2000 Colorado Buffaloes football team

2000 Colorado Buffaloes football
2000 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	North Division
Record	3–8 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Gary Barnett (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Shawn Watson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinators	Tom McMahon (2nd season); Vince Okruch (2nd season);
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
MVPs	Tom Ashworth; Michael Lewis;
Captains	Tom Ashworth; Brady McDonnell;
Home stadium	Folsom Field
	Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

The 2000 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder as a member of the North Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Gary Barnett, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 3– in a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing fourth in the Big 12 North. Colorado played home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	5:00 pm	vs. Colorado State*	No. 23	Mile High Stadium Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	ESPN2	L 24–28	67,567
September 9	6:07 pm	at No. 11 USC*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 14–17	65,153
September 16	1:30 pm	No. 9 Washington*		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ABC	L 14–17	50,454
September 30	1:30 pm	No. 5 Kansas State		Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	ABC	L 21–44	51,896
October 7	12:00 pm	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 26–19	75,523
October 14	1:30 pm	No. 25 Texas		Folsom Field Boulder, CO		L 14–28	52,030
October 21	10:30 am	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 15–23	32,600
October 28	1:30 pm	Oklahoma State		Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 37–21	49,148
November 4	12:00 pm	at Missouri		Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 28–18	50,567
November 11	1:30 am	Iowa State		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FSN	L 27–35	46,430
November 24	10:00 am	at No. 9 Nebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	ABC	L 32–34	77,672
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Schedule

2000 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 9 Kansas State xy	6	–	2	11	–	3
No. 8 Nebraska x	6	–	2	10	–	2
No. 25 Iowa State	5	–	3	9	–	3
Colorado	3	–	5	3	–	8
Kansas	2	–	6	4	–	7
Missouri	2	–	6	3	–	8
South Division
No. 1 Oklahoma x$#	8	–	0	13	–	0
No. 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