2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Don Nehlen in his 21st and final season as head coach, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Big East. West Virginia was invited to the Music City Bowl, where the Mountaineers lost to Ole Miss. The team played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.

2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 49–38 vs. Ole Miss
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	7–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Don Nehlen (21st season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Legg (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Dunlap (9th season)
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Miami (FL) $		7	–	0					11	–	1
No. 6 Virginia Tech		6	–	1					11	–	1
Pittsburgh		4	–	3					7	–	5
Syracuse		4	–	3					6	–	5
Boston College		3	–	4					7	–	5
West Virginia		3	–	4					7	–	5
Temple		1	–	6					4	–	7
Rutgers		0	–	7					3	–	8
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN	W 34–14	49,786
September 16	12:00 p.m.	Maryland*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, West WV (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 30–17	53,007
September 23	3:30 p.m.	No. 12 Miami (FL)	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	CBS	L 10–47	63,735
September 28	7:30 p.m.	at Temple	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN Plus	W 29–24	25,263
October 7	1:00 p.m.	Idaho*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	MSN	W 28–16	41,185
October 12	8:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 20–48	56,272
October 21	12:00 p.m.	No. 20 Notre Dame*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	CBS	L 28–42	64,424
November 4	12:00 p.m.	Syracuse	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	ESPN Plus	L 27–31	51,422
November 11	12:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN Plus	W 31–24 2OT	16,791
November 18	12:00 p.m.	East Carolina*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN	W 42–24	40,389	[1]
November 24	2:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	CBS	L 28–38	46,569
December 28	4:00 p.m.	vs. Ole Miss*	Adelphia Coliseum Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)	ESPN	W 49–38	47,119	[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 22 Avon Cobourne So RB, LB 34 Corey McIntyre Jr FB 40 Wes Ours Sr OT 77 Lance Nimmo So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 41 Chris Edmonds Sr DT 87 Antwan Lake Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Don Nehlen Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt