2000 Texas Longhorns football team

2000 Texas Longhorns football

Holiday Bowl, L 30–35 vs. Oregon
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 12
Record	9–3 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Mack Brown (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Davis (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Carl Reese (3rd season)
Home stadium	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 9 Kansas State xy	6	–	2	11	–	3
No. 8 Nebraska x	6	–	2	10	–	2
No. 25 Iowa State	5	–	3	9	–	3
Colorado	3	–	5	3	–	8
Kansas	2	–	6	4	–	7
Missouri	2	–	6	3	–	8
South Division
No. 1 Oklahoma x$#	8	–	0	13	–	0
No. 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 National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The team was coached by head coach Mack Brown.

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 a.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette*	No. 6	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	FSSW	W 52–10	80,017^[1]
September 16	9:15 p.m.	at Stanford*	No. 5	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FSN	L 24–27	43,970^[1]
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Houston*	No. 15	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	FSN	W 48–0	81,592^[1]
September 30	11:00 a.m.	Oklahoma State	No. 13	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	W 42–7	81,692^[1]
October 7	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 10 Oklahoma	No. 11	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	L 14–63	75,587^[1]
October 14	2:30 p.m.	at Colorado	No. 25	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 28–14	52,030^[1]
October 21	1:30 p.m.	Missouri		Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 46–12	82,892^[1]
October 28	11:30 a.m.	Baylor	No. 22	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	FSN	W 48–14	83,092^[1]
November 4	6:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 20	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (Battle for the Chancellor's Spurs)	FSN	W 29–17	53,027^[1]
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at Kansas	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 51–16	27,200^[1]
November 24	2:30 p.m.	No. 22 Texas A&M	No. 12	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ABC	W 43–17	84,012^[1]
December 29	7:30 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Oregon*	No. 12	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	L 30–35	63,278^[1]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Source:^[2]

Roster

2000 Texas Longhorns football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`2`	Chris Simms	So
WR	`4`	Roy Williams	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`40`	Cory Redding	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Mack Brown

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	7 (1)	7 (2)	6 (2)	5 (2)	15	13	11	25	—	22	20	19	14	12	12	12	12
Coaches Poll	8	8	8	6	15	13	10	23	21	20	20	19	15	13	12	12	12
BCS	Not released									—	—	—	14	12	12	12	Not released

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Texas–Austin Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
^ "MackBrown-TexasFootball.com - Official website of the Texas Longhorns - Texas Football". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2012.

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Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas Oklahoma (Red River Showdown) Rice TCU Texas A&M (Lone Star Showdown) Texas Tech
Culture & lore	History Brown years Bevo Hook 'em "Texas Fight" Hex Rally 1969 "Game of the Century" Longhorn Band The University of Texas National Championship 2005 2005 Ohio State game 2007 player suspensions 2008 Texas Tech game 2008 Big 12 South 3-way tie controversy 1 Second Left My All American
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Schedule

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