2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
| 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 |
| 2000 record | 7–5 (3–4 Big East) |
| Head coach | Don Nehlen (21st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Steve Dunlap |
| Home stadium |
Mountaineer Field (Capacity: 63,500) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 2 | 12:00 PM | Boston College | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | ESPN | W 34–14 | 49,786 | |||
| September 16 | 12:00 PM | Maryland* | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia (Rivalry) | ESPN2 | W 30–17 | 53,007 | |||
| September 23 | 3:30 PM | No. 12 Miami (FL) | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | CBS | L 10–47 | 63,735 | |||
| September 28 | 7:30 PM | at Temple | Franklin Field • Philadelphia | ESPN+ | W 29–24 | 25,263 | |||
| October 7 | 1:00 PM | Idaho* | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | W 28–16 | 41,185 | ||||
| October 12 | 8:00 PM | at No. 3 Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia (Black Diamond Trophy) | ESPN | L 20–48 | 56,272 | |||
| October 21 | 12:00 PM | No. 20 Notre Dame* | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | CBS | L 28–42 | 64,424 | |||
| November 4 | 12:00 PM | Syracuse | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy) | ESPN+ | L 27–31 | 51,422 | |||
| November 11 | 12:00 PM | at Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey | W 31–24 2OT | 16,791 | ||||
| November 18 | 12:00 PM | East Carolina* | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | ESPN | W 42–24 | 40,389 | |||
| November 24 | 2:30 PM | at Pittsburgh | Three Rivers Stadium • Pittsburgh (Backyard Brawl) | CBS | L 28–38 | 46,569 | |||
| December 28 | 4:00 PM | vs. Ole Miss* | Adelphia Coliseum • Nashville, Tennessee (Music City Bowl) | ESPN | W 49–38 | 47,119 | |||
*Non-conference game.  | |||||||||
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