2000 Missouri Tigers football team

2000 Missouri Tigers football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	3–8 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Larry Smith (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Cubit (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Moe Ankney (7th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Faurot Field

2000 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	6:30 pm	No. 23 (I-AA) Western Illinois*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 50–20	53,224	[1]
September 9	2:30 pm	at No. 17 Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ABC	L 9–62	70,382
September 16	6:00 pm	Michigan State*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	FSN	L 10–13	55,289
September 30	6:00 pm	at No. 1 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	FSN	L 24–42	77,744
October 7	1:00 pm	Oklahoma State	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 24–10	51,149
October 14	1:00 pm	Kansas	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Border War)		L 17–38	61,794
October 21	1:30 pm	at Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		L 12–46	82,892
October 28	6:00 pm	at Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	FSN	L 20–39	46,599
November 4	1:00 pm	Colorado	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		L 18–28	50,567
November 11	1:00 pm	at Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		W 47–22	29,872
November 18	11:30 am	No. 9 Kansas State	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	FSN	L 24–28	49,277
*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 3 Darius Outlaw Fr QB 11 Jim Dougherty Jr WR 12 Justin Gage So C 70 A. J. Ricker  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 4 Julian Jones Sr ILB 5 David Monroe Jr ILB 6 Antwaun Bynum Jr CB 7 Antoine Duncan So FS 8 Clarence Jones Jr DE 96 Justin Smith So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Larry Smith Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured 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/Outside Linebackers	7	Bowling Green (1963)
Dave Toub	Defensive line	3	UTEP (1985)
Ricky Hunley	Inside Linebackers & associate head coach	7	Arizona (1984)
Brian Stewart	defensive backs	2	Northern Arizona (1988)
Chris Tabor	Running backs/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.