2000 NCAA Division I-A football season
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The 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Oklahoma Sooners
claiming their first national championship and their first conference championship since the departure of head coach Barry Switzer
.
Oklahoma
coach Bob Stoops
was in his second season as head coach, having been the defensive coordinator
of Steve Spurrier
's 1996 National Champion
Florida Gators
, and also having helped Bill Snyder
turn the Kansas State Wildcats
around in the early 1990s. Stoops erased a three-game losing streak against rival Texas
by a score of 63–14, one of the worst defeats in Texas' football history. Despite the lopsided victory, this game marked a return of the Red River Shootout
to a rivalry game with national title implications
.
The BCS title game
was not without controversy, as the system shut fourth-ranked Washington
out of the championship game, despite being the only team who had beaten each #2 and #5 Oregon State
and having the same 10-1 record as #3 Florida State
during the regular season. 10–1 , who handed #3 Florida State their only loss, was ranked higher in both the AP Writers' Poll and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll, and had the same record as the Seminoles, was also seen as a possible title contender.
Virginia Tech
also was left out of the BCS bowls, despite being ranked higher than one of the at-large teams, Notre Dame.
The South Carolina Gamecocks
broke a 21-game losing streak, stretching back into 1998, to go 8–4 including a win over Ohio State in the Outback Bowl.
Two new bowl games began in the 2000 season: the Silicon Valley Bowl, which had a contractual tie-in with the WAC
, and the Galleryfurniture.com Bowl.
Two new teams joined Division I-A football this season; University of Connecticut
and University of South Florida
.
is given to the Most Outstanding Player of the year
2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team
The 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football season of 2000-2001. This season was Bob Stoops's second as head coach. The Sooners finished with a 13-0 record winning the Big 12 Conference and the national championship, the seventh national...
claiming their first national championship and their first conference championship since the departure of head coach Barry Switzer
Barry Switzer
Barry Switzer is a former football coach, active in the college and professional ranks between 1962 and 1997. He has one of the highest winning percentages of any college football coach in history, and is one of only two head coaches to win both a college football national championship and a...
.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Sooners football
The Oklahoma Sooners football program is a college football team that represents the University of Oklahoma . The team is currently a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...
coach Bob Stoops
Bob Stoops
Robert Anthony "Bob" Stoops is the head coach of the University of Oklahoma football team. During the 2000 season, Stoops led the Sooners to an Orange Bowl victory and a national championship....
was in his second season as head coach, having been the defensive coordinator
Defensive coordinator
A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a gridiron football team who is in charge of the defense. Generally, along with his offensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach...
of Steve Spurrier
Steve Spurrier
Stephen Orr Spurrier is an American college football coach and player. Spurrier is the current head coach of the University of South Carolina's Gamecocks football team. He is also a former professional player and coach...
's 1996 National Champion
1997 Sugar Bowl
The 1997 Sugar Bowl was the 63rd edition to the annual game. It featured the top ranked , and their heated rivals, the third ranked Florida Gators. It was the designated National Championship Game for the 1996-97 season by the Bowl Alliance. The match up was supposed to feature the top two teams...
Florida Gators
1996 Florida Gators football team
The 1996 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the team's seventh season under head coach Steve Spurrier...
, and also having helped Bill Snyder
Bill Snyder
Bill Snyder is the head football coach at Kansas State University. He was rehired to the position on November 24, 2008, making Snyder one of the rare college football head coaches to have non-consecutive tenure at the same school. Snyder previously served as head coach at the school from 1989 to...
turn the Kansas State Wildcats
Kansas State Wildcats football
The Kansas State Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate football program of the Kansas State University Wildcats. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I Bowl Subdivision, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference...
around in the early 1990s. Stoops erased a three-game losing streak against rival Texas
2000 Texas Longhorns football team
The 2000 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season.-Schedule:...
by a score of 63–14, one of the worst defeats in Texas' football history. Despite the lopsided victory, this game marked a return of the Red River Shootout
Red River Rivalry
The Red River Rivalry, commonly known as the OU-Texas Game or Texas-OU Game, is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the Oklahoma Sooners football team of the University of Oklahoma and the Texas Longhorns football team of the University of Texas. The series is considered...
to a rivalry game with national title implications
Mythical National Championship
A mythical national championship is a colloquial term used to question the validity of national championship recognition that is not explicitly competitive...
