2000 Iowa State
9–3 (5–3 Big 12), coached by Dan McCarney, finished No. 25 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas 38–17Nov 18
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs Ohio | W 25–15 | 53% |
| Sep 9 | vs UNLV | W 37–22 | 72% |
| Sep 16 | at Iowa | W 24–14 | 58% |
| Sep 30 | at Baylor | W 31–17 | 58% |
| Oct 7 | vs 2Nebraska | L 27–49 | 26% |
| Oct 14 | at Oklahoma State | W 33–26 | 48% |
| Oct 21 | vs Texas A&M | L 7–30 | 45% |
| Oct 28 | vs Missouri | W 39–20 | 67% |
| Nov 4 | at 19Kansas State | L 10–56 | 21% |
| Nov 11 | at Colorado | W 35–27 | 37% |
| Nov 18 | vs Kansas | W 38–17 | 68% |
| Dec 28Bowls & playoff | vs PittsburghInsight.com Bowl | W 37–29 | 49% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Pittsburgh 37–29 in the Insight.com Bowl; No. 25 in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.
In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Final: 25
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
- 9–3
- Conference
- 5–3 tied for 5th in Big 12
- AP final
- No. 25 peak No. 25
- Points
- 343–322
- Coach
- Dan McCarney
- Elo
- 1565 +130 this season
- SP+ rating
- 8.3 No. 41 of 116; offense No. 28, defense No. 63
- SRS
- 4.9 No. 43 of 116 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 44
- Offensive coordinator
- Steve Loney
- Defensive coordinator
- John Skladany
- Captains
- Chris Anthony, Ryan Harklau, Reggie Hayward and Sage Rosenfels
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 2001
The 2001 draft| Rd 3 | Reggie Hayward DE | Denver Broncos |
| Rd 4 | Sage Rosenfels QB | Washington Redskins |
| Rd 7 | James Reed DT | New York Jets |
All-Big 12
3 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Ennis HaywoodRBCoaches-1; Media-1- Ben BrunsCCoaches-2; Media-1
- J.J. MosesAPBCoaches-1
Second team
- Reggie HaywardDLCoaches-2; Media-2
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 12 standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma | 8–0 | 13–0 | 1 |
 Texas | 7–1 | 9–3 | 12 |
| Nebraska | 6–2 | 10–2 | 8 |
| Kansas State | 6–2 | 11–3 | 9 |
| Iowa State | 5–3 | 9–3 | 25 |
| Texas A&M | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
 Texas Tech | 3–5 | 7–6 | |
| Colorado | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| Kansas | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| Missouri | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Oklahoma State | 1–7 | 3–8 | |
| Baylor | 0–8 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.