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2000 Michigan State

5–⁠6 (2–⁠6 Big Ten), coached by Bobby Williams.

Schedule and results

Michigan State in 2000, game by game: won vs. Marshall 34–24; won at Missouri 13–10; won vs. No. 16 Notre Dame 27–21; lost vs. Northwestern 17–37; lost at Iowa 16–21; lost vs. Wisconsin 10–17; lost at No. 16 Michigan 0–14; won vs. Illinois 14–10; lost at No. 16 Ohio State 13–27; won vs. No. 9 Purdue 30–10; lost at Penn State 23–42+20−20Won 34–24 vs. Marshall+10MarshallWon 13–10 at Missouri+3MissouriWon 27–21 vs. No. 16 Notre Dame+6No. 16 Notre DameLost 17–37 vs. Northwestern-20NorthwesternLost 16–21 at Iowa-5IowaLost 10–17 vs. Wisconsin-7WisconsinLost 0–14 at No. 16 Michigan-14No. 16 MichiganWon 14–10 vs. Illinois+4IllinoisLost 13–27 at No. 16 Ohio State-14No. 16 Ohio StateWon 30–10 vs. No. 9 Purdue+20No. 9 PurdueLost 23–42 at Penn State-19Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsMarshallW 34–⁠2452%
Sep 16atMissouriW 13–⁠1068%
Sep 23vs16Notre DameW 27–⁠2172%
Sep 30vsNorthwesternL 17–⁠3782%
Oct 7atIowaL 16–⁠2180%
Oct 14vsWisconsinL 10–⁠1752%
Oct 21at16MichiganL 0–⁠1425%
Oct 28vsIllinoisW 14–⁠1058%
Nov 4at16Ohio StateL 13–⁠2731%
Nov 11vs9PurdueW 30–⁠1039%
Nov 18atPenn StateL 23–⁠4250%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 42–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 122 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 25
  2. Wk 2: 24
  3. Wk 3: 24
  4. Wk 4: 22
  5. Wk 5: 23
  6. Wk 6: 18

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
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
197–⁠233
Coach
Bobby Williams
Elo
1553 −76 this season
SP+ rating
6.1 No. 47 of 116; offense No. 90, defense No. 12
SRS
2.7 No. 54 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 8
Offensive coordinator
Morris Watts
Defensive coordinator
Bill Miller

Top recruits in the 2000 class

Charles Rogers WR★★★★★No. 3
Jeff Smoker PRO★★★★★No. 15
Eric Knott TE★★★★No. 40
Tyrell Dortch RB★★★★No. 78
Sean Poole OT★★★★No. 80

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

The 2000 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks15.00.992
Running backs14.00.973
Receivers24.50.991
Offensive line14.00.972
Whole class54.40.984

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.

Drafted in 2001

The 2001 draft
Rd 7Renaldo Hill DBArizona Cardinals
Rd 7Siitupe Peko OGNew York Jets
Rd 7T.J. Turner LBNew England Patriots

All-Big Ten

2 first team, 4 second team

First team

  • Josh ThornhillLBCoaches-1; Media-1
  • Renaldo HillDBCoaches-1; Media-2

Second team

  • T.J. DuckettRBCoaches-2; Media-2
  • Shaun MasonOGMedia-2
  • Richard NewsomeDBCoaches-2
  • Cedric HenryDBMedia-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 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.