2000 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

2000 Cincinnati Bearcats football
2000 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Motor City Bowl, 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
	Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

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.

2000 Conference USA football standings
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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

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 19–24	52,911
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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

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

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

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