2000 Kentucky Wildcats football team

2000 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
2000 record	2–9 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach	Hal Mumme (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tony Franklin (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	John Goodner (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5/4–4–3
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium (Capacity: 67,530)
Seasons

2000 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
#10 Florida x†		7	–	1					10	–	3
#20 Georgia		5	–	3					8	–	4
#19 South Carolina		5	–	3					8	–	4
Tennessee		5	–	3					8	–	4
Vanderbilt		1	–	7					3	–	8
Kentucky		0	–	8					2	–	9
Western Division
#18 Auburn x		6	–	2					9	–	4
#22 LSU		5	–	3					8	–	4
#24 Mississippi State		4	–	4					8	–	4
Ole Miss		4	–	4					7	–	5
Arkansas		3	–	5					6	–	6
Alabama		3	–	5					3	–	8
Championship: Florida 28, Auburn 6
† – BCS representative as champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the Eastern Division. The team played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. They were led by head coach Hal Mumme, who was fired after the end of the season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 PM	at Louisville*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky (Battle for the Governor's Cup)	BBSN	L 34–40	42,510
September 9	1:30 PM	South Florida*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky		W 27–9	63,821
September 16	6:00 PM	Indiana*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	ESPN2	W 41–34	70,776
September 23	3:30 PM	at No. 3 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, Florida	CBS	L 31–59	85,319
September 30	7:00 PM	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi		L 17–35	51,448
October 7	7:30 PM	South Carolina	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	ESPN2	L 17–20	69,334
October 14	8:00 PM	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana	PPV	L 0–34	85,664
October 21	12:30 PM	No. 12 Georgia	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	JPS	L 30–34	68,565
November 4	1:30 PM	No. 18 Mississippi State	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (Rivalry)	PPV	L 17–35	62,159
November 11	1:30 PM	Vanderbilt	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (Rivalry)		L 20–24	58,117
November 18	12:30 PM	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (Battle for the Barrel)	JPS	L 20–59	106,437
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time