2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football team (original) (raw)

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2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Outback Bowl, L 7–24 vs. South Carolina
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record 8–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach John Cooper (13th season)
Offensive coordinator Chuck Stobart (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Jon Tenuta (1st season)
MVP Derek Combs
Captains Rodney Bailey Steve Bellisari Joe Cooper Ken-Yon Rambo
Home stadium Ohio Stadium(Capacity: 95,346)
Seasons← 19992001 →

2000 Big Ten Conference football standings | vte | Conf | Overall | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ------- | - | - | | | - | - | - | | | Team | | W | | L | | | W | | L | | | No. 13 Purdue $+ | | 6 | – | 2 | | | 8 | – | 4 | | | Northwestern + | | 6 | – | 2 | | | 8 | – | 4 | | | No. 11 Michigan + | | 6 | – | 2 | | | 9 | – | 3 | | | Ohio State | | 5 | – | 3 | | | 8 | – | 4 | | | No. 23 Wisconsin | | 4 | – | 4 | | | 9 | – | 4 | | | Minnesota | | 4 | – | 4 | | | 6 | – | 6 | | | Penn State | | 4 | – | 4 | | | 5 | – | 7 | | | Iowa | | 3 | – | 5 | | | 3 | – | 9 | | | Illinois | | 2 | – | 6 | | | 5 | – | 6 | | | Michigan State | | 2 | – | 6 | | | 5 | – | 6 | | | Indiana | | 2 | – | 6 | | | 3 | – | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ – BCS representative as conference champion+ – Conference co-championsRankings from AP Poll | | | | | | | | | | |

The 2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled an 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 Gamecocks in the 2001 Outback Bowl. The losses dropped head coach John Cooper's record to 2–10–1 in Michigan–Ohio State games and 3–8 in bowl games, contributing to his dismissal from the team on January 2, 2001.[1]

Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source
September 2 12:00 p.m. Fresno State* No. 16 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ESPN Plus W 43–10 96,583
September 9 10:10 p.m. at Arizona* No. 18 Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ FSN W 27–17 57,367
September 16 12:00 p.m. Miami (OH)* No. 17 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ESPN Plus W 27–16 96,721
September 23 12:00 p.m. Penn State No. 14 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ABC W 45–6 98,144
October 7 3:30 p.m. at No. 24 Wisconsin No. 8 Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI ABC W 23–7 79,045
October 14 12:00 p.m. Minnesota No. 6 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ESPN2 L 17–29 98,120
October 21 12:00 p.m. at Iowa No. 14 Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA ESPN Plus W 38–10 60,495
October 28 3:30 p.m. at No. 16 Purdue No. 12 Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN ABC L 27–31 68,666
November 4 12:00 p.m. Michigan State No. 16 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ESPN W 27–13 98,406
November 11 4:00 p.m. at Illinois No. 13 Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL ESPN W 24–21 61,207
November 18 12:00 p.m. No. 19 Michigan No. 12 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (rivalry) ABC L 26–38 98,681
January 1, 2001 11:00 a.m. vs. No. 14 South Carolina* No. 22 Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL (Outback Bowl) ESPN L 7–24 65,229 [2]
*Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time

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Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked

Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final
AP 16 16 18 17 14 12 8 6 14 12 16 11 12 21 20 19 —
Coaches Poll 15 16 16 15 12 10 7 5 13 13 19 14 12 20 19 18 —
BCS Not released 11 — 13 13 — — — Not released
1 234Total Fresno State 0 037 10 • No. 16 Ohio State 13 7716 43 Date: September 2Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OHGame attendance: 96,583TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Barbar (Play-by-play), Al Harris (Color) & Jim Lachey (Sideline)
Scoring summaryQ11:52OHSTDoss 1 yard fumble return (kick failed)OHST 6–0 Q11:37OHSTMitchell 34 yard fumble return (Stultz kick)OHST 13–0 Q28:59OHSTCacchio 23 yard pass from Bellisari (Stultz kick)OHST 20–0 Q310:54OHSTMitchell 51 yard interception return (Stultz kick)OHST 27–0 Q39:41FRESAsparuhov 25 yard field goalOHST 27–3 Q411:20OHSTStultz 34 yard field goalOHST 30–3 Q44:56OHSTWilhelm 25 yard interception return (Stultz kick)OHST 37–3 Q4:05FRESDavis 9 yard pass from Grady (Asparuhov kick)OHST 37–10 Q4:00OHSTBryant 44 yard pass from McMullenOHST 43–10

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1 234Total • No. 18 Ohio State 3 7143 27 Arizona 7 1000 17 Date: September 9Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZGame attendance: 57,367TV announcers (FSN): Steve Physioc (Play-by-play) & Tom Ramsey (Color)
Scoring summaryQ16:41ARIZJenkins 10 yard run (Keel kick)ARIZ 7–0 Q13:09OHSTStultz 26 yard field goalARIZ 7–3 Q214:11OHSTCheatwood 1 yard pass from Bellisari (Stultz kick)OHST 10–7 Q27:29ARIZSafetyOHST 10–9 Q26:11ARIZWade 60 yard pass from Jenkins (Jenkins run)ARIZ 17–10 Q37:53OHSTCacchio 60 yard pass from Bellisari (Stultz kick)Tie 17–17 Q32:44OHSTWells 1 yard run (Stultz kick)OHST 24–17 Q412:52OHSTStultz 20 yard field goalOHST 27–17

