2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season November 2013 January 2026 2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football Buckeyes logo.svg 125 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 8–4 5–3 John Cooper 13th Chuck Stobart 1st SinglebackSports Illustrated Mayhorn Patrick https://www.landgrantholyland.com/2018/5/2/17279712/ohio-state-football-college-offense-evolution-history A brief history of Ohio State's offensive innovation May 2, 2018 August 19, 2026 Jon Tenuta 1st 4–3 Derek Combs Rodney Bailey Steve Bellisari Joe Cooper Ken-Yon Rambo Ohio Stadium Outback Bowl L 7–24 vs. South Carolina The 2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 13th and final year under head coach John Cooper, the Buckeyes compiled an 8–4 record (5–3 in conference games), finished in fourth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 324 to 198. Against ranked opponents, the Buckeyes defeated No. 24 Wisconsin and lost to No. 16 Purdue and No. 19 Michigan. They concluded the season with a 24–7 loss to unranked South Carolina in the 2001 Outback Bowl.2000 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 5, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio-state/2000-schedule.html Cooper was fired two days after the Buckeyes' loss in the Outback Bowl; he had compiled a 2-10-1 record against rival Michigan and a 3–8 record in bowl games.2-10-1 and Done: From folksy to failure: Cooper's faulty legacy The Plain Dealer Bill Livingston January 3, 2001 1D, 5D https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-2-10-1-and-done-from-f/178244156/ Newspapers.com The Buckeyes gained an average of 161.9 rushing yards and 208.4 passing yards per game. On defense, they gave up 91.6 rushing yards and 227.7 passing yards per game.2000 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 5, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio-state/2000.html The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Steve Bellisari (2,162 passing yards, 52.3% completion percentage), running back Derek Combs (863 rushing yards, 5.2 yards per carry), wide receiver Ken-Yon Rambo (51 receptions for 729 yards), and kicker Dan Stultz (91 points scored, 33 of 36 extra points, 19 of 23 field goals). Four Ohio State players received first-team honors on the 2000 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Stultz; linebacker Joe Cooper; and defensive backs Nate Clements and Mike Doss.2000 All-Big Ten Football Teams & Individual Honors Announced Ohio State Buckeyes November 28, 2000 December 22, 2019 https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/2000-all-big-ten-football-teams-individual-honors-announced-3/ The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Schedule 2000 AP Eastern September 2 12:00 p.m. w y 16 Fresno State Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ESPN Plus 43–10 96,583 September 9 10:10 p.m. w y y 18 Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ FSN 27–17 57,367 September 16 12:00 p.m. w y 17 Miami (OH) Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ESPN Plus 27–16 96,721 September 23 12:00 p.m. w 14 Penn State Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 45–6 98,144 October 7 3:30 p.m. w y 8 Wisconsin 24 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ABC 23–7 79,045 October 14 12:00 p.m. l 6 Minnesota Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ESPN2 17–29 98,120 October 21 12:00 p.m. w y 14 Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ESPN Plus 38–10 60,495 October 28 3:30 p.m. l y 12 Purdue 16 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ABC 27–31 68,666 November 4 12:00 p.m. w 16 Michigan State Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ESPN 27–13 98,406 November 11 4:00 p.m. w y 13 Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL