| 2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football | |
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| Music City Bowl champion | |
| Music City Bowl, W 49–38 vs. Ole Miss | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (3–4 Big East) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bill Legg |
| Defensive coordinator | Steve Dunlap |
| Home stadium | Mountaineer Field (Capacity: 63,500) |
| Seasons← 19992001 → | |
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| No. 2 Miami (FL) $ | 7 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A 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 | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Boston College | ESPN | W 34–14 | 49,786 | ||
| September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Maryland* |
| ESPN2 | W 30–17 | 53,007 | |
| September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 12 Miami (FL) |
| CBS | L 10–47 | 63,735 | |
| September 28 | 7:30 p.m. | at Temple | ESPN Plus | W 29–24 | 25,263 | ||
| October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Idaho* |
| MSN | W 28–16 | 41,185 | |
| October 12 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Virginia Tech | ESPN | L 20–48 | 56,272 | ||
| October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 20 Notre Dame* |
| CBS | L 28–42 | 64,424 | |
| November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse |
| ESPN Plus | L 27–31 | 51,422 | |
| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rutgers | ESPN Plus | W 31–24 | 16,791 | ||
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | East Carolina* |
| ESPN | W 42–24 | 40,389 | |
| November 24 | 2:30 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | CBS | L 28–38 | 46,569 | ||
| December 28 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. Ole Miss* | ESPN | W 49–38 | 47,119 | ||
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Roster
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References
- "Motivated WVU coasts to victory". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 19, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mountaineers win one for coach, top Ole Miss in Music City Bowl". The Courier-Journal. December 29, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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