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1 234Total Penn State 0 060 6 • No. 14 Ohio State 14 3217 45 Date: September 23Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OHGame attendance: 98,144TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)
Scoring summaryQ1OHSTMartin 1 yard run (Stultz kick)OHST 7–0 Q1OHSTSanders 18 yard pass from Bellisari (Stultz kick)OHST 14–0 Q2OHSTStultz 31 yard field goalOHST 17–0 Q3PSUMcCoo 2 yard run (kick failed)OHST 17–6 Q3OHSTCombs 1 yard run (Stultz kick)OHST 24–6 Q3OHSTWestbrooks 3 yard run (Stultz kick)OHST 31–6 Q3OHSTCollins 11 yard fumble return (Stultz kick)OHST 38–6 Q4OHSTMaldonado 7 yard run (Stultz kick)OHST 45–6

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1 234Total • No. 8 Ohio State 13 730 23 No. 24 Wisconsin 0 070 7 Date: October 7Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WIGame attendance: 79,045TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Lynn Swann (Sideline)
Scoring summary111:51OHSTDerek Combs 80 yard run (Dan Stultz kick)Ohio St 7–0 16:08OHSTDerek Combs 21 yard run (kick failed)Ohio St 13–0 21:12OHSTDarnell Sanders 20 yard pass from Steve Bellisari (Dan Stultz kick)Ohio St 20–0 35:25WISMichael Bennett 35 yard run (Vitaly Pisetsky kick)Ohio St 20–7 32:32OHSTDan Stultz 24 yard field goalOhio St 23–7

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1 234Total No. 12 Ohio State 0 3177 27 • No. 16 Purdue 0 7321 31 Date: October 28Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, INGame start: 2:34 p.m. ESTElapsed time: 3:34Game attendance: 68,666Game weather: Fair / Mostly sunny, 57 F, wind 15 EReferee: Steve NewmanTV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)
Scoring summary29:02OSUDan Stultz 35-yard field goalOSU 3–0 23:41PURSteve Ennis 2-yard run (Travis Dorsch kick)PUR 7–3 312:40PURTravis Dorsch 34-yard field goalPUR 10–3 38:52OSUDan Stultz 45-yard field goalPUR 10–6 33:41OSUJamar Martin 1-yard run (Stultz kick)OSU 13–10 31:53OSUNate Clements 83-yard punt return (Stultz kick)OSU 20–10 412:46PURJohn Standeford 5-yard pass from Drew Brees (Dorsch kick)OSU 20–17 45:59PURVinny Sutherland 19-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)PUR 24–20 42:16OSUWestbrooks 2-yard run (Stultz kick)OSU 27–24 41:55PURSeth Morales 64-yard pass from Brees (Dorsch kick)PUR 31–27
1 234Total • No. 13 Ohio State 3 966 24 Illinois 7 707 21 Date: November 11Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, ILGame attendance: 61,207Television network: ESPN Source: USA Today
Scoring summary113:25IllinoisRocky Harvey 29-yard run (JJ Tubbs kick)Illinois 7-0 18:33Ohio StDan Stultz 19-yard field goalIllinois 7-3 214:42Ohio StDan Stultz 41-yard field goalIllinois 7-6 212:44IllinoisAntoineo Harris 25-yard run (JJ Tubbs kick)Illinois 14-6 2:23Ohio StDarnell Sanders 1-yard pass from Steve Bellisari (kick failed)Illinois 14-12 38:21Ohio StDarnell Sanders 7-yard pass from Steve Bellisari (two-point conversion failed)Ohio St 18-14 414:17IllinoisJameel Cook 1-yard pass from Dustin Ward (JJ Tubbs kick)Illinois 21-18 46:05Ohio StDan Stultz 17-yard field goalTie 21-21 4:00Ohio StDan Stultz 34-yard field goalOhio St 24-21
2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 4 Ken-Yon Rambo Sr QB 8 Steve Bellisari Jr WR 9 Ricky Bryant Fr WR 14 Mike DeMaria Fr QB 15 Scott McMullen Fr QB 16 Craig Krenzel Fr QB 17 Rick McFadden Fr RB 28 Jonathan Wells Jr FB 39 Jamar Martin Jr C 68 LeCharles Bentley Jr C 77 Tyson Walter Jr WR 80 Reggie Germany Sr Defense Pos. # Name Class S 2 Mike Doss So LB 6 Cie Grant So DB 7 Derek Ross So CB 20 Nate Clements Jr LB 58 Courtland Bullard Jr DT 73 Joe Brown Sr DT 79 Ryan Pickett Jr Special teams Pos. # Name Class Head coach John Cooper Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Injured Redshirt Redshirt Roster Last update: 2001-02-14
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

Source:[8]

  1. ^ Rovnak, Paul (January 3, 2001) "Cooper Fired, Geiger cites 'deteriorating climate'", The Lantern (Ohio State)
  2. ^ "Buckeyes bashed; Snubbed Brewer gets the last laugh". The Akron Beacon Journal. January 2, 2001. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
  4. ^ "Fresno State vs. Ohio State". USA Today. September 2, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  5. ^ "Ohio State vs. Arizona". USA Today. September 9, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  6. ^ "Penn State vs. Ohio State". USA Today. September 23, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  7. ^ "Ohio State vs. Wisconsin". USA Today. October 7, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  8. ^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.