Illibuck ESPN 24–21 61,207 November 18 12:00 p.m. l 12 Michigan 19 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH rivalry ABC 26–38 98,681 January 1, 2001 11:00 a.m. l y y 22 South Carolina Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL Outback Bowl ESPN 7–24 65,229 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-buckeyes-bashed/157478327/ The Akron Beacon Journal Buckeyes bashed; Snubbed Brewer gets the last laugh January 2, 2001 October 20, 2024 Newspapers.com The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia Park Jack 2003 Sports Publishing LLC Champaign, IL 1-58261-695-7 Rankings 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 16 16 18 17 14 12 8 6 14 12 16 11 12 21 20 19 NR Coaches Poll 0 16 15 16 16 15 12 10 7 5 13 13 19 14 12 20 19 18 NR BCS 9 15 11 NR 13 13 NR NR NR Game summaries Fresno State Fresno State 0 0 3 7 No. 16 Ohio State 13 7 7 16 September 2 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH 96,583 Jim Barbar (Play-by-play), Al Harris (Color) & Jim Lachey (Sideline) ESPN+ yes Q1 1:52 OHST Doss 1 yard fumble return (kick failed) OHST 6–0 Q1 1:37 OHST Mitchell 34 yard fumble return (Stultz kick) OHST 13–0 Q2 8:59 OHST Cacchio 23 yard pass from Bellisari (Stultz kick) OHST 20–0 Q3 10:54 OHST Mitchell 51 yard interception return (Stultz kick) OHST 27–0 Q3 9:41 FRES Asparuhov 25 yard field goal OHST 27–3 Q4 11:20 OHST Stultz 34 yard field goal OHST 30–3 Q4 4:56 OHST Wilhelm 25 yard interception return (Stultz kick) OHST 37–3 Q4 :05 FRES Davis 9 yard pass from Grady (Asparuhov kick) OHST 37–10 Q4 :00 OHST Bryant 44 yard pass from McMullen OHST 43–10 yes Fresno State vs. Ohio State http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100246/100246480.htm USA Today September 2, 2000 September 22, 2014 Arizona No. 18 Ohio State 3 7 14 3 Arizona 7 10 0 0 September 9 Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ 57,367 Steve Physioc (Play-by-play) & Tom Ramsey (Color) FSN yes Q1 6:41 ARIZ Jenkins 10 yard run (Keel kick) ARIZ 7–0 Q1 3:09 OHST Stultz 26 yard field goal ARIZ 7–3 Q2 14:11 OHST Cheatwood 1 yard pass from Bellisari (Stultz kick) OHST 10–7 Q2 7:29 ARIZ Safety OHST 10–9 Q2 6:11 ARIZ Wade 60 yard pass from Jenkins (Jenkins run) ARIZ 17–10 Q3 7:53 OHST Cacchio 60 yard pass from Bellisari (Stultz kick) Tie 17–17 Q3 2:44 OHST Wells 1 yard run (Stultz kick) OHST 24–17 Q4 12:52 OHST Stultz 20 yard field goal OHST 27–17 yes Ohio State vs. Arizona http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100253/100253457.htm USA Today September 9, 2000 September 22, 2014 Miami (OH) Penn State Penn State 0 0 6 0 No. 14 Ohio State 14 3 21 7 September 23 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH 98,144 Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline) ABC yes Q1 OHST Martin 1 yard run (Stultz kick) OHST 7–0 Q1 OHST Sanders 18 yard pass from Bellisari (Stultz kick) OHST 14–0 Q2 OHST Stultz 31 yard field goal OHST 17–0 Q3 PSU McCoo 2 yard run (kick failed) OHST 17–6 Q3 OHST Combs 1 yard run (Stultz kick) OHST 24–6 Q3 OHST Westbrooks 3 yard run (Stultz kick) OHST 31–6 Q3 OHST Collins 11 yard fumble return (Stultz kick) OHST 38–6 Q4 OHST Maldonado 7 yard run (Stultz kick) OHST 45–6 yes Penn State vs. Ohio State http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100267/100267430.htm USA Today September 23, 2000 September 22, 2014 Wisconsin No. 8 Ohio State 13 7 3 0 No. 24 Wisconsin 0 0 7 0 October 7 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI 79,045 Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Lynn Swann (Sideline) ABC yes 1 11:51 OHST Derek Combs 80 yard run (Dan Stultz kick) Ohio St 7–0 1 6:08 OHST Derek Combs 21 yard run (kick failed) Ohio St 13–0 2 1:12 OHST Darnell Sanders 20 yard pass from Steve Bellisari (Dan Stultz