.
The BCS title game
BCS National Championship Game
The BCS National Championship Game, or BCS National Championship, is the final bowl game of the annual Bowl Championship Series and is intended by the organizers of the BCS to determine the U.S. national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision...
was not without controversy, as the system shut fourth-ranked Washington
2000 Washington Huskies football team
The 2000 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Huskies won the 2001 Rose Bowl.-Regular season:...
out of the championship game, despite being the only team who had beaten each #2 and #5 Oregon State
2000 Oregon State Beavers football team
-Schedule:...
and having the same 10-1 record as #3 Florida State
2000 Florida State Seminoles football team
The 2000 Florida State Seminoles football team was the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team finished with a 11-2 record, and lost in the 2001 BCS National Title Game to the Oklahoma Sooners...
during the regular season. 10–1 , who handed #3 Florida State their only loss, was ranked higher in both the AP Writers' Poll and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll, and had the same record as the Seminoles, was also seen as a possible title contender.
Virginia Tech
2000 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
-Regular season:Michael Vick's 2000 season did have its share of highlights, such as his career rushing high of 210 yards against the in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Against in the Black Diamond Trophy game, Vick accounted for 288 total yards of offense and two touchdowns in a 48–20 win...
also was left out of the BCS bowls, despite being ranked higher than one of the at-large teams, Notre Dame.
The South Carolina Gamecocks
2000 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
The 2000 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference. The Gamecocks were led by Lou Holtz in his second season as USC head coach and played their home games in Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, SC.Carolina played their way to...
broke a 21-game losing streak, stretching back into 1998, to go 8–4 including a win over Ohio State in the Outback Bowl.
Two new bowl games began in the 2000 season: the Silicon Valley Bowl, which had a contractual tie-in with the WAC
WAC
WAC is a three-letter acronym and may refer to:* WAC Corporal, the first U.S. sounding rocket* Walker Art Center, a modern art museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA...
, and the Galleryfurniture.com Bowl.
Two new teams joined Division I-A football this season; University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut
The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
and University of South Florida
University of South Florida
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
.
Conference standings
Bowl Championship Series rankings
| WEEK | #1 | #2 | EVENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCT 23 | Nebraska 2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Frank Solich and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.-Schedule:... |
Oklahoma 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team The 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football season of 2000-2001. This season was Bob Stoops's second as head coach. The Sooners finished with a 13-0 record winning the Big 12 Conference and the national championship, the seventh national... |
Oklahoma 31, Nebraska 14 |
| OCT 30 | Oklahoma | Virginia Tech 2000 Virginia Tech Hokies football team -Regular season:Michael Vick's 2000 season did have its share of highlights, such as his career rushing high of 210 yards against the in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Against in the Black Diamond Trophy game, Vick accounted for 288 total yards of offense and two touchdowns in a 48–20 win... |
41, Va. Tech 21 |
| NOV 6 | Oklahoma | Florida State 2000 Florida State Seminoles football team The 2000 Florida State Seminoles football team was the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team finished with a 11-2 record, and lost in the 2001 BCS National Title Game to the Oklahoma Sooners... |
Miami 35, Pittsburgh 2000 Pittsburgh Panthers football team The 2000 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2000 college football season.- Regular season:The previous season saw Pitt miss the post season by finishing 5-6. For 2000, Pitt looked to find a replacement at defensive back for NFL drafted Hank Poteat.The... 7 |
| NOV 13 | Oklahoma | Miami | Florida St 30, Florida 2000 Florida Gators football team September 30, 2000The Florida Gators came into Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi ranked third in the nation. The unranked Mississippi State Bulldogs ran for 351 yards, 172 yards and a touchdown for Dicenzo Miller, and 156 yards and a touchdown for Dontae Walker. Bulldogs quarterback... 7 |
| NOV 20 | Oklahoma | Florida State | |
| NOV 27 | Oklahoma | Florida State | Oklahoma 27, Kansas St. 2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team The 2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the college football season of 2000. The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 2000 saw the wildcats finish with a record of 11-3, and a 6-2 record in... 24 |
| FINAL | Oklahoma | Florida State |
Final BCS Standings
- Oklahoma2000 Oklahoma Sooners football teamThe 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football season of 2000-2001. This season was Bob Stoops's second as head coach. The Sooners finished with a 13-0 record winning the Big 12 Conference and the national championship, the seventh national...
