2000 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record3–8 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Cubit (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMoe Ankney (7th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFaurot Field
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Larry Smith was the coach in 2000. After the season, he was fired and replaced by new coach Gary Pinkel. They began the season promisingly with a 50–20 win over Western Illinois. The next week, however, they lost by 53 points at No. 17 Clemson which set the tone for the rest of the season. Although they were able to win twice in conference, they continually had very little success against ranked opponents.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26:30 pmWestern Illinois*
W 50–2053,224[1]
September 92:30 pmat No. 17 Clemson*
ABCL 9–6270,382
September 166:00 pmMichigan State*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
FSNL 10–1355,289
September 306:00 pmat No. 1 Nebraska
FSNL 24–4277,744
October 71:00 pmOklahoma State
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 24–1051,149
October 141:00 pmKansas
L 17–3861,794
October 211:30 pmat Texas
L 12–4682,892
October 286:00 pmat Iowa State
FSNL 20–3946,599
November 41:00 pmColorado
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 18–2850,567
November 111:00 pmat Baylor
W 47–2229,872
November 1811:30 amNo. 9 Kansas State
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
FSNL 24–2849,277
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

2000 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 11 Jim Dougherty Jr
WR 12 Justin Gage So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 96 Justin Smith So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Missouri 		Alma mater
Larry Smith Head coach 7 Bowling Green (1961)
Bill Cubit Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks 1 Delaware (1974)
Corbyn Smith Offensive tackle & tight end 3 Iowa (1995)
Andy Hill Co-offensive coordinator & Wide receivers 5 Missouri (1985)
Sam Pittman Offensive line 1 Pittsburg State (1984)
Moe Ankney Defensive coordinator 7 Bowling Green (1963)
Dave Toub Defensive line 3 UTEP (1985)
Ricky Hunley Linebackers & associate head coach 7 Arizona (1984)
Brian Stewart defensive backs 2 Northern Arizona (1988)
Chris Tabor Special teams coordinator 1 Benedictine (1993)

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2001 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
1 4 Justin Smith DE Cincinnati Bengals

References

  1. ^ Coats, Bill (September 3, 2000). "MU opens with some special effects". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. D1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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