gary Pinkel (see also Missouri Tigers football under Gary Pinkel). They began the season promisingly with a 5020 win over Western Illinois. The next week, however, they lost by 53 points at No. 17 Clemson which set the tone for the rest of the season. Although they were able to win twice in conference, they continually had very little success against ranked opponents.

2000 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
2000 record3–8 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Cubit (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMoe Ankney (7th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFaurot Field
(Capacity: 68,174)
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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:30 pmWestern Illinois*W 50–2053,224
September 92:30 pmat No. 17 Clemson*ABC[1]L 9–6270,382
September 166:00 pmMichigan State*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
FSN[2]L 10–1355,289
September 306:00 pmat No. 1 NebraskaFSNL 24–4277,744
October 71:00 pmOklahoma State
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 24–1051,149
October 141:00 pmKansas
L 17–3861,794
October 211:30 pmat TexasL 12–4682,892
October 286:00 pmat Iowa StateFSNL 20–3946,599
November 41:00 pmColorado
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 18–2850,567
November 111:00 pmat BaylorW 47–2229,872
November 1811:30 amNo. 9 Kansas State
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
FSNL 24–2849,277

References

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