2000 Kansas Jayhawks football team

American college football season

2000 Kansas Jayhawks football

Conference| Big 12 Conference
Division| North
Record| 4–7 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach|

* Terry Allen (4th season)

Offensive coordinator| Bill Salmon (4th season)
Defensive coordinator| Ardell Wiegandt (4th season)
Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1999

2001 ->

2000 Big 12 Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
North Division
No. 9 Kansas State xy  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
No. 8 Nebraska x  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
No. 25 Iowa State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
Colorado |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Kansas |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Missouri |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
South Division
No. 1 Oklahoma x$#  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 13  | - | 0  |
No. 12 Texas |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
Texas A&M |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Texas Tech |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Oklahoma State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Baylor |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Kansas State 24

* # - BCS National Champion
* $ - BCS representative as conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. They were coached by head coach Terry Allen and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

## Schedule

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September 2| 6:00 p.m.| at SMU*|

* Gerald J. Ford Stadium
* University Park, Texas

| | L 17–31| 32,267|
September 16| 6:00 p.m.| UAB*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, Kansas

| | W 23–20| 28,500| [1]
September 23| 6:00 p.m.| Southern Illinois*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, Kansas

| | W 42–0| 30,500| [2]
September 30| 2:00 p.m.| at No. 14 Oklahoma|

* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
* Norman, Oklahoma

| | L 16–34| 74,811|
October 7| 1:00 p.m.| No. 4 Kansas State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, Kansas (Sunflower Showdown)

| | L 13–52| 48,500|
October 14| 1:00 p.m.| at Missouri|

* Faurot Field
* Columbia, Missouri (Border War)

| | W 38–17| 61,794|
October 21| 11:30 a.m.| Colorado|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, Kansas

| FSN| W 23–15| 32,600|
October 28| 1:00 p.m.| Texas Tech|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, Kansas

| | L 39–45| 26,000|
November 4| 2:30 p.m.| at No. 6 Nebraska|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, Nebraska (rivalry)

| ABC| L 17–56| 78,096|
November 11| 1:00 p.m.| No. 19 Texas|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, Kansas

| | L 16–51| 27,200|
November 18| 1:00 p.m.| at Iowa State|

* Jack Trice Stadium
* Ames, Iowa

| | L 17–38| 36,725|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## Roster

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2000 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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RB | `33` | Moran Norris | Sr
OT | `75` | Justin Hartwig | Jr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Terry Allen

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Tim Burke (defensive backs)
* Bill Salmon (Offensive coordinator)
* Ardell Wiegandt (Defensive coordinator)
* Jay Johnson (Quarterbacks coach)

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References

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1. ^ "Jayhawks gain win, confidence". The Kansas City Star. September 17, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ King, Jason (September 24, 2000). "KU wins in blowout". The Kansas City Star. p. C1. Retrieved January 15, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "2000 Schedule". University of Kansas Department of Athletics. July 24, 2002. Archived from the original on August 27, 2003. Retrieved November 5, 2012.

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Kansas Jayhawks football

Venues|

* McCook Field (1892–1920)
* David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium (1921–2023, 2025–future)
* Arrowhead Stadium (2024)
* Children's Mercy Park (2024)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Kansas State: Sunflower Showdown
* Missouri: Border War
* Nebraska

Culture & lore|

* Big Jay
* Baby Jay
* "I'm a Jayhawk"
* Marching Jayhawks
* Aggieville riots
* Timeline of football in Kansas
* First game in Kansas
* 1911 Missouri game

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