2000 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

2000 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Motor City Bowl, L 14–25 vs. Marshall
Conference	Conference USA
Record	7–5 (5–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Minter (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Daniels (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Rick Smith (2nd season)
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium

2000 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Louisville $		6	–	1					9	–	3
East Carolina		5	–	2					8	–	4
Cincinnati		5	–	2					7	–	5
Southern Miss		4	–	3					8	–	4
UAB		3	–	3					7	–	4
Tulane		3	–	4					6	–	5
Memphis		2	–	5					4	–	7
Houston		2	–	5					3	–	8
Army		1	–	6					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, coached by Rick Minter, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	4:30 p.m.	Army	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	FSN	W 23–17	23,311
September 9	3:30 p.m.	Syracuse*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	FSN	W 12–10	17,717
September 16	2:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		L 25–28 ^OT	78,749
September 23	2:00 p.m.	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 6–42	30,075
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 19–24	22,446
October 7	12:00 p.m.	Houston	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN Plus	W 48–31	17,647
October 14	3:30 p.m.	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails)	FSN	L 24–38	39,233
October 28	2:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	ESPN Plus	W 45–15	32,924
November 4	1:00 p.m.	UAB	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 33–21	19,851	[1]
November 11	2:00 p.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		W 13–10	21,862
November 18	1:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 27–24	21,958	[2]
December 27	4:00 p.m.	vs. Marshall*	Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI (Motor City Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–25	52,911
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2000 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Antonio Chatman Sr WR 2 Jason Collins-Baker Sr WR 3 Tye Keith So QB 7 Deontey Kenner Sr RB 33 Ray Jackson Jr OT 77 Mike Love Sr WR 80 Reuben Dunbar So WR 81 Tim Walker Jr TE 82 Nate Hice Sr TE 83 J. R. Deatherage Jr WR 84 Jon Olinger So	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 4 LaVar Glover Jr FS 20 Aaron Butler Jr FS 21 Frank Lang So FS 22 DeJuan Gossett Sr LB 48 Troy Evans Sr DE 56 Antwan Peek So DT 90 Mario Monds Sr DT 94 Kirk Thompson Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 16 Jonathan Ruffin So	Head coach Rick Minter Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Awards and milestones

All-Americans

Jonathan Ruffin, K

Players in the 2001 NFL Draft

See also: 2001 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Mario Monds	DT	6	186	Washington Redskins

References

1. "Kenner, receivers torch UAB defense". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 5, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Bearcats bowl over So. Miss". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 19, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "2000 University of Cincinnati Football". University of Cincinnati Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2012.