2000 Texas A&M Aggies football team

2000 Texas A&M Aggies football
Independence Bowl, L 41–43 (OT) vs. Mississippi State
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South
2000 record	7–5 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach	R.C. Slocum
Offensive coordinator	Steve Kragthorpe
Defensive coordinator	Mike Hankwitz
Home stadium	Kyle Field (Capacity: 82,600)
Seasons

2000 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
#9 Kansas State		6	–	2					11	–	3
#8 Nebraska		6	–	2					10	–	2
#25 Iowa State		5	–	3					9	–	3
Colorado		3	–	5					3	–	8
Kansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Missouri		2	–	6					3	–	8
South
#1 Oklahoma †		8	–	0					13	–	0
#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 representative as champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 7–5 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 5–3.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2*	11:00 AM	at Notre Dame	#25	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 10–24	80,232
September 9*	6:00 PM	Wyoming		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	FSN	W 51–3	69,273
September 16*	7:00 PM	UTEP		Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 45–17	69,184
September 30	11:30 AM	Texas Tech		Kyle Field • College Station, TX (A&M–Tech rivalry)	FSN	W 33–15	83,644
October 7	1:00 PM	Colorado		Kyle Field • College Station, TX		L 19–26	75,523
October 14	11:30 AM	at Baylor		Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	FSN	W 24–0	40,076
October 21	2:30 PM	at Iowa State		Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	ABC	W 41–20	48,931
October 28	2:30 PM	#8 Kansas State		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ABC	W 26–10	80,659
November 4	1:00 PM	at Oklahoma State	#24	Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK		W 21–16	36,310
November 11	12:00 PM	#1 Oklahoma	#23	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ABC	L 31–35	87,188
November 24	2:30 PM	at #12 Texas	#22	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Lone Star Showdown)	ABC	L 17–43	84,012
December 31*	7:00 PM	vs. Mississippi State		Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	L 41–43 OT	36,974
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game notes

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	OT
#25 Texas A&M	0	7	3	0	10
Notre Dame	0	7	7	10	24

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	OT
Wyoming	3	0	0	0	3
Texas A&M	7	14	14	16	51

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	OT
UTEP	7	10	0	0	17
Texas A&M	14	0	14	17	45

Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	OT
Texas Tech	0	7	0	8	15
Texas A&M	10	6	3	14	33

Colorado

	1	2	3	4	OT
Colorado	9	3	7	7	26
Texas A&M	0	13	0	6	19

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	OT
Texas A&M	0	10	7	7	24
Baylor	0	0	0	0	0

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Texas A&M	10	10	3	7	30
Iowa State	0	0	0	7	7

Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Kansas State	0	0	10	0	10
Texas A&M	12	7	0	7	26

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Texas A&M	0	7	14	0	21
Oklahoma State	0	7	3	6	16

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	OT
Oklahoma	3	7	3	22	35
Texas A&M	7	10	7	7	31

Texas

	1	2	3	4	OT
Texas A&M	0	7	10	0	17
Texas	7	3	27	6	43

Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Mississippi State	0	14	7	14	43
Texas A&M	14	6	0	15	41

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