2000 Arizona Wildcats football team

2000 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDino Babers (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorRich Ellerson (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
2000 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Oregon State %+   7 1     11 1  
No. 3 Washington $+   7 1     11 1  
No. 7 Oregon +   7 1     10 2  
Stanford   4 4     5 6  
UCLA   3 5     6 6  
Arizona State   3 5     6 6  
Arizona   3 5     5 6  
USC   2 6     5 7  
Washington State   2 6     4 7  
California   2 6     3 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Dick Tomey in his 14th and final season as head coach, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Pac-10. The team played home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

After starting the season at 5–1, Arizona was in the running for a conference title and a berth in the Rose Bowl, but the Wildcats lost their final five games due to offensive mistakes and a poor defense, which prevented them from reaching a bowl game and leading to Tomey's resignation.