2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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]

2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2000 record8–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChuck Stobart (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJon Tenuta (1st season)
MVPDerek Combs
Captains
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 95,346)
2000 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
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  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Coaching staff
  • John Cooper - Head Coach - 13th year
  • George Belu - Offensive Line (1st year)
  • Bill Conley - Recruiting Coordinator (14th year)
  • Jim Heacock - Defensive Line (5th year)
  • Fred Pagac - Assistant Head Coach (19th year)
  • Tim Salem - (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)

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 p.m.Fresno State*No. 16
ESPN+W 43–1096,583[2]
September 910:10 p.m.at Arizona*No. 18
FSNW 27–1757,367[2]
September 1612:00 p.m.Miami (OH)*No. 17
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ESPN+W 27–1696,721[2]
September 2312:00 p.m.Penn StateNo. 14
ABCW 45–698,144[2]
October 73:30 p.m.at No. 24 WisconsinNo. 8
ABCW 23–779,045[2]
October 1412:00 p.m.MinnesotaNo. 6
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ESPN2L 17–2998,120[2]
October 2112:00 p.m.at IowaNo. 14
ESPN+W 38–1060,495[2]
October 283:30 p.m.at No. 16 PurdueNo. 12
ABCL 27–3168,666[2]
November 412:00 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 16
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH (rivalry)
ESPNW 27–1398,406[2]
November 114:00 p.m.at IllinoisNo. 13
ESPNW 24–2161,207[2]
November 1812:00 p.m.No. 19 MichiganNo. 12
ABCL 26–3898,681[2]
January 1, 200111:00 a.m.vs. No. 14 South Carolina*No. 22
ESPNL 7–2465,229[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Fresno State
1 234Total
Fresno State 0 037 10
• No. 16 Ohio State 13 7716 43

[3]

Arizona
1 234Total
• No. 18 Ohio State 3 7143 27
Arizona 7 1000 17

[4]

Miami (OH)

Penn State
1 234Total
Penn State 0 060 6
• No. 14 Ohio State 14 3217 45

[5]

Wisconsin
1 234Total
• No. 8 Ohio State 13 730 23
No. 24 Wisconsin 0 070 7

[6]

Minnesota

Iowa

Purdue
1 234Total
No. 12 Ohio State 0 3177 27
• No. 16 Purdue 0 7321 31

Michigan State

Illinois
1 234Total
• No. 13 Ohio State 3 966 24
Illinois 7 707 21

Michigan

Outback Bowl

Roster
2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 8 Steve Bellisari Jr
WR 14 Mike DeMaria Fr
QB 15 Scott McMullen Fr
QB 16 Craig Krenzel Fr
QB 17 Rick McFadden Fr
RB 28 Jonathan Wells Jr
C 68 LeCharles Bentley Jr
C 77 Tyson Walter Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 2 Mike Doss So
LB 6 Cie Grant So
DB 7 Derek Ross So
CB 20 Nate Clements Jr
DT 79 Ryan Pickett Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2001-02-14

Rankings
See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP 16 16 18 17 14 12 8 6 14 12 16 11 12 21 20 19 NR 
Coaches Poll 15 16 16 15 12 10 7 5 13 13 19 14 12 20 19 18 NR 
BCS Not released 11 NR 13 13 NR NR NR Not released

2001 NFL draftees
PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
Nate Clements121Defensive BackBuffalo Bills
Ryan Pickett129Defensive TackleSt. Louis Rams
Rodney Bailey6181Defensive EndPittsburgh Steelers
Reggie Germany7214Wide ReceiverBuffalo Bills
Derek Combs7228Defensive BackOakland Raiders
Ken-Yon Rambo7229Wide ReceiverOakland Raiders

References
  1. Rovnak, Paul (January 3, 2001) "Cooper Fired, Geiger cites 'deteriorating climate'", The Lantern (Ohio State)
  2. Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
  3. "Fresno State vs. Ohio State". USA Today. September 2, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  4. "Ohio State vs. Arizona". USA Today. September 9, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  5. "Penn State vs. Ohio State". USA Today. September 23, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  6. "Ohio State vs. Wisconsin". USA Today. October 7, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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