2000 UCLA Bruins football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2000 UCLA Bruins football UCLA Bruins logo.svg 150 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 6–6 3–5 Bob Toledo 5th Al Borges 5th Pro-style Bob Field 16th 4–3 Rose Bowl Sun Bowl L 20–21 vs. Wisconsin The 2000 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bob Toledo, the Bruins compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Pac-10. UCLA was invited to the Sun Bowl, where the Bruins lost to Wisconsin. The team played home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Schedule 2000 AP Pacific September 2 12:30 pm w y Alabama 3 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA ABC 35–24 76,640 September 9 4:30 pm w y 16 Fresno State Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA FSNW2 24–21 45,605 September 16 12:30 pm w y 14 Michigan 3 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA ABC 23–20 88,044 September 23 12:30 pm l y 6 Oregon Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR College GameDay FSN 10–29 45,470 September 30 7:15 pm w 15 Arizona State Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA FSN 38–31 68,113 October 14 12:30 pm l y 13 California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA rivalry 38–46 3OT 53,000 October 21 3:30 pm l 23 Oregon State 19 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA FSNW2 38–44 48,293 October 28 4:00 pm w y Arizona 24 Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ ABC 27–24 45,540 November 4 3:30 pm w y Stanford Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA rivalry FSN 37–35 64,039 November 11 4:00 pm l y Washington 7 Husky Stadium Seattle, WA ABC 28–35 71,886 November 18 3:30 pm l USC Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Victory Bell FSNW2 35–38 80,227 December 29 11:15 am l y y Wisconsin Sun Bowl El Paso, TX Sun Bowl CBS 20–21 49,093 Rankings 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 NR NR 16 (1) 14 6 (1) 15 16 13 23 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Coaches Poll 0 16 NR NR 17 17 8 17 17 15 24 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR BCS 9 15 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Game summaries Alabama Alabama 7 10 7 0 UCLA 14 7 14 0 September 2 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA 76,640 Keith Jackson (play-by-play), Tim Brant (color) and Todd Harris (sideline) ABC yes Q1 13:45 ALA Freddie Milons 71 yard punt return (Neal Thomas kick) ALA 7–0 Q1 4:39 UCLA DeShaun Foster 2 yard run (Chris Griffith kick) Tie 7–7 Q1 :52 UCLA Brian Poli-Dixon 31 yard pass from Freddie Mitchell (Chris Griffith kick) UCLA 14–7 Q2 8:39 UCLA DeShaun Foster 1 yard run (Chris Griffith kick) UCLA 21–7 Q2 5:35 ALA Ahmad Galloway 1 yard run (Neal Thomas kick) UCLA 21–14 Q2 :59 ALA Neal Thomas 38 yard field goal UCLA 21–17 Q3 8:26 ALA Reggie Myles 91 yard interception return (Neal Thomas kick) ALA 24–21 Q3 7:05 UCLA Freddie Mitchell 46 yard pass from Ryan McCann (Chris Griffith kick) UCLA 28–24 Q3 1:50 UCLA DeShaun Foster 8 yard run (Chris Griffith kick) UCLA 35–24 yes DeShaun Foster 42 Att, 187 Yds USA Today Roster 2000 UCLA Bruins f 11 Sr Drew Bennett WR y 81 Jr Bryan Fletcher Bryan Fletcher (American football) TE y 26 Jr DeShaun Foster RB y 3 Jr Freddie Mitchell WR y 10 So Cory Paus QB y 18 So Mike Seidman TE y 32 Jr Matt Stanley RB y Matt Stanley (American football) 15 So Ed Stansbury RB y 7 Jr Marques Anderson S y 43 Fr Dave Ball Dave Ball (defensive end) DE y 49 Fr Mat Ball DE 11 Fr Brandon Chillar LB y 99 So Kenyon Coleman DT y 77 Fr Rodney Leisle DT y 9 So Ricky Manning CB y 47 Jr Ryan Nece LB y 90 Jr Adam Peters DE y y 44 So Marcus Reese LB y 8 Jr Robert Thomas Robert Thomas (linebacker) LB y 58 Jr Jeff Grau LS y https://web.archive.org/web/20010221105216/http://bruinfootball.com:80/2000season/roster.html *Bob Toledo 2001-02-21 References UCLA Category:UCLA Bruins football seasons UCLA Bruins football Category:20th century in Pasadena, California