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2000 Indiana

3–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Big Ten), coached by Cam Cameron.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 2000, game by game: lost vs. NC State 38–41; lost at Kentucky 34–41; won vs. Cincinnati 42–6; won vs. Iowa 45–33; lost at No. 22 Northwestern 33–52; lost at No. 18 Michigan 0–58; won vs. No. 22 Minnesota 51–43; lost vs. Penn State 24–27; lost at Illinois 35–42; lost vs. Wisconsin 22–43; lost at No. 17 Purdue 13–41+36−58Lost 38–41 vs. NC State-3NC StateLost 34–41 at Kentucky-7KentuckyWon 42–6 vs. Cincinnati+36CincinnatiWon 45–33 vs. Iowa+12IowaLost 33–52 at No. 22 Northwestern-19No. 22 NorthwesternLost 0–58 at No. 18 Michigan-58No. 18 MichiganWon 51–43 vs. No. 22 Minnesota+8No. 22 MinnesotaLost 24–27 vs. Penn State-3Penn StateLost 35–42 at Illinois-7IllinoisLost 22–43 vs. Wisconsin-21WisconsinLost 13–41 at No. 17 Purdue-28No. 17 Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsNC StateL 38–⁠4151%
Sep 16atKentuckyL 34–⁠4132%
Sep 23vsCincinnatiW 42–⁠654%
Sep 30vsIowaW 45–⁠3373%
Oct 7at22NorthwesternL 33–⁠5234%
Oct 14at18MichiganL 0–⁠5815%
Oct 21vs22MinnesotaW 51–⁠4331%
Oct 28vsPenn StateL 24–⁠2737%
Nov 4atIllinoisL 35–⁠4232%
Nov 11vsWisconsinL 22–⁠4330%
Nov 18at17PurdueL 13–⁠4118%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Purdue 41–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2000.

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
337–⁠427
Coach
Cam Cameron
Elo
1415 −30 this season
SP+ rating
-2.2 No. 76 of 116; offense No. 16, defense No. 110
SRS
−2.3 No. 73 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 38
Offensive coordinator
Hal Hunter
Defensive coordinator
James Bell
Captains
Versie Gaddis, Paul Mandina, Antwaan Randle El and Kemp Rasmussen
Most valuable player
Antwaan Randle El

Top recruits in the 2000 class

Stephen Williams SDE★★★★No. 108

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2000 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive line14.00.963

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

All-Big Ten

2 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2000 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2000 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan6–⁠29–⁠311
Purdue6–⁠28–⁠413
Northwestern6–⁠28–⁠4
Ohio State5–⁠38–⁠4
Wisconsin4–⁠49–⁠423
Minnesota4–⁠46–⁠6
Penn State4–⁠45–⁠7
Iowa3–⁠53–⁠9
Illinois2–⁠65–⁠6
Michigan State2–⁠65–⁠6
Indiana2–⁠63–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.