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2000 Michigan

9–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Big Ten), coached by Lloyd Carr, finished No. 11 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Michigan in 2000, game by game: won vs. Bowling Green 42–7; won vs. Rice 38–7; lost at No. 14 UCLA 20–23; won at No. 19 Illinois 35–31; won vs. No. 17 Wisconsin 13–10; lost at Purdue 31–32; won vs. Indiana 58–0; won vs. Michigan State 14–0; lost at No. 21 Northwestern 51–54; won vs. Penn State 33–11; won at No. 12 Ohio State 38–26; won vs. No. 20 Auburn 31–28+58−3Won 42–7 vs. Bowling Green+35Bowling GreenWon 38–7 vs. Rice+31RiceLost 20–23 at No. 14 UCLA-3No. 14 UCLAWon 35–31 at No. 19 Illinois+4No. 19 IllinoisWon 13–10 vs. No. 17 Wisconsin+3No. 17 WisconsinLost 31–32 at Purdue-1PurdueWon 58–0 vs. Indiana+58IndianaWon 14–0 vs. Michigan State+14Michigan StateLost 51–54 at No. 21 Northwestern-3No. 21 NorthwesternWon 33–11 vs. Penn State+22Penn StateWon 38–26 at No. 12 Ohio State+12No. 12 Ohio StateWon 31–28 vs. No. 20 Auburn+3No. 20 Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsBowling GreenW 42–⁠782%
Sep 9vsRiceW 38–⁠779%
Sep 16at14UCLAL 20–⁠2363%
Sep 23at19IllinoisW 35–⁠3150%
Sep 30vs17WisconsinW 13–⁠1060%
Oct 7atPurdueL 31–⁠3254%
Oct 14vsIndianaW 58–⁠085%
Oct 21vsMichigan StateW 14–⁠075%
Nov 4at21NorthwesternL 51–⁠5465%
Nov 11vsPenn StateW 33–⁠1176%
Nov 18at12Ohio StateW 38–⁠2647%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs20AuburnCitrus BowlW 31–⁠2866%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Auburn 31–⁠28 in the Citrus Bowl; No. 11 in the final AP poll; Big Ten champions.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 6
  2. Wk 2: 6
  3. Wk 3: 3
  4. Wk 4: 3
  5. Wk 5: 10
  6. Wk 6: 9
  7. Wk 7: 6
  8. Wk 8: 18
  9. Wk 9: 16
  10. Wk 10: 15
  11. Wk 11: 12
  12. Wk 12: 20
  13. Wk 13: 19
  14. Wk 14: 16
  15. Wk 15: 16
  16. Wk 16: 17
  17. Final: 11

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.

Big Ten champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Northwestern and Purdue

Consensus All-AmericanSteve Hutchinson, OG

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Big Ten
AP final
No. 11 peak No. 3
Points
404–⁠229
Coach
Lloyd Carr
Elo
1739 +80 this season
SP+ rating
19.1 No. 10 of 116; offense No. 19, defense No. 26
SRS
16.0 No. 11 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 27
Offensive coordinator
Stan Parrish
Defensive coordinator
Jim Herrmann
Captains
Steve Hutchinson, Anthony Thomas, James Whitley and Eric Wilson
Most valuable player
Anthony Thomas
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Multiple

Top recruits in the 2000 class

Larry Stevens OLB★★★★No. 51

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

The 2000 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Linebackers14.00.979

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 1David Terrell WRChicago Bears
Rd 1Steve Hutchinson OGSeattle Seahawks
Rd 1Jeff Backus OTDetroit Lions
Rd 2Anthony Thomas RBChicago Bears
Rd 2Maurice Williams OTJacksonville Jaguars

All-Big Ten

5 first team

First 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.