kick) Ohio St 20–0 3 5:25 WIS Michael Bennett 35 yard run (Vitaly Pisetsky kick) Ohio St 20–7 3 2:32 OHST Dan Stultz 24 yard field goal Ohio St 23–7 yes Ohio State vs. Wisconsin http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100281/100281374.htm USA Today October 7, 2000 September 22, 2014 Minnesota Iowa Purdue No. 12 Ohio State 0 3 17 7 No. 16 Purdue 0 7 3 21 October 28 Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN 2:34 p.m. EST 3:34 68,666 Fair / Mostly sunny, 57 F, wind 15 E Steve Newman Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline) ABC yes 2 9:02 OSU Dan Stultz 35-yard field goal OSU 3–0 2 3:41 PUR Steve Ennis 2-yard run (Travis Dorsch kick) PUR 7–3 3 12:40 PUR Travis Dorsch 34-yard field goal PUR 10–3 3 8:52 OSU Dan Stultz 45-yard field goal PUR 10–6 3 3:41 OSU Jamar Martin 1-yard run (Stultz kick) OSU 13–10 3 1:53 OSU Nate Clements 83-yard punt return (Stultz kick) OSU 20–10 4 12:46 PUR John Standeford 5-yard pass from Drew Brees (Dorsch kick) OSU 20–17 4 5:59 PUR Vinny Sutherland 19-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) PUR 24–20 4 2:16 OSU Westbrooks 2-yard run (Stultz kick) OSU 27–24 4 1:55 PUR Seth Morales 64-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick) PUR 31–27 yes Michigan State Illinois No. 13 Ohio State 3 9 6 6 Illinois 7 7 0 7 November 11 Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL 61,207 ESPN Source: USA Today yes 1 13:25 Illinois Rocky Harvey 29-yard run (JJ Tubbs kick) Illinois 7-0 1 8:33 Ohio St Dan Stultz 19-yard field goal Illinois 7-3 2 14:42 Ohio St Dan Stultz 41-yard field goal Illinois 7-6 2 12:44 Illinois Antoineo Harris 25-yard run (JJ Tubbs kick) Illinois 14-6 2 :23 Ohio St Darnell Sanders 1-yard pass from Steve Bellisari (kick failed) Illinois 14-12 3 8:21 Ohio St Darnell Sanders 7-yard pass from Steve Bellisari (two-point conversion failed) Ohio St 18-14 4 14:17 Illinois Jameel Cook 1-yard pass from Dustin Ward (JJ Tubbs kick) Illinois 21-18 4 6:05 Ohio St Dan Stultz 17-yard field goal Tie 21-21 4 :00 Ohio St Dan Stultz 34-yard field goal Ohio St 24-21 yes Michigan Outback Bowl Personnel Coaching staff John Cooper - Head Coach - 13th year George Belu – Offensive line (1st year) Bill Conley - Tight ends / recruiting Coordinator (14th year) Jim Heacock – Defensive line (5th year) Fred Pagac – Assistant head coach (19th year) Tim Salem – Quarterbacks / wide receivers (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) Roster 2000 Ohio State Buckeyes f 4 Sr Ken-Yon Rambo WR y 8 Jr Steve Bellisari QB y 9 Fr Ricky Bryant WR y 14 Fr Mike DeMaria WR 15 Fr Scott McMullen QB y 16 Fr Craig Krenzel QB y 17 Fr Rick McFadden QB 28 Jr Jonathan Wells Jonathan Wells (American football) RB y 39 Jr Jamar Martin FB y 68 Jr LeCharles Bentley C y 77 Jr Tyson Walter C y 80 Sr Reggie Germany WR y 2 So Mike Doss S y 6 So Cie Grant LB y 7 So Derek Ross DB y 20 Jr Nate Clements CB y 58 Jr Courtland Bullard LB y 73 Sr Joe Brown Joe Brown (American football) dt y 79 Jr Ryan Pickett DT y https://web.archive.org/web/20010214233129/http://ohiostatebuckeyes.fansonly.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/osu-m-footbl-mtt-num.html *John Cooper 2001-02-14 2001 NFL draftees 2 Ohio State Buckeyes Player Round Pick Position NFL club Nate Clements 1 21 Defensive back Buffalo Bills Ryan Pickett 1 29 Defensive tackle St. Louis Rams Rodney Bailey 6 181 Defensive end Pittsburgh Steelers Reggie Germany 7 214 Wide receiver Buffalo Bills Derek Combs 7 228 Defensive back Oakland Raiders Ken-Yon Rambo 7 229 Wide receiver Oakland Raiders 2001 NFL Draft Listing https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/draft.htm 2024-12-11 Pro-Football-Reference.com en References Ohio State Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football seasons Ohio State Buckeyes football