2000 Big 12 Conference football season

2000 Big 12 Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I–A
Sportfootball
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ABC, FSN
2001 NFL Draft
Top draft pickLeonard Davis (Texas)
Picked byArizona Cardinals, 2nd overall
Regular season
North championsKansas State Wildcats
South championsOklahoma Sooners
Big 12 Championship Game
ChampionsOklahoma Sooners
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 9 Kansas State xy   6 – 2     11 – 3  
No. 8 Nebraska x   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 25 Iowa State   5 – 3     9 – 3  
Colorado   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Kansas   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Missouri   2 – 6     3 – 8  
South Division
No. 1 Oklahoma x$#   8 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 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 National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Big 12 Conference football season represented the 5th season of Big 12 conference football, taking place during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season began with non-conference play on Saturday, August 26, 2000. Conference play began on Saturday, September 30, 2000.

At the conclusion of the regular season, Kansas State won the North Division championship with a 11–3 (6–2) record. Oklahoma finished atop the South Division standings, with a perfect regular season 11–0 (8–0).

In the 2000 Big 12 Championship Game, the Oklahoma Sooners, narrowly beat the Kansas State Wildcats by a score of 27–24 in Kansas City, Missouri.[1] With the win, the Sooners advance to the BCS National Championship Game. Kansas State was placed in the Cotton Bowl Classic.[2] A total of 7 Big 12 teams went to bowl games in 2000.

Oklahoma won the BCS National Championship Game at the 2001 Orange Bowl, defeating Florida State, 13–2, in Miami Gardens.[3][4]

Head coaches

Team Head coach Years at school
Baylor Kevin Steele 2nd
Colorado Gary Barnett 2nd
Iowa State Dan McCarney 6th
Kansas Terry Allen 4th
Kansas State Bill Snyder 12th
Missouri Larry Smith 7th
Nebraska Frank Solich 3rd
Oklahoma Bob Stoops 2nd
Oklahoma State Bob Simmons 6th
Texas Mack Brown 3rd
Texas A&M R. C. Slocum 12th
Texas Tech Mike Leach 1st

Regular season

Week 1

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 26 1:00 p.m. Iowa No. 10 Kansas State Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, MO (Eddie Robinson Classic) ABC W 27–7   77,148
August 26 7:00 p.m. New Mexico Texas Tech Jones SBC Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Hispanic College Fund Football Classic) FSN W 24–3   42,238
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
Date Bye Week
August 26 Baylor Colorado Iowa State Kansas Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma Oklahoma State Texas Texas A&M

Week 2

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 31 7:00 p.m. Baylor North Texas Fouts Field • Denton, TX FSN W 20–7   28,315
September 2 11:00 a.m. No. 25 Texas A&M Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC L 10–24   80,232
September 2 11:30 a.m. San Jose State No. 1 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE PPV W 49–13   77,728
September 2 11:30 a.m. Ohio Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA FSN W 25–15   34,385
September 2 6:00 p.m. Colorado State No. 23 Colorado Mile High Stadium • Denver, CO ESPN2 L 24–28   67,587
September 2 6:00 p.m. Kansas SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX L 17–31   32,267
September 2 6:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech No. 8 Kansas State KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS FSN W 54–10   48,902
September 2 6:30 p.m. UTEP No. 19 Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK FSN PPV W 55–14   74,761
September 2 6:20 p.m. Western Illinois Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO W 50–20   53,224
September 2 6:30 p.m. Utah State Texas Tech Jones SBC Stadium • Lubbock, TX W 38–16   35,913
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
Date Bye Week
September 2 Oklahoma State Texas

Week 3

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 9 11:30 a.m. Minnesota Baylor Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX FSN L 9–34   20,125
September 9 11:30 a.m. Louisiana–Lafayette No. 6 Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX FSSW W 52–10   80,017
September 9 1:00 p.m. UNLV Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA W 37–22   35,408
September 9 1:30 p.m. No. 1 Nebraska No. 23 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC W 27–24 (OT)   80,232
September 9 2:30 p.m. Missouri No. 17 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ABC L 9–62   70,382
September 9 6:00 p.m. Oklahoma State Tulsa Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK (rivalry) W 36–26   40,385
September 9 6:00 p.m. Texas A&M Wyoming Kyle Field • College Station, TX FSN W 51–3   69,273
September 9 6:30 p.m. Arkansas State No. 20 Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK FSN PPV W 45–7   74,730
September 9 7:00 p.m. Colorado No. 11 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA ABC L 14–17   65,153
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
Date Bye Week
September 9 Baylor Kansas Kansas State

