2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football Big East Conference Big East 7–5 3–4 Don Nehlen 21st Bill Legg 1st Steve Dunlap 9th Mountaineer Field Music City Bowl champion Music City Bowl W 49–38 vs. Ole Miss The 2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Don Nehlen in his 21st and final season as head coach, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Big East. West Virginia was invited to the Music City Bowl, where the Mountaineers beat Ole Miss. The team played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Schedule 2000 AP Eastern September 2 12:00 p.m. w Boston College Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV ESPN 34–14 49,786 September 16 12:00 p.m. w y Maryland Mountaineer Field Morgantown, West WV rivalry ESPN2 30–17 53,007 September 23 3:30 p.m. l Miami (FL) 12 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV CBS 10–47 63,735 September 28 7:30 p.m. w y Temple Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN Plus 29–24 25,263 October 7 1:00 p.m. w y Idaho Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV MSN 28–16 41,185 October 12 8:00 p.m. l y Virginia Tech 3 Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA rivalry ESPN 20–48 56,272 October 21 12:00 p.m. l y Notre Dame 20 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV CBS 28–42 64,424 November 4 12:00 p.m. l Syracuse Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV rivalry ESPN Plus 27–31 51,422 November 11 12:00 p.m. w y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN Plus 31–24 2OT 16,791 November 18 12:00 p.m. w y East Carolina Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV ESPN 42–24 40,389 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73008708/motivated-wvu-coasts-to-victory/ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Motivated WVU coasts to victory November 19, 2000 March 8, 2021 Newspapers.com November 24 2:30 p.m. l y Pittsburgh Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PA Backyard Brawl CBS 28–38 46,569 December 28 4:00 p.m. w y y Ole Miss Adelphia Coliseum Nashville, TN Music City Bowl ESPN 49–38 47,119 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-mountaineers-win-one/157484861/ The Courier-Journal Mountaineers win one for coach, top Ole Miss in Music City Bowl December 29, 2000 October 20, 2024 Newspapers.com Roster 2000 West Virginia Mountaineers f 22 So Avon Cobourne RB y 34 Jr Corey McIntyre RB LB y 40 Sr Wes Ours FB y 77 So Lance Nimmo OT 41 Sr Chris Edmonds LB y 87 Jr Antwan Lake DT y *Don Nehlen References West Virginia Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football seasons West Virginia Mountaineers football