Ohio State Football Team History
Ohio State Buckeyes
 
	
		|  | Ohio State University Columbus, OH
 Founded: 1870
 Stadium: Ohio Stadium
 Capacity: 101,568
 Colors: Scarlet & Gray
 Coach: John Cooper
 Conference: Big 10-
 
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| 2000 Season Highlights |  | John Cooper enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Ohio State. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 2000 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 2 | vs.
Fresno State | 43 | 10 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 9 | @
Arizona | 27 | 17 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 16 | vs.
Miami Ohio | 27 | 16 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 23 | vs.
Penn State | 45 | 6 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 7 | @
Wisconsin | 23 | 7 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 14 | vs.
Minnesota | 17 | 29 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 21 | @
Iowa | 38 | 10 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 28 | @
Purdue | 27 | 31 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 4 | vs.
Michigan State | 27 | 13 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 11 | @
Illinois | 24 | 21 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 18 | vs.
Michigan | 26 | 38 | L |  |  |  | Mon., Jan. 1 | South Carolina | 7 | 24 | L | @ Tampa, FL | Outback Bowl |  |  | 
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| 2000 Season Totals |  | Record | 8-4 |  | Points Scored | 331 |  | Scoring Average | 27.6 |  | Points Allowed | 222 |  | Defense Average | 18.5 |  | Opponents Record | 76-65 |  | Conference Record | 5-3 |  | Home Record | 4-2 |  | Away Record | 4-1 |  | 
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| 2000 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 2000 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 2000 All Big 10 Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
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