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2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 49–38 vs. Ole Miss
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record7–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Legg (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Dunlap (9th season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Big East Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 21st-year head coach Don Nehlen, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Big East. West Virginia was invited to the Music City Bowl, where the Mountaineers lost to Ole Miss. The team played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 212:00 p.m.Boston College
ESPNW 34–1449,786
September 1612:00 p.m.Maryland*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West WV (rivalry)
ESPN2W 30–1753,007
September 233:30 p.m.No. 12 Miami (FL)
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
CBSL 10–4763,735
September 287:30 p.m.at Temple
ESPN PlusW 29–2425,263
October 71:00 p.m.Idaho*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, QV
MSNW 28–1641,185
October 128:00 p.m.at No. 3 Virginia Tech
ESPNL 20–4856,272
October 2112:00 p.m.No. 20 Notre Dame*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
CBSL 28–4264,424
November 412:00 p.m.Syracuse
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
ESPN PlusL 27–3151,422
November 1112:00 p.m.at Rutgers
ESPN PlusW 31–24 2OT16,791
November 1812:00 p.m.East Carolina*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPNW 42–2440,389[1]
November 242:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh
CBSL 28–3846,569
December 284:00 p.m.vs. Ole Miss*
ESPNW 49–3847,119[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

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2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 22 Avon Cobourne So
RB, LB 34 Corey McIntyre Jr
FB 40 Wes Ours Sr
OT 77 Lance Nimmo So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 41 Chris Edmonds Sr
DT 87 Antwan Lake Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Motivated WVU coasts to victory". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 19, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "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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