2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers football

Big 12 North co-champion Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 66–17 vs. Northwestern
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 8
2000 record	10–2 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Frank Solich (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Solich (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Craig Bohl (1st year)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 73,918)
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Northern Division
#9 Kansas State xy		6	–	2		11	–	3
#8 Nebraska x		6	–	2		10	–	2
#25 Iowa State		5	–	3		9	–	3
Colorado		3	–	5		3	–	8
Kansas		2	–	6		4	–	7
Missouri		2	–	6		3	–	8
Southern Division
#1 Oklahoma x$#		8	–	0		13	–	0
#12 Texas		7	–	1		9	–	3
Texas A&M		5	–	3		7	–	5
Texas Tech		3	–	5		7	–	6
Oklahoma State		1	–	7		3	–	8
Baylor		0	–	8		2	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Kansas State 24
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

San José State at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
San José State	6	0	7	0	13
• Nebraska	14	14	14	7	49

Date: September 2
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 77,728
TV announcers (PPV): Warren Swain (Play-by-play) & Adrian Fiala (Color)

Nebraska at Notre Dame [box score]

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Nebraska	7	7	7	0	6	27
Notre Dame	0	7	7	7	3	24

Date: September 9
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Indiana
Game attendance: 80,232
TV announcers (NBC): Craig Minervini (Play-by-play), Pat Haden (Color) & Bob Wischusen (Sideline)

Iowa at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	7	6	0	0	13
• Nebraska	7	14	7	14	42

Date: September 23
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 78,070
TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play) & Ed Cunningham (Color)

Missouri at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri	7	7	10	0	24
• Nebraska	7	21	7	7	42

Date: September 30
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 77,744
TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play), James Lofton (Color) & Eric Clemons (Sideline)

Nebraska at Iowa State [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	0	13	8	28	49
Iowa State	7	7	6	7	27

Date: October 7
Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa
Game attendance: 50,074
TV announcers (ABC): Chip Tarkenton (Play-by-play) & Reggie Rivers (Color)

Nebraska at Texas Tech [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	14	14	7	21	56
Texas Tech	0	0	3	0	3

Date: October 14
Location: Jones SBC Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
Game attendance: 48,961
TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play), James Lofton (Color) & Eric Clemons (Sideline)

Baylor at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	0	0	0	0	0
• Nebraska	38	14	7	0	59

Date: October 21
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 77,959

Nebraska at Oklahoma [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	14	0	0	0	14
• Oklahoma	0	24	7	0	31

Date: October 28
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 75,989
TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Lynn Swann (Sideline)

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.

The Cornhusker's 2000 Red-White spring game featured Nebraska's first (and currently only) female player: KaLena "Beanie" Barnes, a senior sprinter for Nebraska's women's track-and-field teams, played in spring practice as a punter and recorded one 35-yard punt. She would not stay with the team for the regular season.

Nebraska finished in a tie for 1st place in the Big 12 North Division, and tied for 3rd conference-wide, with a final record of 10–2 (6–2).

The season was concluded by #9 Nebraska blowing out #18 Northwestern by 66–17, the largest margin of victory in Alamo Bowl history.

Head Coach Frank Solich's career record improved to 31–7 (18–6).

The following Nebraska players who participated in the 2000 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.

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