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2000 Nebraska

10–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Frank Solich, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Nebraska in 2000, game by game: won vs. San José State 49–13; won at No. 23 Notre Dame 27–24; won vs. Iowa 42–13; won vs. Missouri 42–24; won at Iowa State 49–27; won at Texas Tech 56–3; won vs. Baylor 59–0; lost at No. 3 Oklahoma 14–31; won vs. Kansas 56–17; lost at No. 16 Kansas State 28–29; won vs. Colorado 34–32; won vs. No. 18 Northwestern 66–17+59−17Won 49–13 vs. San José State+36San José StateWon 27–24 at No. 23 Notre Dame+3No. 23 Notre DameWon 42–13 vs. Iowa+29IowaWon 42–24 vs. Missouri+18MissouriWon 49–27 at Iowa State+22Iowa StateWon 56–3 at Texas Tech+53Texas TechWon 59–0 vs. Baylor+59BaylorLost 14–31 at No. 3 Oklahoma-17No. 3 OklahomaWon 56–17 vs. Kansas+39KansasLost 28–29 at No. 16 Kansas State-1No. 16 Kansas StateWon 34–32 vs. Colorado+2ColoradoWon 66–17 vs. No. 18 Northwestern+49No. 18 Northwestern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsSan José StateW 49–⁠1391%
Sep 9at23Notre DameW 27–⁠2467%
Sep 23vsIowaW 42–⁠1393%
Sep 30vsMissouriW 42–⁠2488%
Oct 7atIowa StateW 49–⁠2774%
Oct 14atTexas TechW 56–⁠370%
Oct 21vsBaylorW 59–⁠095%
Oct 28at3OklahomaL 14–⁠3157%
Nov 4vsKansasW 56–⁠1787%
Nov 11at16Kansas StateL 28–⁠2951%
Nov 24vsColoradoW 34–⁠3286%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs18NorthwesternAlamo BowlW 66–⁠1776%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northwestern 66–⁠17 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 8 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 12 North champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Kansas State

Rimington TrophyDominic Raiola, C

William V. Campbell TrophyKyle Vanden Bosch, DE

Consensus All-AmericanDominic Raiola, C

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Big 12
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 1
Points
522–⁠230
Coach
Frank Solich
Elo
1777 +53 this season
SP+ rating
24.9 No. 6 of 116; offense No. 3, defense No. 39
SRS
23.3 No. 5 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 17
Defensive coordinator
Craig Bohl
Offense
I formation
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2000 class

Chris Septak TE★★★★★No. 38
Jason Richenberger ILB★★★★No. 68

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

The 2000 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers15.00.983
Linebackers14.00.975
Whole class24.50.979

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 2Kyle Vanden Bosch DEArizona Cardinals
Rd 2Dominic Raiola CDetroit Lions
Rd 4Carlos Polk LBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 4Correll Buckhalter RBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 5Russ Hochstein OGTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 6Bobby Newcombe WRArizona Cardinals
Rd 6Dan Alexander RBTennessee Titans

All-Big 12

6 first team, 3 second team

First 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 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠013–⁠01
Texas7–⁠19–⁠312
Nebraska6–⁠210–⁠28
Kansas State6–⁠211–⁠39
Iowa State5–⁠39–⁠325
Texas A&M5–⁠37–⁠5
Texas Tech3–⁠57–⁠6
Colorado3–⁠53–⁠8
Kansas2–⁠64–⁠7
Missouri2–⁠63–⁠8
Oklahoma State1–⁠73–⁠8
Baylor0–⁠82–⁠9

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