American college football season
2000 Northwestern Wildcats football Conference Big Ten Conference 2000 record 8–4 (6–2 Big Ten) Head coach Randy Walker (2nd season)Offensive scheme Spread Captains
Harold Blackmon[1]
Conrad Emmerich
Home stadium Ryan Field (Capacity: 47,130)Seasons
2000 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 13 Purdue $+
6
–
2
8
–
4
Northwestern +
6
–
2
8
–
4
No. 11 Michigan +
6
–
2
9
–
3
Ohio State
5
–
3
8
–
4
No. 23 Wisconsin
4
–
4
9
–
4
Minnesota
4
–
4
6
–
6
Penn State
4
–
4
5
–
7
Iowa
3
–
5
3
–
9
Illinois
2
–
6
5
–
6
Michigan State
2
–
6
5
–
6
Indiana
2
–
6
3
–
8
$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll
The 2000 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season . They played their home games at Ryan Field and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference . They were coached by Randy Walker .
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 7:00 pm Northern Illinois * W 35–1723,352
September 9 12:00 pm Duke * W 38–523,209
September 16 11:00 am at No. 20 TCU * FSN L 14–4130,796
September 23 11:00 am at No. 7 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ESPN+ W 47–4478,597
September 30 11:00 am at No. 18 Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN+ W 37–1773,128
October 7 11:00 am Indiana No. 22 ESPN+ W 52–3330,201
October 14 11:00 am No. 21 Purdue No. 17 ESPN L 28–4141,503
October 28 11:00 am at Minnesota No. 23 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 W 41–3559,004
November 4 2:30 pm No. 12 Michigan No. 21 ABC W 54–5147,130
November 11 11:00 am at Iowa No. 12 ESPN+ L 17–2754,345
November 18 11:00 am Illinois No. 23 ESPN2 W 61–2340,658
December 30 7:00 pm vs. No. 9 Nebraska * No. 18 ESPN L 17–6660,028
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Personnel [ ]
2000 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
RB
20
Damien Anderson
Sr
WR
Louis Ayeni
So
OL
Leon Brockmeier
OL
Lance Clelland
QB
Matt Danielson
So
TE
David Farman
Jr
WR
Ronnie Foster
So
WR
Teddy Johnson
Sr
WR
Roger Jordan
Fr
C
62
Austin King
So
QB
10
Zak Kustok
Sr
RB
Kevin Lawrence
Jr
RB
Gilles Lezi
Fr
OL
66
Steve Natali
Fr
WR
86
El DaSheon Nix
Fr
WR
17
Steve Parker
Jr
WR
80
Kunle Patrick
So
OT
73
Jeff Roehl
So
WR
Jon Schweighardt
So
WR
32
Sam Simmons
Jr
OL
Mike Souza
RB
Torri Stuckey
Fr
WR
Derrick Thompson
Sr
TE
Eric Worley
So
RB
Jason Wright
Fr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
LB
2
Kevin Bentley
Jr
CB
6
Harold Blackmon (C)
Sr
DE
7
Ray Bogenrief
Fr
DB
Marvin Brown
Sr
LB
Vincent Cartava
So
DL
98
Pete Chapman
So
DT
92
Javiar Collins
Sr
DB
Raheem Covington
Jr
LB
3
Pat Durr
So
DL
Conrad Emmerich
LB
8
Napoleon Harris
Sr
DE
95
Dwayne Missouri
Sr
DB
Rashad Morton
LB
Billy Silva
Jr
DL
Salem Simon
DB
Rashidi Wheeler
DB
Sean Wieber
Jr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
Brian Huffman
Fr
K
39
Tim Long
Sr
P
J.J. Standring
Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2001-03-05
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Final
AP
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
22
17
25
23
21
12
23
20
19
18
NR
Coaches Poll
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
24
18
NR
NR
23
18
24
21
20
19
NR
BCS
Not released
NR
NR
15
NR
NR
NR
NR
Not released
Season summary [ ]
at Minnesota [ ]
See also: 2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
References [ ]
Venues
Northwestern Field (1905–1925)
Ryan Field (1926–present)
Bowls & rivalries Culture and lore People Seasons
Western Conference Big Ten Big Nine Big Ten National championships in bold