2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
MicronPC.com Bowl, L 30–38 vs. North Carolina State
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2000 record	6–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Glen Mason (4th year)
MVP	Ben Hamilton Ron Johnson
Captain	Ben Hamilton Sean Hoffman Karon Riley
Home stadium	H.H.H. Metrodome
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#11 Michigan +		6	–	2					9	–	3
#13 Purdue $+		6	–	2					8	–	4
Northwestern +		6	–	2					8	–	4
Ohio State		5	–	3					8	–	4
#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

1 2 3 4 Total • Minnesota 17 6 0 6 29 Ohio St 3 7 0 7 17 Date: October 14 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 98,120

Scoring summary 1 8:16 Minnesota Dan Nystrom 23-yard field goal Minnesota 3-0 1 5:12 Minnesota Scooter Baugus 2-yard pass from Travis Cole (Dan Nystrom kick) Minnesota 10-0 1 2:58 Ohio St Dan Stultz 32-yard field goal Minnesota 10-3 1 0:03 Minnesota Ron Johnson 3-yard pass from Travis Cole (Dan Nystrom kick) Minnesota 17-3 2 11:48 Ohio St Jonathan Wells 7-yard run (Dan Stultz kick) Minnesota 17-10 2 8:34 Minnesota Dan Nystrom 32-yard field goal Minnesota 20-10 2 3:47 Minnesota Dan Nystrom 42-yard field goal Minnesota 23-10 4 12:24 Ohio St Darnell Sanders 4-yard pass from Steve Bellisari (Dan Stultz kick) Minnesota 23-17 4 4:51 Minnesota Tellis Redmon 20-yard run (two-point conversion failed) Minnesota 29-17

Scoring summary
1	8:16	Minnesota	Dan Nystrom 23-yard field goal	Minnesota 3-0
1	5:12	Minnesota	Scooter Baugus 2-yard pass from Travis Cole (Dan Nystrom kick)	Minnesota 10-0
1	2:58	Ohio St	Dan Stultz 32-yard field goal	Minnesota 10-3
1	0:03	Minnesota	Ron Johnson 3-yard pass from Travis Cole (Dan Nystrom kick)	Minnesota 17-3
2	11:48	Ohio St	Jonathan Wells 7-yard run (Dan Stultz kick)	Minnesota 17-10
2	8:34	Minnesota	Dan Nystrom 32-yard field goal	Minnesota 20-10
2	3:47	Minnesota	Dan Nystrom 42-yard field goal	Minnesota 23-10
4	12:24	Ohio St	Darnell Sanders 4-yard pass from Steve Bellisari (Dan Stultz kick)	Minnesota 23-17
4	4:51	Minnesota	Tellis Redmon 20-yard run (two-point conversion failed)	Minnesota 29-17

The 2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Gophers compiled an 6–6 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 375 to 318. The team made an appearance in the MicronPC.com Bowl, but was not ranked in either the final USA Today/AFCA Coaches poll or Associated Press poll.

Minnesota snapped a 16-game losing streak to Ohio State and beat Glen Mason's alma mater in Columbus for the first time since 1949.

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