2000 Texas Longhorns football team

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

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

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Roster

2000 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 2 Chris Simms So WR 4 Roy Williams Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 40 Cory Redding So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Mack Brown Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Rankings

See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	7 (1)	7 (2)	6 (2)	5 (2)	15	13	11	25	—	22	20	19	14	12	12	12	12
Coaches Poll	8	8	8	6	15	13	10	23	21	20	20	19	15	13	12	12	12
BCS	Not released									—	—	—	14	12	12	12	Not released