2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 49–38 vs. Ole Miss
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record7–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Legg
Defensive coordinatorSteve Dunlap
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Miami (FL) $   7 0     11 1  
No. 6 Virginia Tech   6 1     11 1  
Pittsburgh   4 3     7 5  
Syracuse   4 3     6 5  
Boston College   3 4     7 5  
West Virginia   3 4     7 5  
Temple   1 6     4 7  
Rutgers   0 7     3 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The 2000 season was also Don Nehlen's final one in his coaching career. The Mountaineers finished the season 7–5, capped by a victory over Ole Miss in the Music City Bowl. The victory snapped the program's eight-game losing streak in bowl games.