Week 4

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 16 11:00 a.m. Iowa State Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN W 24–14   70,397
September 16 2:30 p.m. No. 9 Washington Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO ABC L 14–17   50,454
September 16 6:00 p.m. South Florida Baylor Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX W 28–13   21,157
September 16 6:00 p.m. Michigan State Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO FSN L 10–13   55,289
September 16 7:00 p.m. Southwest Texas State Oklahoma State Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK W 23–0   40,050
September 16 7:00 p.m. UTEP Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 45–17   69,184
September 16 9:15 p.m. No. 5 Texas Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA FSN L 24–27   43,970
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
Date Bye Week
September 16 Nebraska Oklahoma

Week 5

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 23 11:30 a.m. Rice No. 17 Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK FSN W 42–14   74,794
September 23 2:30 p.m. Iowa No. 1 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ABC W 42–13   78,070
September 23 6:00 p.m. South Florida Baylor Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX W 28–13   21,157
September 23 6:00 p.m. Houston No. 15 Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX FSN W 48–0   81,592
September 23 7:00 p.m. No. 22 Southern Miss Oklahoma State Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK L 6–28   41,205
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
Date Bye Week
September 23 Colorado Iowa State Missouri Texas A&M Texas Tech

Week 6

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 30 11:30 a.m. Texas Tech Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX (rivalry) FSN  TAMU 33–15   83,644
September 30 2:00 p.m. Kansas No. 14 Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK  OU 34–16   74,811
September 30 2:30 p.m. No. 5 Kansas State Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO ABC  KSU 44–21   51,896
September 30 6:00 p.m. Iowa State Baylor Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX  ISU 31–17   31,126
September 30 6:00 p.m. Missouri No. 1 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (rivalry) FSN  NEB 42–24   77,744
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 7

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 7 11:00 a.m. No. 11 Texas No. 10 Oklahoma Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) ABC  OU 63–14   75,587
October 7 1:00 p.m. Colorado Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX  CU 26–19   75,523
October 7 1:00 p.m. Oklahoma State Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO  MIZ 24–10   51,149
October 7 2:30 p.m. No. 2 Nebraska Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA ABC  NEB 49–27   50,074
October 7 6:00 p.m. Baylor Texas Tech Jones SBC Stadium • Lubbock, TX (rivalry)  TT 28–0   40,209
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 8

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 14 11:30 a.m. Texas A&M Baylor Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos) FSN  TAMU 24–0   40,076
October 14 1:00 p.m. Kansas Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Border War)  KU 38–14   61,794
October 14 2:30 p.m. No. 25 Texas Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO  TEX 28–14   52,030
October 14 2:30 p.m. No. 8 Oklahoma No. 2 Kansas State KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS ABC  OU 41–31   53,011
October 14 6:00 p.m. No. 1 Nebraska Texas Tech Jones SBC Stadium • Lubbock, TX FSN  NEB 56–3   48,961
October 14 7:00 p.m. Iowa State Oklahoma State Lewis Stadium • Stillwater, OK  ISU 33–26   41,310
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 9

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 21 11:30 a.m. Colorado Kansas Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS FSN  KU 23–15   32,600
October 21 12:30 p.m Baylor No. 1 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE  NEB 59–0   77,959
October 21 1:30 p.m. Missouri Texas Darrel K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX  TEX 46–12   82,892
October 21 2:30 p.m. Texas A&M Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA ABC  TAMU 41–20   48,931
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
Date Bye Week
October 21 Oklahoma Oklahoma State

Week 10

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 28 11:00 a.m. No. 1 Nebraska No. 3 Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (rivalry) ABC  OU 31–14   75,989
October 28 11:30 a.m. Baylor No. 22 Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX FSN  TEX 48–14   83,092
October 28 2:30 p.m. Oklahoma State Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO  CU 37–21   49,148
October 28 2:30 p.m. No. 10 Kansas State Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX ABC  TAMU 26–10   80,659
October 28 6:00 p.m. Missouri Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Telephone Trophy) FSN  ISU 39–20   46,599
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 11

