2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 6–6 4–4 Glen Mason 4th Mitch Browning 1st Tony Petersen 1st David Gibbs 4th Ben Hamilton Ron Johnson Ben Hamilton Sean Hoffman Karon Riley Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome MicronPC.com Bowl L 30–38 vs. NC State The 2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota as a member of the Big Ten Conference the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Gophers compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents 375 to 318. Minnesota was invited to the MicronPC.com Bowl, where the Golden Gophers lost NC State. The team played home games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis. Schedule 2000 AP Central September 2 11:00 am w y Louisiana–Monroe Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN MSC 47–10 40,183 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-forum-gophers-pull-away/176485801/ The Forum Gophers pull away September 3, 2000 July 12, 2025 Newspapers.com September 9 1:30 pm l y Ohio Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN 17–23 41,637 September 16 11:30 am w y y Baylor Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX FSN 34–9 20,125 September 23 11:00 am l y Purdue 21 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPN 24–38 67,425 September 30 11:00 am w Illinois 22 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN ESPN 44–10 44,462 October 7 11:00 am w Penn State Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN Governor's Victory Bell ESPN2 25–16 44,439 October 14 11:00 am w y Ohio State 6 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ESPN2 29–17 98,120 October 21 1:00 pm l y 22 Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN 43–51 30,882 October 28 11:00 am l Northwestern 23 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 35–41 59,004 November 4 11:00 am l Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI rivalry ESPN2 20–41 79,171 November 18 11:00 am w Iowa Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN rivalry ESPN Plus 27–24 54,387 December 28 6:00 pm l y y NC State Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida MicronPC.com Bowl TBS 30–38 28,359 2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 1, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/minnesota/2000-schedule.html Rankings 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 22 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Coaches 0 16 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 23 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR BCS 9 15 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Game summaries At No. 6 Ohio State 2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football team Golden Gophers 17 6 0 6 No. 6 Buckeyes 3 7 0 7 October 14 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 98,120 yes 1 8:16 Minnesota Dan Nystrom 23-yard field goal Minnesota 3-0 1 5:12 Minnesota Scooter Baugus 2-yard pass from Travis Cole (Dan Nystrom kick) Minnesota 10-0 1 2:58 Ohio St Dan Stultz 32-yard field goal Minnesota 10-3 1 0:03 Minnesota Ron Johnson 3-yard pass from Travis Cole (Dan Nystrom kick) Minnesota 17-3 2 11:48 Ohio St Jonathan Wells 7-yard run (Dan Stultz kick) Minnesota 17-10 2 8:34 Minnesota Dan Nystrom 32-yard field goal Minnesota 20-10 2 3:47 Minnesota Dan Nystrom 42-yard field goal Minnesota 23-10 4 12:24 Ohio St Darnell Sanders 4-yard pass from Steve Bellisari (Dan Stultz kick) Minnesota 23-17 4 4:51 Minnesota Tellis Redmon 20-yard run (two-point conversion failed) Minnesota 29-17 yes Minnesota snapped a 16-game losing streak to Ohio State and beat Glen Mason's alma mater in Columbus for the first time since 1949.Minnesota vs. Ohio State http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100288/100288439.htm USA Today October 15, 2000 November 12, 2012 vs. NC State (MicronPC.com Bowl) 2000 MicronPC.com Bowl 2000 NC State Wolfpack football team Another Wolfpack Comeback Beats Minnesota, 38-30 https://gopack.com/news/2000/12/28/Another_Wolfpack_Comeback_Beats_Minnesota_38_30.aspx North Carolina State University Athletic Department December 28, 2000 September 17, 2023 Roster 2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers y 8 Fr Asad Abdul-Khaliq QB y 88 So Scooter Baugus TE 18 Jr Antonie Burns WR 68 Jr Derek Burns OL Jr Travis Cole QB 33 So Renato Fitzpatrick RB 74 Sr Adam Haayer OT y 55 Sr Ben Hamilton OG y 4 Sr Antoine Henderson WR 3 Jr Ron Johnson Ron Johnson (wide receiver, born 1980) WR y 80 Elvin Jones WR 19 Fr Benji Kamrath QB yes 1 Sr Ryan Keller WR 75 Jake Kuppe OL 15 Jr Jermaine Mays WR 17 Fr Tony Patterson WR 32 So Tellis Redmon RB 66 Jr Ryan Roth OL 44 Fr Thomas Tapeh RB y 82 Fr Ben Utecht TE y 99 Jr Matt Anderle DE 31 Fr Phil Archer LB 2 Jr Jack Brewer Jack Brewer (American football) S WR y 13 Sr Trevis Graham DB 26 Sr Clorenzo Griffin DB 38 Sr Justin Hall LB 6 Jr Jimmy Henry LB 45 Sr Sean Hoffman LB 21 Jr Delvin Jones DB 87 Fr Dan Kwapinski DE yes 39 So Michael Lehan CB y 97 Sr Ben Mezera LB 42 Jr Willie Middlebrooks CB y 9 Sr Curtese Poole LB 91 Sr Karon Riley DE y 93 Sr John Schlecht DT 41 Fr Eric Stenzel DL 50 Jr Greg White DL Maurice White DL 14 So Preston Gruening P 28 So Dan Nystrom K https://web.archive.org/web/20170326151859/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/m-footbl-mtt-00-01.html *Glen Mason References Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons Minnesota Golden Gophers football