2000 Texas Longhorns football team

2000 Texas Longhorns football
Holiday Bowl vs. #8 Oregon, L 30-35
Conference Big 12 Conference South
Ranking
Coaches #11
AP #12
2000 record 9-3 (7-1 Big 12)
Head coach Mack Brown
Offensive coordinator Greg Davis
Home stadium Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1999 2001 »
2000 Big 12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North
#9 Kansas State   6 – 2         11 – 3  
#8 Nebraska   6 – 2         10 – 2  
#25 Iowa State   5 – 3         9 – 3  
Colorado   3 – 5         3 – 8  
Kansas   2 – 6         4 – 7  
Missouri   2 – 6         3 – 8  
South
#1 Oklahoma †   8 – 0         13 – 0  
#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 representative as champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Texas finished with a 7-1 record in conference play, Mack Brown's best conference record yet. Their only conference loss came to Oklahoma, which was both conference and national champion. The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 9-2 record and were defeated by #8 Oregon in the 2000 Holiday Bowl, 35-30.

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 9 11:30 AM Louisiana-Lafayette* #6 Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX FSSW W 52-10   80,017[1]
September 16 9:15 PM at Stanford* #5 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA FSN L 24-27   43,970[1]
September 23 6:00 PM Houston* #15 Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX FSN W 48-0   81,592[1]
September 30 11:00 AM Oklahoma State #13 Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX ABC W 42-7   81,692[1]
October 7 11:00 AM vs. #10 Oklahoma #11 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX ABC L 14-63   75,587[1]
October 14 2:30 PM at Colorado #25 Folsom Field • Boulder, CO ABC W 28-14   52,030[1]
October 21 1:30 PM Missouri Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 46-12   82,892[1]
October 28 11:30 AM Baylor #22 Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX FSN W 48-14   83,092[1]
November 4 6:00 PM at Texas Tech #20 Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX FSN W 29-17   53,027[1]
November 11 1:00 PM at Kansas #19 Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS W 51-16   27,200[1]
November 24 2:30 PM #22 Texas A&M #12 Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (State Farm Lone Star Showdown) ABC W 43-17   84,012[1]
December 29 7:30 PM vs. #8 Oregon #12 Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA (Culligan Holiday Bowl) ESPN L 30-35   63,278[1]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Texas, Austin. http://www.texassports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/stats/00/teamcume.htm. 
  2. ^ http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html

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