2000 Texas Longhorns football team

2000 Texas Longhorns football
Holiday Bowl, L 30–35 vs. Oregon
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	South
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 12
2000 record	9–3 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Mack Brown
Offensive coordinator	Greg Davis
Defensive coordinator	Carl Reese
Home stadium	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 80,092)

2000 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern Division
#9 Kansas State xy		6	–	2					11	–	3
#8 Nebraska x		6	–	2					10	–	2
#25 Iowa State		5	–	3					9	–	3
Colorado		3	–	5					3	–	8
Kansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Missouri		2	–	6					3	–	8
Southern Division
#1 Oklahoma x$#		8	–	0					13	–	0
#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 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The team was coached by head coach Mack Brown.

Schedule

Texas finished with a 7–1 record in conference play, Mack Brown's best conference record yet. Their only conference loss came to Oklahoma, which was both conference and national champion. The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 9–2 record and were defeated by #8 Oregon in the 2000 Holiday Bowl, 35–30.

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	11:30 AM	Louisiana–Lafayette*	No. 6	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	FSSW	W 52–10	80,017[1]
September 16	9:15 PM	at Stanford*	No. 5	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	FSN	L 24–27	43,970[1]
September 23	6:00 PM	Houston*	No. 15	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	FSN	W 48–0	81,592[1]
September 30	11:00 AM	Oklahoma State	No. 13	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	ABC	W 42–7	81,692[1]
October 7	11:00 AM	vs. No. 10 Oklahoma	No. 11	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	L 14–63	75,587[1]
October 14	2:30 PM	at Colorado	No. 25	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	ABC	W 28–14	52,030[1]
October 21	1:30 PM	Missouri		Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX		W 46–12	82,892[1]
October 28	11:30 AM	Baylor	No. 22	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	FSN	W 48–14	83,092[1]
November 4	6:00 PM	at Texas Tech	No. 20	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Battle for the Chancellor's Spurs)	FSN	W 29–17	53,027[1]
November 11	1:00 PM	at Kansas	No. 19	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		W 51–16	27,200[1]
November 24	2:30 PM	No. 22 Texas A&M	No. 12	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry)	ABC	W 43–17	84,012[1]
December 29	7:30 PM	vs. No. 8 Oregon	No. 12	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	L 30–35	63,278[1]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[2]

References

1. "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Texas–Austin Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2012-03-13.