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2000 NCAA Division I-A Football Season
The 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Oklahoma Sooners beating the defending national champion Florida State Seminoles to claim the Sooners' seventh national championship and their thirty-seventh conference championship, the first of each since the 1988 departure of head coach Barry Switzer. Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops was in his second season as head coach, having been the defensive coordinator of Steve Spurrier's 1996 National Champion Florida Gators, and also having helped Bill Snyder turn the Kansas State Wildcats around in the early 1990s. Stoops erased a three-game losing streak against rival Texas by a score of 63–14, one of the worst defeats in Texas' football history. Despite the lopsided victory, this game marked a return of the Red River Shootout to a rivalry game with national title implications. The BCS title game, held at the Orange Bowl that year, was not without controversy, as the system shut fourth-ranked Washington out of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Rock Stadium
Hard Rock Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Southeastern United States, located in Miami Gardens, Florida. The stadium is the home field for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL) and the Miami Hurricanes, the University of Miami's NCAA Division I college football team. The stadium has hosted six Super Bowls ( XXIII, XXIX, XXXIII, XLI, XLIV, LIV) the 2010 Pro Bowl, two World Series (, ), four BCS National Championship Games (2001, 2005, 2009, 2013), one CFP National Championship ( 2021), one Copa América final (2024), the second round of the 2009 World Baseball Classic, and WrestleMania XXVIII. In addition, the stadium hosts the Orange Bowl, an annual college football bowl game, and the Miami Open tennis tournament. Since 2022, the grounds of Hard Rock Stadium has also hosted the Miami International Autodrome, a temporary racing circuit used for Formula One's Miami Grand Prix. The stadium will host multiple matches during the 2026 FIFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Snyder
William D. Snyder (born October 7, 1939) is an American retired college football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at Kansas State University from 1989 to 2005 and again from 2009 to 2018. Snyder initially retired from the position from 2006 to 2008 before being rehired. Snyder retired for the second time on December 2, 2018, and is serving as a special ambassador for the athletics department. Snyder was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015 and won several conference and national coach of the year awards. He was the head coach at Kansas State for the program's 300th, 400th, and 500th all-time wins. In recognition of his contributions to the program, Kansas State has named its home field the Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium. Early life Snyder was born October 7, 1939, in St. Joseph, Missouri, the son of Tom, a traveling salesman, and Marionetta Snyder. His parents divorced when he was six; Snyder and his mother moved from Salin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silicon Valley Bowl
The Silicon Valley Football Classic, sometimes referred to as the Silicon Valley Bowl or Silicon Valley Classic, was an NCAA-certified Division I-A post-season college football bowl game that was played at Spartan Stadium on the South Campus of San Jose State University in San Jose, California, from 2000 to 2004. It had a contractual tie-in with the Western Athletic Conference and the Pac-10. The bowl was initially televised on Fox Sports Net and later moved to ESPN2. The bowl game consistently struggled financially, due to low television ratings and a lack of corporate sponsorship. Declining attendance contributed to the NCAA de-certifying the bowl after the 2004 season. History Creation The city of San Jose, San Jose State University President Robert Caret, and the Western Athletic Conference proposed the Silicon Valley Bowl for San Jose in 1999. Caret and other organizers envisioned that with the technology boom of the time, revenue from the bowl game and sponsorships from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 South Carolina Gamecocks Football Team
The 2000 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Lou Holtz, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the SEC's Eastern Division. The team played home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. South Carolina made one of the biggest turnarounds in college football history, going from a winless season in 1999 to an eight-win campaign in 2000. Their first win of the season, against New Mexico State, snapped a 21-game losing streak which dated back to 1998. South Carolina's turnaround in conference play was also one of the biggest in SEC history, going from 0–8 in 1999 to 5–3 in 2000, including a victory against heavily favored No. 10 Georgia that ended the Gamecocks' SEC lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Team
The 1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bob Davie, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 9–3 with a loss to Oregon State in the Fiesta Bowl. The tam played home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. Schedule Rankings Season summary After losing ten players to the NFL, the Irish began the 2000 season signing 17 recruits Having to replace two-year starter, Jarious Jackson, Davie chose Arnaz Battle, who looked to have a rough road ahead with the Irish playing four ranked teams in a row to begin the season, including a game against the favorite to win the national championship, Nebraska. Battle, however, did have some help with three veterans named to pre-season award watchlists. The Irish started the season playing the 25th ranked Texas A&M Aggies. With Battle throwing two touchdowns and the defense hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Virginia Tech Hokies Football Team
