The 2000 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the

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as a member of the

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during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 35th-year head coach

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, the Nittany Lions compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Big Ten. Penn State did not a make a bowl game for the first time since the 1988 season. The team played home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Rankings

Roster

NFL draft

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 2001 NFL draft.

References

Penn State Penn State Nittany Lions football seasons

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