2000 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

2000 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–7 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter (17th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorTom Bradley (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
2000 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Michigan +   6 2     9 3  
Northwestern +   6 2     8 4  
No. 13 Purdue $+   6 2     8 4  
Ohio State   5 3     8 4  
No. 23 Wisconsin   4 4     9 4  
Minnesota   4 4     6 6  
Penn State   4 4     5 7  
Iowa   3 5     3 9  
Illinois   2 6     5 6  
Michigan State   2 6     5 6  
Indiana   2 6     3 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 35th-year head coach Joe Paterno, the Nittany Lions compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Big Ten. Penn State did not a make a bowl game for the first time since the 1988 season. The team played home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.