- Florida State2000 Florida State Seminoles football teamThe 2000 Florida State Seminoles football team was the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team finished with a 11-2 record, and lost in the 2001 BCS National Title Game to the Oklahoma Sooners...
- Washington2000 Washington Huskies football teamThe 2000 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Huskies won the 2001 Rose Bowl.-Regular season:...
- Virginia Tech2000 Virginia Tech Hokies football team-Regular season:Michael Vick's 2000 season did have its share of highlights, such as his career rushing high of 210 yards against the in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Against in the Black Diamond Trophy game, Vick accounted for 288 total yards of offense and two touchdowns in a 48–20 win...
- Oregon State2000 Oregon State Beavers football team-Schedule:...
- Florida2000 Florida Gators football teamSeptember 30, 2000The Florida Gators came into Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi ranked third in the nation. The unranked Mississippi State Bulldogs ran for 351 yards, 172 yards and a touchdown for Dicenzo Miller, and 156 yards and a touchdown for Dontae Walker. Bulldogs quarterback...
- Nebraska2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers football teamThe 2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Frank Solich and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.-Schedule:...
- Kansas State2000 Kansas State Wildcats football teamThe 2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the college football season of 2000. The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 2000 saw the wildcats finish with a record of 11-3, and a 6-2 record in...
- Oregon2000 Oregon Ducks football team-Schedule:-Arizona State:Oregon played at Arizona State in the 2000 college football season. Oregon trailed 49-35 in the final four minutes. The Ducks scored a touchdown to make it a one possession game, but then were unable to score after getting the ball back late in the game...
- Notre Dame
- Texas2000 Texas Longhorns football teamThe 2000 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season.-Schedule:...
- TCU2000 TCU Horned Frogs football teamThe 2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2000 college football season. The team was coached by Dennis Franchione and Gary Patterson, who took over the program in December 2000. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located...
- Clemson
BCS Bowls
- Orange Bowl2001 Orange BowlThe 2001 FedEx Orange Bowl game was a post-season college football bowl game and BCS National Championship match between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the Florida State Seminoles on January 3, 2001, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida...
: #1 Oklahoma2000 Oklahoma Sooners football teamThe 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football season of 2000-2001. This season was Bob Stoops's second as head coach. The Sooners finished with a 13-0 record winning the Big 12 Conference and the national championship, the seventh national...
(BCS #1) 13, #3 Florida State2000 Florida State Seminoles football teamThe 2000 Florida State Seminoles football team was the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team finished with a 11-2 record, and lost in the 2001 BCS National Title Game to the Oklahoma Sooners...
(BCS #2) 2 - Rose Bowl2001 Rose BowlThe 2001 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2001. It was the 87th Rose Bowl game. The University of Washington Huskies football team defeated the Purdue University Boilermakers football team 34-24...
: #4 Washington2000 Washington Huskies football teamThe 2000 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Huskies won the 2001 Rose Bowl.-Regular season:...
(Pac10 co-champ) 34, #14 Purdue2000 Purdue Boilermakers football teamThe 2000 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Purdue finished as tri-champions of the Big Ten Conference and earned a berth in the Rose Bowl, the Boilermakers' first appearance in Pasadena since 1967.-Season:The season was...
(Big10 co-Champ) 24 - Fiesta Bowl2001 Fiesta BowlThe 2001 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, played on January 1, 2001, was the 30th edition of the Fiesta Bowl. The game was played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona between the Oregon State Beavers and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish .In the game, Oregon State quarterback Jonathan Smith threw for 305 yards...
