2000 Oregon State Beavers football team

2000 Oregon State Beavers football
Pac-10 co-champion Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 41–9 vs. Notre Dame
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
2000 record	11–1 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Dennis Erickson (2nd season)
Captain	5 Terrence Carroll DeLawrence Grant Darnell Robinson Ken Simonton Jonathan Smith
Home stadium	Reser Stadium (Capacity: 35,362)
Seasons

Template:2000 Pacific-10 football standings The 2000 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Beavers played their home games at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon and were led by head coach Dennis Erickson.

The 2000 season was arguably the greatest season in OSU's football history. They finished the regular season at 10–1 (7–1 Pac-10), and shared the Pac-10 title with Washington and Oregon–their first conference title since 1964. Only a loss to Washington kept the Beavers out of the Rose Bowl and their first outright conference title since 1956. They defeated Notre Dame 41–9 to win the Fiesta Bowl. The 11 wins is an Oregon State record for wins in a single season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	3:30 PM	Eastern Washington*		Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 21–19	30,782
September 9	5:05 PM	at New Mexico*		University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 28–20	30,830
September 23	3:30 PM	San Diego State*		Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 35–3	32,027
September 30	3:30 PM	No. 7 USC		Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 31–21	33,775
October 7	7:15 PM	at No. 11 Washington	No. 23	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	L 30–33	73,145
October 14	3:30 PM	Stanford	No. 20	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	FSN	W 38–6	34,777
October 21	3:30 PM	at UCLA	No. 18	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		W 44–38	48,293
October 28	7:15 PM	Washington State	No. 11	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	FSN	W 38–9	34,491
November 4	12:30 PM	at California	No. 14	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 38–32	36,000
November 11	7:15 PM	at Arizona	No. 10	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FSN	W 33–9	44,109
November 18	12:30 PM	No. 5 Oregon	No. 8	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)	ABC	W 23–13	36,044
January 1	5:00 PM	vs. No. 10 Notre Dame*	No. 5	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	ABC	W 41–9	75,428
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Eastern Washington

Eagles (0-0) at Beavers (0-0)

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Eastern Washington 0 3 9 7 19 • Oregon State 0 7 7 7 21 Date: September 2, 2000 Location: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR Game attendance: 30,782 Source: Box Score

USC

Trojans (3-0) at Beavers (3-0)

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total USC 7 7 0 7 21 • Oregon State 14 0 0 17 31 Date: September 30, 2000 Location: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR Game attendance: 33,775 Source: Box Score

Washington

Beavers (4-0) at Huskies (3-1)

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Oregon State 14 0 7 9 30 • Washington 7 13 0 13 33 Date: October 7, 2000 Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA Game attendance: 73,145 Source: Box Score

Oregon

Ducks (9-1) at Beavers (9-1)
Civil War

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Oregon 0 7 0 6 13 • Oregon State 14 3 6 0 23 Date: November 18, 2000 Location: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR Game attendance: 36,044 Source: Box Score

Fiesta Bowl vs. Notre Dame

Beavers (10-1) vs. Fighting Irish (9-2)

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Oregon State 3 9 29 0 41 Notre Dame 0 3 0 6 9 Date: January 1, 2001 Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ Game attendance: 75,428 Source: Box Score

Roster

2000 Oregon State Beavers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 18 Houshmandzadeh, T. J.T. J. Houshmandzadeh 7.0 !Sr WR 80 Johnson, ChadChad Johnson 7.0 !Sr OL 61 Janz, DustinDustin Janz 5.0 !Jr WR 20 Jenkins, RileyRiley Jenkins 1.0 !Fr TE 89 Johnson, BennieBennie Johnson 7.0 !Sr QB 15 Thomas, TylerTyler Thomas 3.0 !So	Defense 93 David Lose DT 6-2 296 7-2-81 FR* RS Sacramento, CA (Luther Burbank) 71 *Charles O'Neal DT 6-2 297 2-24-78 SR 45 ***Sefa O'Reilly DE 6-2 231 12-29-75 SR* 3V Pos. # Name Class LB 34 Allen, JamesJames Allen 5.0 !Jr LB 42 Barnett, NickNick Barnett 3.0 !So DE 1 Grant, DeLawrenceDeLawrence Grant 7.0 !Sr CB 7 Gray, TerranceTerrance Gray 7.0 !Sr DE 95 Jackson, LaDairisLaDairis Jackson 7.0 !Sr FS 22 Jacobs, JasonJason Jacobs File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr DT 99 Manning, EricEric Manning 3.0 !So SS 14 Marthaller, RobertRobert Marthaller 7.0 !Sr CB 21 Weathersby, DennisDennis Weathersby 3.0 !So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 47 Yliniemi, KirkKirk Yliniemi 1.0 !Fr	Head coach Dennis Erickson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2000-12-14

Team players in the 2001 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Chad Johnson	Wide Receiver	2	36	Cincinnati Bengals
DeLawrence Grant	Defensive End	3	89	Oakland Raiders
Mitch White	Tackle	6	185	New Orleans Saints
T. J. Houshmandzadeh	Wide Receiver	7	204	Cincinnati Bengals