2000 Big 12 Conference football season

The 2000 Big 12 Conference football season represented the 5th season of Big 12 conference football, taking place during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season began with non-conference play on Saturday, August 26, 2000. Conference play began on Saturday, September 30, 2000.

2000 Big 12 Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I–A
Sport	football
Number of teams	12
Regular season
North champions	Kansas State Wildcats
South champions	Oklahoma Sooners
Big 12 Championship Game
Champions	Oklahoma Sooners

2000 Big 12 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern 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
Southern 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

At the conclusion of the regular season, Kansas State won the North Division championship with a 11–3 (6–2) record. Oklahoma finished atop the South Division standings, with a perfect regular season 11–0 (8–0).

In the 2000 Big 12 Championship Game, the Oklahoma Sooners, narrowly beat the Kansas State Wildcats by a score of 27–24 in Kansas City, Missouri.[1] With the win, the Sooners advance to the BCS National Championship Game. Kansas State was placed in the Cotton Bowl Classic.[2] A total of 7 Big 12 teams went to bowl games in 2000.

Oklahoma won the BCS National Championship Game at the 2001 Orange Bowl, defeating Florida State, 13–2, in Miami Gardens.[3] [4]

Head coaches

North Division Larry Smith, Missouri Dan McCarney, Iowa State Terry Allen, Kansas Bill Snyder, Kansas State Frank Solich, Nebraska

South Division Bob Simmons, Oklahoma State Mack Brown, Texas Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Tommy Tuberville, Texas Tech Kevin Steele, Baylor

Bowl Games

Bowl games

Legend
	Big 12 win
	Big 12 loss

Bowl	Date	Site	Television	Time	Big 12 team	Opponent	Score	Attendance
Galleryfurniture.com Bowl	December 27, 2000	Astrodome • Houston, TX	ESPN	7:00 PM	Texas Tech	East Carolina	L 27–40	76,835
BCS National Championship
Orange Bowl	January 3, 2001	Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ABC	7:00 PM	No. 1 Oklahoma	No. 3 Florida State	W 12–2	76,835

Rankings are from AP rankings. All times Central Time Zone. Big 12 teams shown in bold.

References

1. "Gallery: A look back at OU's Big 12 championship game berths". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
2. http://www.espn.com/abcsports/bcs/s/recap/cottonbowl.html
3. "Bowl Championship Series - Oklahoma 13, Florida State 2". www.espn.com. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
4. "The 2001 defensive beatdown of Florida State by Oklahoma stands above all the rest". Oklahoman.com. 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2020-12-04.