: #6 Oregon State2000 Oregon State Beavers football team-Schedule:...
(At Large [Pac10 co-champ]) 41, #10 Notre Dame (At Large) 9 - Sugar Bowl2001 Sugar BowlThe 2001 Sugar Bowl a 2000–2001 BCS game was played on January 2, 2001. This 67th edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the Florida Gators, and the , in an in-state rivalry game...
: #2 (Big East Champ) 37, #7 Florida2000 Florida Gators football teamSeptember 30, 2000The Florida Gators came into Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi ranked third in the nation. The unranked Mississippi State Bulldogs ran for 351 yards, 172 yards and a touchdown for Dicenzo Miller, and 156 yards and a touchdown for Dontae Walker. Bulldogs quarterback...
(SEC Champ) 20
Other New Years Day Bowls
- Cotton Bowl Classic: #11 Kansas State2000 Kansas State Wildcats football teamThe 2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the college football season of 2000. The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 2000 saw the wildcats finish with a record of 11-3, and a 6-2 record in...
(Big 12 runner-up) 35, #21 Tennessee2000 Tennessee Volunteers football teamThe 2000 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Phillip Fulmer was the head coach and led the Volunteers to an appearance in the 2001 Cotton Bowl Classic.-Schedule:...
21: #17 Michigan2000 Michigan Wolverines football teamThe 2000 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the college football 2000 college football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.-Schedule:...
(Big10 co-champ) 31, #20 Auburn2000 Auburn Tigers football teamThe 2000 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They finished the season with a 9–4 record and won the Southeastern Conference West Division championship...
(SEC runner-up) 28 - Gator Bowl2001 Gator BowlThe 2001 Gator Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Clemson Tigers at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida on January 1, 2001...
: #6 Virginia Tech2000 Virginia Tech Hokies football team-Regular season:Michael Vick's 2000 season did have its share of highlights, such as his career rushing high of 210 yards against the in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Against in the Black Diamond Trophy game, Vick accounted for 288 total yards of offense and two touchdowns in a 48–20 win...
41, #16 Clemson 20 - Outback Bowl2001 Outback BowlThe 2001 edition to the Outback Bowl featured the South Carolina Gamecocks, and the Ohio State Buckeyes.After a scoreless first quarter, South Carolina's kicker Jason Corse put the Gamecocks on the board with a 23 yard field goal, giving USC an early 3-0 lead...
: South Carolina2000 South Carolina Gamecocks football teamThe 2000 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference. The Gamecocks were led by Lou Holtz in his second season as USC head coach and played their home games in Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, SC.Carolina played their way to...
24, #19 Ohio State2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football teamThe 2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 2000-2001. The Buckeyes compiled a 8–4 record, including a 38–26 loss to rival Michigan in Columbus in the regular season finale and a 24–7 loss to the South Carolina...
7
December Bowl Games
- Holiday Bowl2000 Holiday BowlThe 2000 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 29, 2000 in San Diego, California. It was part of the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the Oregon Ducks and the Texas Longhorns...
: #8 Oregon2000 Oregon Ducks football team-Schedule:-Arizona State:Oregon played at Arizona State in the 2000 college football season. Oregon trailed 49-35 in the final four minutes. The Ducks scored a touchdown to make it a one possession game, but then were unable to score after getting the ball back late in the game...
(Pac10 co-champ) 35, #12 Texas2000 Texas Longhorns football teamThe 2000 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season.-Schedule:...
30 - Peach Bowl2000 Peach BowlThe 2001 edition to the Peach Bowl featured the , and the LSU Tigers.LSU scored first on a 32 yard John Corbello field goal to take a 3-0 lead. Georgia Tech responded with a 32 yard Joe Burns touchdown run to take a 7-3 lead...
: LSU2000 LSU Tigers football teamThe 2000 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2000–2001. Coached by Nick Saban in his first year at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Saban led the team to a remarkable turnaround from a...
28, #15 14: 38, Minnesota 30 - Sun Bowl2000 Sun BowlThe 2000 Wells Fargo Sun Bowl featured the , and the Wisconsin Badgers.Wisconsin opened the scoring, after quarterback Brooks Bollinger threw a 54 yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Lee Evans for an early 7-0 lead. UCLA responded when Cory Paus threw a 64 yard touchdown pass to Freddie Mitchell...
