2000 Northwestern Wildcats football team

2000 Northwestern Wildcats football
2000 Northwestern Wildcats football
Big Ten co-champion
Alamo Bowl, L 17–66 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	8–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Randy Walker (2nd season);
Offensive scheme	Spread
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Harold Blackmon; Conrad Emmerich;
Home stadium	Ryan Field
	Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Big Ten Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 13 Purdue $+	6	–	2	8	–	4
Northwestern +	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 11 Michigan +	6	–	2	9	–	3
Ohio State	5	–	3	8	–	4
No. 23 Wisconsin	4	–	4	9	–	4
Minnesota	4	–	4	6	–	6
Penn State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Iowa	3	–	5	3	–	9
Illinois	2	–	6	5	–	6
Michigan State	2	–	6	5	–	6
Indiana	2	–	6	3	–	8

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ryan Field and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Randy Walker.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 pm	Northern Illinois*		Ryan Field Evanston, IL		W 35–17	23,352
September 9	12:00 pm	Duke*		Ryan Field Evanston, IL		W 38–5	23,209
September 16	11:00 am	at No. 20 TCU*		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSN	L 14–41	30,796
September 23	11:00 am	at No. 7 Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN+	W 47–44 ^2OT	78,597
September 30	11:00 am	at No. 18 Michigan State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN+	W 37–17	73,128
October 7	11:00 am	Indiana	No. 22	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN+	W 52–33	30,201
October 14	11:00 am	No. 21 Purdue	No. 17	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN	L 28–41	41,503
October 28	11:00 am	at Minnesota	No. 23	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	W 41–35	59,004
November 4	2:30 pm	No. 12 Michigan	No. 21	Ryan Field Evanston, IL (rivalry)	ABC	W 54–51	47,130
November 11	11:00 am	at Iowa	No. 12	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN+	L 17–27	54,345
November 18	11:00 am	Illinois	No. 23	Ryan Field Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk)	ESPN2	W 61–23	40,658
December 30	7:00 pm	vs. No. 9 Nebraska*	No. 18	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–66	60,028
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Personnel[edit]

2000 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`20`	Damien Anderson	Sr
WR		Louis Ayeni	So
OL		Leon Brockmeier
OL		Lance Clelland
QB		Matt Danielson	So
TE		David Farman	Jr
WR		Ronnie Foster	So
WR		Teddy Johnson	Sr
WR		Roger Jordan	Fr
C	`62`	Austin King	So
QB	`10`	Zak Kustok	Sr
RB		Kevin Lawrence	Jr
RB		Gilles Lezi	Fr
OL	`66`	Steve Natali	Fr
WR	`86`	El DaSheon Nix	Fr
WR	`17`	Steve Parker	Jr
WR	`80`	Kunle Patrick	So
OT	`73`	Jeff Roehl	So
WR		Jon Schweighardt	So
WR	`32`	Sam Simmons	Jr
OL		Mike Souza
RB		Torri Stuckey	Fr
WR		Derrick Thompson	Sr
TE		Eric Worley	So
RB		Jason Wright	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`2`	Kevin Bentley	Jr
CB	`6`	Harold Blackmon (C)	Sr
DE	`7`	Ray Bogenrief	Fr
DB		Marvin Brown	Sr
LB		Vincent Cartava	So
DL	`98`	Pete Chapman	So
DT	`92`	Javiar Collins	Sr
DB		Raheem Covington	Jr
LB	`3`	Pat Durr	So
DL		Conrad Emmerich
LB	`8`	Napoleon Harris	Sr
DE	`95`	Dwayne Missouri	Sr
DB		Rashad Morton
LB		Billy Silva	Jr
DL		Salem Simon
DB		Rashidi Wheeler
DB		Sean Wieber	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Brian Huffman	Fr
K	`39`	Tim Long	Sr
P		J.J. Standring	Sr

Head coach

Randy Walker

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2001-03-05

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	17	25	23	21	12	23	20	19	18	—
Coaches Poll	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	18	—	—	23	18	24	21	20	19	—
BCS	Not released									—	—	15	—	—	—	—	Not released

Season summary[edit]

At Minnesota[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 150. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
^ 2000 Northwestern Football Season

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[1] "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 150. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.

[2] 2000 Northwestern Football Season

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