The 2000 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 14th-year Frank Beamer, the Hokies compiled an overall record of 11–1, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big East. Virginia Tech was invited to the Gator Bowl, where the Hokies defeated Clemson. The team played home game at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. Virginia Tech the season ranked sixth in both the AP poll and the Coaches Poll. In one longitudinal statistical measure, the 2000 team ranks as the best team in Tech history. This was Tech's second straight 11–1 season, tying the record for wins in a season that still stands though the 2024 season. The team's only loss was to the Miami Hurricanes, in a game in which Tech star Michael Vick was only able to play sparingly due to an ankle sprain sustained two weeks earlier. Tech was ranked second in the AP poll at the time, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Oregon State Beavers Football Team
The 2000 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pac-12 Conference, Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Dennis Erickson, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the Pac-10 title with 2000 Oregon Ducks football team, Oregon and 2000 Washington Huskies football team, Washington. Oregon State was invited to the 2001 Fiesta Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, where the Beavers defeated 2000 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Notre Dame. The team played home games at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon. The 2000 season was arguably the greatest season in history of the history of Oregon State Beavers football. The Beavers' shared of the Pac-10 title was the program first conference championship since the 1964 Oregon State Beavers football team, 1964 season. The Beavers also achieved their first win over the USC Troj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Miami Hurricanes Football Team
The 2000 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Butch Davis in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Hurricanes compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, winning the Big East title. Miami was invited to the Sugar Bowl, where the Hurricanes defeated Florida. The team played home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami. Schedule Rankings Game summaries McNeese State At Washington The lowest-point of the season was the second game loss at the Washington Huskies. This was the game that ultimately cost Miami a chance to play in the BCS National championship game. At West Virginia At Rutgers Florida State Memorable games in the 2000 season included beating top ranked FSU for the first time since 1994 in the "Wide Right 2" game. In the game, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Washington Huskies Football Team
The 2000 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Huskies were led by second-year head coach Rick Neuheisel and played their home games on campus in Seattle at Husky Stadium. Washington lost only once, on the road at Oregon, and won the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day to finish with an 11–1 record. On the new FieldTurf at Husky Stadium, Washington opened the 2000 season on September2 with a 44–20 victory over Idaho. Fourth-ranked Miami traveled to Seattle the next week and senior QB Marques Tuiasosopo threw for 223 yards and ran for 45 as the Huskies handed the Hurricanes their only loss of the season, 34–29. The following week, Neuheisel led UW against his former team, the Colorado Buffaloes, at Folsom Field in Boulder. The Huskies celebrated their coach's homecoming with a 17–14 victory. Border rival Oregon spoiled Washington's hopes for a perfect season with a 23–16 setback in the wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange Bowl
The Orange Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in the Miami metropolitan area. Played annually since 1935 Orange Bowl, January 1, 1935, it is tied with the Sugar Bowl and the Sun Bowl as the second-oldest bowl games in the country, surpassed only by the Rose Bowl Game. The Orange Bowl was originally held in the city of Miami at Miami Field (Florida), Miami Field before moving to the Miami Orange Bowl stadium in 1938. In 1996, it moved to its current location at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, Miami Gardens. Since December 2014, the game has been sponsored by Capital One and officially known as the Capital One Orange Bowl. Previous sponsors include Discover Financial (2011–January 2014) and FedEx, Federal Express/FedEx (1989–2010). In its early years, the Orange Bowl had no defined conference tie-ins; it often pitted a team from the southeastern part of the country against a team from the central or northeastern states. From the 1950s u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BCS National Championship Game
The BCS National Championship Game was a postseason college football bowl game, used to determine a national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), first played in the 1998 college football season as one of four designated bowl games, and beginning in the 2006 season as a standalone event rotated among the host sites of the aforementioned bowls. The game was organized by a group known as the Bowl Championship Series, consisting of the Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, and Orange Bowl, which sought to match the two highest-ranked teams in a championship game to determine the best team in the country at the end of the season. The participating teams were determined by averaging the results of the final weekly Coaches' Poll, the Harris Poll of media, former players and coaches, and the average of six computer rankings. The Coaches' Poll was contractually required to name the winner of the game as its No. 1 team on the final postseason ranking; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