: Wisconsin2000 Wisconsin Badgers football teamThe 2000 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season.-Schedule:-Regular starters:-Team players in the 2001 NFL Draft:-Awards and records:...
21, 20 - Alamo Bowl2000 Alamo BowlThe 2000 edition to the Alamo Bowl featured the , and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Despite both teams being ranked, it was the biggest blowout in the game's history...
: #9 Nebraska2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers football teamThe 2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Frank Solich and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.-Schedule:...
66, #18 (Big10 co-champ) 17 - Insight.com Bowl2000 Insight.com BowlThe 2000 edition to the Insight.com bowl was the 12th edition of the bowl game. It featured the Iowa State Cyclones and the Pittsburgh Panthers.Pitt scored first on a 72 yard touchdown pass from John Turman to Antonio Bryant, taking an early 7-0 lead...
: Iowa State2000 Iowa State Cyclones football teamThe 2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented the Iowa State University in the college football season of 2000-2001. This was Dan McCarney's sixth season as head coach. The team captains were Chris Anthony, Ryan Harklau, Reggie Hayward, and Sage Rosenfels. The Cyclones were quarterbacked...
37, Pittsburgh2000 Pittsburgh Panthers football teamThe 2000 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2000 college football season.- Regular season:The previous season saw Pitt miss the post season by finishing 5-6. For 2000, Pitt looked to find a replacement at defensive back for NFL drafted Hank Poteat.The...
29: #23 (MWC champ) 22, #22 (C-USA champ) 17: 31, 17 - Oahu Bowl2000 Oahu BowlThe 2000 Jeep Oahu Bowl was a college football bowl game, played as part of the 2000-01 bowl game schedule of the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 3rd and final game named Oahu Bowl, and became the Seattle Bowl for the 2001 contest. The game was played on December 24, 2000, at...
: #24 Georgia 37, 14 - Independence Bowl2000 Independence BowlThe 2000 Sanford Independence Bowl, part of the 2000–01 NCAA football bowl season, took place on December 31, 2000 at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana...
: 43, Texas A&M2000 Texas A&M Aggies football teamThe 2000 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 7-5 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 5-3.-Schedule:-Notre Dame:-Wyoming:-UTEP:-Texas Tech:-Colorado:-Baylor:...
41 (OT) - Music City Bowl2000 Music City BowlIn the 2000 Music City Bowl, defeated 49–38. This game was also West Virginia Mountaineers football coach Don Nehlen's final game. Although West Virginia won the game, it was notable because of a second half comeback by freshman Eli Manning. Down 49–16 in the fourth quarter, Ole Miss coach...
: 49, 38 - Las Vegas Bowl2000 Las Vegas BowlThe 2000 edition to the Las Vegas Bowl was the 9th edition of that annual game. It featured the , and the hometown .Arkansas scored first on a 7 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Robby Hampton to wide receiver Rod Stinson for a 7-0 Razorback lead. In the second quarter, UNLV tied the score at 7,...
: 31, 14 - Motor City Bowl2000 Motor City BowlThe 2000 Motor City Bowl was a National Collegiate Athletic Association bowl game in which the Marshall Thundering Herd of the MAC defeated the Cincinnati Bearcats of the Conference USA 25–14. It was played on December 27, 2000 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan...
: (MAC champ) 25, 14 - Humanitarian Bowl2000 Humanitarian BowlThe 2000 edition to the Humanitarian Bowl was the 4th edition of the bowl game. It featured the Boise State Broncos, and the . The victory was the second consecutive Humanitarian Bowl victory for Boise State....
: Boise State2000 Boise State Broncos football teamThe 2000 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2000 college football season. The Broncos competed in the Big West Conference and played their home games at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho...
(Big West champ) 38, (WAC co-champ) 23 - Mobile Alabama Bowl2000 Mobile Alabama BowlThe 2000 GMAC Mobile Alabama Bowl was an American college football bowl game. It was part of the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season, and was the second edition of the game...
