2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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]

2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record8–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChuck Stobart (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJon Tenuta (1st season)
MVPDerek Combs
Captains
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 95,346)
2000 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Coaching staff
  • John Cooper - Head Coach - 13th year
  • George Belu – Offensive line (1st year)
  • Bill Conley - Recruiting Coordinator (14th year)
  • Jim Heacock – Defensive line (5th year)
  • Fred Pagac – Assistant head coach (19th year)
  • Tim Salem - (4th year)
  • Shawn Simms – Defensive ends (4th year)
  • Tim Spencer – Running backs (7th year)
  • Chuck Strobart – Offensive coordinator (6th year)
  • Jon Tenuta – Defensive coordinator / Defensive Backs (5th year)
  • Bob Tucker - Director of football operations (6th year)
  • Brian Williams - Defense / Special Teams (1st year)

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 p.m.Fresno State*No. 16
ESPN+W 43–1096,583[2]
September 910:10 p.m.at Arizona*No. 18
FSNW 27–1757,367[2]
September 1612:00 p.m.Miami (OH)*No. 17
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ESPN+W 27–1696,721[2]
September 2312:00 p.m.Penn StateNo. 14
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCW 45–698,144[2]
October 73:30 p.m.at No. 24 WisconsinNo. 8
ABCW 23–779,045[2]
October 1412:00 p.m.MinnesotaNo. 6
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ESPN2L 17–2998,120[2]
October 2112:00 p.m.at IowaNo. 14
ESPN+W 38–1060,495[2]
October 283:30 p.m.at No. 16 PurdueNo. 12
ABCL 27–3168,666[2]
November 412:00 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 16
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ESPNW 27–1398,406[2]
November 114:00 p.m.at IllinoisNo. 13
ESPNW 24–2161,207[2]
November 1812:00 p.m.No. 19 MichiganNo. 12
ABCL 26–3898,681[2]
January 1, 200111:00 a.m.vs. No. 14 South Carolina*No. 22
ESPNL 7–2465,229[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Fresno State
1 234Total
Fresno State 0 037 10
• No. 16 Ohio State 13 7716 43
Scoring summary
Q11:52OHSTDoss 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

[3]

Arizona
1 234Total
• No. 18 Ohio State 3 7143 27
Arizona 7 1000 17
Scoring summary
Q16:41ARIZJenkins 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

[4]

Miami (OH)

Penn State
1 234Total
Penn State 0 060 6
• No. 14 Ohio State 14 3217 45
Scoring summary
Q1OHSTMartin 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

[5]

Wisconsin
1 234Total
• No. 8 Ohio State 13 730 23
No. 24 Wisconsin 0 070 7
Scoring summary
111:51OHSTDerek 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

[6]

Minnesota

Iowa

Purdue
1 234Total
No. 12 Ohio State 0 3177 27
• No. 16 Purdue 0 7321 31
Scoring summary
29:02OSUDan 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

Michigan State

Illinois
1 234Total
• No. 13 Ohio State 3 966 24
Illinois 7 707 21
Scoring summary
113:25IllinoisRocky 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

Michigan

Outback Bowl

Roster
2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 4 Ken-Yon Rambo Sr
QB 8 Steve Bellisari Jr
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2001-02-14

Rankings
See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP161618171412861412161112212019—
Coaches Poll151616151210751313191412201918—
BCSNot released11—1313———Not released

2001 NFL draftees
PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
Nate Clements121Defensive BackBuffalo Bills
Ryan Pickett129Defensive tackleSt. Louis Rams
Rodney Bailey6181Defensive EndPittsburgh Steelers
Reggie Germany7214Wide ReceiverBuffalo Bills
Derek Combs7228Defensive BackOakland Raiders
Ken-Yon Rambo7229Wide ReceiverOakland Raiders

References
  1. Rovnak, Paul (January 3, 2001) "Cooper Fired, Geiger cites 'deteriorating climate'", The Lantern (Ohio State)
  2. Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
  3. "Fresno State vs. Ohio State". USA Today. September 2, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  4. "Ohio State vs. Arizona". USA Today. September 9, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  5. "Penn State vs. Ohio State". USA Today. September 23, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  6. "Ohio State vs. Wisconsin". USA Today. October 7, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
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