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 4 11:30 a.m. Iowa State Kansas State KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS FSN  KSU 56–10   50,114
November 4 1:00 p.m. Colorado Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO  CU 28–18   50,567
November 4 1:00 p.m. No. 1 Oklahoma Baylor Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX  OU 56–7   31,106
November 4 1:00 p.m. No. 24 Texas A&M Oklahoma State Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK  TAMU 21–16   36,310
November 4 2:30 p.m. Kansas No. 5 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ABC  NEB 56–17   78,096
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 12

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 11 12:00 p.m. No. 1 Oklahoma No. 23 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX ABC  OU 35–31   87,188
November 11 1:00 p.m. Missouri Baylor Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX  MIZ 47–22   29,872
November 11 2:30 p.m. Iowa State Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO FSN  ISU 35–27   46,430
November 11 6:00 p.m. No. 4 Nebraska No. 16 Kansas State KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS FSN  KSU 29–28   53,811
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 13

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 18 11:30 a.m. No. 9 Kansas State Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO FSN  KSU 28–24   49,277
November 18 1:00 p.m. Baylor Oklahoma State Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK  OKST 50–22   31,500
November 18 1:00 p.m. Kansas Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA  ISU 38–17   36,725
November 18 2:30 p.m. Texas Tech No. 1 Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK ABC  OU 27–13   75,364
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
Date Bye Week
November 18 Colorado Nebraska Texas Texas A&M

Week 14

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 24 11:00 a.m. Colorado No. 10 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln , NE (rivalry) ABC  NEB 34–32   77,672
November 24 2:30 p.m. No. 21 Texas A&M No. 12 Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) ABC  TEX 43–17   84,012
November 25 2:30 p.m. No. 1 Oklahoma Oklahoma State Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series) FSN  OU 12–7   48,500
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
Date Bye Week
November 25 Baylor Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Missouri Texas Tech

Championship Game

Main article: 2000 Big 12 Championship Game
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 2 7:00 p.m. No. 8 Kansas State No. 1 Oklahoma Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, Missouri ABC  OU 27–24   79,655
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Bowl Games

Main article: 2000–01 NCAA football bowl games

Bowl games

Legend
  Big 12 win
  Big 12 loss
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (CST) Big 12 team Opponent Score Attendance
Galleryfurniture.com Bowl December 27, 2000 Astrodome • Houston, TX ESPN 7:00 PM Texas Tech East Carolina L 27–40[5] 76,835
Insight.com Bowl December 27, 2000 Bank One Ballpark • Phoenix, AZ ESPN 7:30 PM Iowa State Pittsburgh W 37–29 41,813
Holiday Bowl December 29, 2000 Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA ESPN 8:30 PM No. 12 Texas No. 8 Oregon L 30–35 60,028
Alamo Bowl December 30, 2000 Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN 8:00 PM No. 9 Nebraska No. 18 Northwestern W 66–17 60,028
Independence Bowl December 31, 2000 Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA ESPN 7:00 PM Texas A&M Mississippi State L 41–43 36,974
Cotton Bowl January 1, 2001 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX FOX 7:00 PM No. 11 Kansas State No. 21 Tennessee W 35–21 63,465
BCS National Championship
Orange Bowl January 3, 2001 Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ABC 7:00 PM No. 1 Oklahoma No. 3 Florida State W 13–2[6] 76,835

Rankings are from AP rankings. All times Central Time Zone. Big 12 teams shown in bold.

References

  1. ^ "Gallery: A look back at OU's Big 12 championship game berths". Tulsa World. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "Bowl Championship Series - Kansas State 35, Tennessee 21".
  3. ^ "Bowl Championship Series - Oklahoma 13, Florida State 2". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "The 2001 defensive beatdown of Florida State by Oklahoma stands above all the rest". Oklahoman.com. July 15, 2007. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  5. ^ "Bowl Championship Series - East Carolina 40, Texas Tech 27".
  6. ^ "Bowl Championship Series - Oklahoma 13, Florida State 2". Archived from the original on September 7, 2017.
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