: 28, #13 TCU2000 TCU Horned Frogs football teamThe 2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2000 college football season. The team was coached by Dennis Franchione and Gary Patterson, who took over the program in December 2000. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located...
(WAC co-champ) 21: 37, 34 - Galleryfurniture.com bowl2000 Galleryfurniture.com BowlThe 2000 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Texas Tech University Red Raiders from the Big 12 and the East Carolina University Pirates from Conference USA at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas on December 27, 2000. It was the inaugural game in the...
: East Carolina 40, Texas Tech 27
Heisman Trophy Voting
The Heisman Memorial Trophy AwardHeisman Trophy
The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...
is given to the Most Outstanding Player of the year
- Winner: Chris WeinkeChris WeinkeChristopher Jon Weinke is a former professional American football and baseball player. After spending six years in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league baseball system, he enrolled at Florida State University at the age of 26, and played quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles...
, Florida State (1628 points) - 2. Josh HeupelJosh HeupelJosh Heupel, , is the current co-offensive coordinator at the University of Oklahoma. He was the quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners football team in 1999-2000, and led Oklahoma to the 2000 national championship.-Personal:...
, Oklahoma (1552 points) - 3. Drew BreesDrew BreesDrew Christopher Brees is a quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue....
, Purdue (619 points) - 4. LaDainian TomlinsonLaDainian TomlinsonLaDainian Tramayne Tomlinson is an American football running back for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers fifth overall in the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas Christian.Tomlinson, often referred to by his initials, L...
, TCU (566 points) - 5. Damien AndersonDamien AndersonDamien Ramone Anderson is a professional American football and Canadian football running back who retired in 2008. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Arizona Cardinals in 2002...
, Northwestern (101 points)
Other Major Awards
- Maxwell AwardMaxwell AwardThe Maxwell Award is presented annually to the collegiate American football player judged by a panel of sportscasters, sportswriters, and National Collegiate Athletic Association head coaches and the membership of the Maxwell Football Club to be the best football player in the United States. The...
(College Player of the Year) - Drew BreesDrew BreesDrew Christopher Brees is a quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue....
, PurduePurdue UniversityPurdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and... - Walter Camp AwardWalter Camp AwardThe Walter Camp Player of the Year Award is given annually to the collegiate American football Player of the Year, as decided by a group of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A head coaches and sports information directors under the auspices of the Walter Camp Football Foundation;...
(Back) - Josh HeupelJosh HeupelJosh Heupel, , is the current co-offensive coordinator at the University of Oklahoma. He was the quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners football team in 1999-2000, and led Oklahoma to the 2000 national championship.-Personal:...
, OklahomaUniversity of OklahomaThe University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its... - Davey O'Brien AwardDavey O'Brien AwardThe Davey O'Brien Award, officially the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, named after Davey O'Brien, is presented annually to the collegiate American football player adjudged by the Davey O'Brien Foundation to be the best of all National Collegiate Athletic Association quarterbacks. The...
(Quarterback) - Chris WeinkeChris WeinkeChristopher Jon Weinke is a former professional American football and baseball player. After spending six years in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league baseball system, he enrolled at Florida State University at the age of 26, and played quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles...
, Florida StateFlorida State UniversityThe Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation... - Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardJohnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardThe Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is given annually in the United States to the nation's outstanding senior quarterback in college football. It was established in 1987 by a foundation named for Johnny Unitas , the Hall of Fame quarterback who played his college career at the University of...
(Senior Quarterback) - Chris WeinkeChris WeinkeChristopher Jon Weinke is a former professional American football and baseball player. After spending six years in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league baseball system, he enrolled at Florida State University at the age of 26, and played quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles...
, Florida StateFlorida State UniversityThe Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation... - Doak Walker AwardDoak Walker AwardThe Doak Walker Award, first awarded in 1990, honors the United States's top college football running back. It is named after the Southern Methodist and Detroit Lions football player Doak Walker...
