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2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2000
team	Ohio State Buckeyes
sport	football
image	Buckeyes logo.svg
image_size	125
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	8–4
conf_record	5–3
head_coach	John Cooper
hc_year	13th
off_coach	Chuck Stobart
oc_year	1st
def_coach	Jon Tenuta
dc_year	1st
mvp	Derek Combs
captain	Rodney Bailey
captain2	Steve Bellisari
captain3	Joe Cooper
captain4	Ken-Yon Rambo
stadium	Ohio Stadium
bowl	[Outback Bowl](2001-outback-bowl)
bowl_result	L 7–24 vs. [South Carolina](2000-south-carolina-gamecocks-football-team)

The 2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 13th and final year under head coach John Cooper, the Buckeyes compiled an 8–4 record (5–3 in conference games), finished in fourth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 324 to 198. Against ranked opponents, the Buckeyes defeated No. 24 Wisconsin and lost to No. 16 Purdue and No. 19 Michigan. They concluded the season with a 24–7 loss to unranked South Carolina in the 2001 Outback Bowl. Cooper was fired two days after the Buckeyes' loss in the Outback Bowl; he had compiled a 2-10-1 record against rival Michigan and a 3–8 record in bowl games.

The Buckeyes gained an average of 161.9 rushing yards and 208.4 passing yards per game. On defense, they gave up 91.6 rushing yards and 227.7 passing yards per game. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Steve Bellisari (2,162 passing yards, 52.3% completion percentage), running back Derek Combs (863 rushing yards, 5.2 yards per carry), wide receiver Ken-Yon Rambo (51 receptions for 729 yards), and kicker Dan Stultz (91 points scored, 33 of 36 extra points, 19 of 23 field goals).

The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Schedule

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Rankings

Game summaries

Fresno State

Arizona

Miami (OH)

Penn State

Wisconsin

Minnesota

Iowa

Purdue

Michigan State

Illinois

Source: USA Today

Michigan

Outback Bowl

Personnel

Coaching staff

John Cooper - Head Coach - 13th year
George Belu – Offensive line (1st year)
Bill Conley - Tight ends / recruiting Coordinator (14th year)
Jim Heacock – Defensive line (5th year)
Fred Pagac – Assistant head coach (19th year)
Tim Salem – Quarterbacks / wide receivers (4th year)
Shawn Simms – Defensive ends (4th year)
Tim Spencer – Running backs (7th year)
Chuck Strobart – Offensive coordinator (6th year)
Jon Tenuta – Defensive coordinator / Defensive Backs (5th year)
Bob Tucker - Director of football operations (6th year)
Brian Williams - Defense / Special Teams (1st year)

Roster

2001 NFL draftees

Ken-Yon Rambo	7	229	Wide receiver	[Oakland Raiders](2001-oakland-raiders-season)

References

"2000 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
Bill Livingston. (January 3, 2001). "2-10-1 and Done: From folksy to failure: Cooper's faulty legacy". The Plain Dealer.
"2000 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
(November 28, 2000). "2000 All-Big Ten Football Teams & Individual Honors Announced". [[Ohio State Buckeyes]].
(January 2, 2001). "Buckeyes bashed; Snubbed Brewer gets the last laugh". The Akron Beacon Journal.
Park, Jack. (2003). "The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia". Sports Publishing LLC.
(September 2, 2000). "Fresno State vs. Ohio State". [[USA Today]].
(September 9, 2000). "Ohio State vs. Arizona". [[USA Today]].
(September 23, 2000). "Penn State vs. Ohio State". [[USA Today]].
(October 7, 2000). "Ohio State vs. Wisconsin". [[USA Today]].
"2001 NFL Draft Listing".

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