2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football | |
Music City Bowl, W 49–38 vs. Mississippi | |
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Conference | Big East Conference (1979–2013) |
2000 record | 7–5 (3–4 Big East) |
Head coach | Don Nehlen |
Defensive coordinator | Steve Dunlap |
Home stadium | Mountaineer Field (Capacity: 63,500) |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#2 Miami † | 7 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#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 champion Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2000 college football season. The 2000 season was also Don Nehlen's final one in his coaching career. The Mountaineers finished the season 7–5, capped by a victory over Ole Miss in the Music City Bowl. The victory snapped the program's eight-game losing streak in bowl games.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 2 | 12:00 PM | Boston College | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | ESPN | W 34–14 | 49,786 | ||
September 16* | 12:00 PM | Maryland | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | ESPN2 | W 30–17 | 53,007 | ||
September 23 | 3:30 PM | #12 Miami | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | CBS | L 10–47 | 63,735 | ||
September 28 | 7:30 PM | at Temple | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 29–24 | 25,263 | |||
October 7* | 1:00 PM | Idaho | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | W 28–16 | 56,272 | |||
October 12 | 8:00 PM | at #3 Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | ESPN | L 20–48 | 41,185 | ||
October 21* | 12:00 PM | #20 Notre Dame | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | CBS | L 28–42 | 64,424 | ||
November 4 | 12:00 PM | Syracuse | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | L 27–31 | 51,422 | |||
November 11 | 12:00 PM | at Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ESPN+ | W 31–24 2OT | 16,791 | ||
November 18* | 12:00 PM | East Carolina | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | W 42–24 | 40,389 | |||
November 24 | 2:30 PM | at Pitt | Three Rivers Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl) | CBS | L 28–38 | 46,569 | ||
December 28* | 4:00 PM | vs. Mississippi | Adelphia Coliseum • Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl) | ESPN | W 49–38 | 47,119 | ||
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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