(Running Back) - LaDainian TomlinsonLaDainian TomlinsonLaDainian Tramayne Tomlinson is an American football running back for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers fifth overall in the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas Christian.Tomlinson, often referred to by his initials, L...
, TCUTexas Christian UniversityTexas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States and founded in 1873. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ... - Fred Biletnikoff AwardFred Biletnikoff AwardThe Fred Biletnikoff Award has been presented since 1994 to America's top college football receiver by the TQC Foundation, Inc. , an independent not-for-profit organization which created the award in 1994 and has sponsored it since...
(Wide Receiver) - Antonio BryantAntonio BryantAntonio Bryant is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft...
, PittsburghUniversity of PittsburghThe University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of... - Bronko Nagurski TrophyBronko Nagurski TrophyThe Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been awarded annually since 1993 to the collegiate American football player adjudged by the membership of the Football Writers Association of America to be the best defensively in the National Collegiate Athletic Association; the award is presented by the Charlotte...
(Defensive Player) - Dan MorganDan MorganDaniel Thomas "Dan" Morgan, Jr. is a former American football linebacker for the Carolina Panthers and the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Panthers 11th overall in the 2001 NFL Draft...
, MiamiUniversity of MiamiThe University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12... - Chuck Bednarik AwardChuck Bednarik AwardThe Chuck Bednarik Award is presented annually to the defensive collegiate football player adjudged by the Maxwell Football Club to be the best in the United States...
- Dan MorganDan MorganDaniel Thomas "Dan" Morgan, Jr. is a former American football linebacker for the Carolina Panthers and the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Panthers 11th overall in the 2001 NFL Draft...
, MiamiUniversity of MiamiThe University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12... - Dick Butkus AwardDick Butkus AwardThe Butkus Award, instituted in 1985, is given annually to the top linebackers at the high school, collegiate and professional levels of football...
(Linebacker) - Dan MorganDan MorganDaniel Thomas "Dan" Morgan, Jr. is a former American football linebacker for the Carolina Panthers and the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Panthers 11th overall in the 2001 NFL Draft...
, MiamiUniversity of MiamiThe University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12... - Lombardi AwardLombardi AwardThe Rotary Lombardi Award is awarded annually to the best college football lineman or linebacker. The Lombardi Award program was approved by the Rotary Club in Houston in 1970 shortly after the death of Vince Lombardi. The committee outlined the criteria for eligibility for the award, which...
(Lineman or Linebacker) - Jamal ReynoldsJamal ReynoldsJamal Reynolds , is a former American football defensive end for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL.-High school:Played for the Aiken High School Green Hornets and won a state Championship in 1996.-College:...
, Florida StateFlorida State UniversityThe Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation... - Outland TrophyOutland TrophyThe Outland Trophy is awarded to the best United States college football interior lineman by the Football Writers Association of America. It is named after John H. Outland. One of only a few players ever to be named All-America at two positions, Outland garnered consensus All-America honors in...
(Interior Lineman) - John Henderson, TennesseeUniversity of TennesseeThe University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
, DT - Jim Thorpe AwardJim Thorpe AwardThe Jim Thorpe Award, named in memory of multi-sport legend Jim Thorpe, has been awarded to the top defensive back in college football since 1986...
(Defensive Back) - Jamar FletcherJamar FletcherJamar Mondell Fletcher is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent and lives in south Florida. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins 26th overall in the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin...
, WisconsinUniversity of Wisconsin–MadisonThe University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866... - Lou Groza AwardLou Groza AwardThe Lou Groza Award is presented annually to the top college football placekicker in the United States by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. The award is named after former Ohio State Buckeyes and Cleveland Browns player Lou Groza.-Winners:...
(Placekicker) - Jonathan RuffinJonathan RuffinJonathan Ruffin is an American football placekicker for the New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2003...
, CincinnatiUniversity of CincinnatiThe University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio.... - Paul "Bear" Bryant Award - Bob StoopsBob StoopsRobert Anthony "Bob" Stoops is the head coach of the University of Oklahoma football team. During the 2000 season, Stoops led the Sooners to an Orange Bowl victory and a national championship....
, OklahomaUniversity of OklahomaThe University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...