2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The 2000 season was also Don Nehlen's final one in his coaching career. The Mountaineers finished the season 7–5, capped by a victory over Ole Miss in the Music City Bowl. The victory snapped the program's eight-game losing streak in bowl games.

2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 49–38 vs. Ole Miss
ConferenceBig East Conference
2000 record7–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSteve Dunlap
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)
2000 Big East Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 Miami (FL) $  7 0     11 1  
No. 6 Virginia Tech  6 1     11 1  
Pittsburgh  4 3     7 5  
Syracuse  4 3     6 5  
Boston College  3 4     7 5  
West Virginia  3 4     7 5  
Temple  1 6     4 7  
Rutgers  0 7     3 8  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2NoonBoston CollegeESPNW 34–1449,786
September 16NoonMaryland*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia (rivalry)
ESPN2W 30–1753,007
September 233:30 p.m.No. 12 Miami (FL)
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
CBSL 10–4763,735
September 287:30 p.m.at TempleESPN+W 29–2425,263
October 71:00 p.m.Idaho*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
W 28–1641,185
October 128:00 p.m.at No. 3 Virginia TechESPNL 20–4856,272
October 21NoonNo. 20 Notre Dame*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
CBSL 28–4264,424
November 4NoonSyracuse
ESPN+L 27–3151,422
November 11Noonat RutgersW 31–24 2OT16,791
November 18NoonEast Carolina*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
ESPNW 42–2440,389
November 242:30 p.m.at PittsburghCBSL 28–3846,569
December 284:00 p.m.vs. Ole Miss*ESPNW 49–3847,119

References

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