2000 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 2000 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season.

2000 Wisconsin Badgers football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 21–20 vs. UCLA
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
AP	No. 23
2000 record	9–4 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Barry Alvarez (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian White
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Cosgrove
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium (Capacity: 76,129, Astroturf)

2000 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 Purdue $+		6	–	2					8	–	4
Northwestern +		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 11 Michigan +		6	–	2					9	–	3
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Western Michigan*	No. 4	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN+	W 19–7	77,843[1]
September 9	2:30 p.m.	Oregon*	No. 5	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC	W 27–23	78,521[2]
September 16	1:00 p.m.	Cincinnati*	No. 4	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 28–25 ^OT	78,749[3]
September 23	11:00 a.m.	Northwestern	No. 7	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN+	L 44–47 ^2OT	78,597[4]
September 30	11:00 a.m.	at No. 9 Michigan	No. 17	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (College GameDay)	ABC	L 10–13	111,341[5]
October 7	2:30 p.m.	No. 8 Ohio State	No. 24	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC	L 7–23	79,045[6]
October 14	11:00 a.m.	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN+	W 17–10	74,863[7]
October 21	11:00 a.m.	No. 17 Purdue		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	L 24–30 ^OT	79,048[8]
October 28	11:00 a.m.	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 13–7	62,560[9]
November 4	11:00 a.m.	Minnesota		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	ESPN2	W 41–20	79,171[10]
November 11	11:00 a.m.	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN+	W 43–22	30,469[11]
November 25	10:00 p.m.	at Hawaii*		Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	ESPN+	W 34–18	41,313[12]
December 29	1:00 p.m.	vs. UCLA*		Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 21–20	49,093[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2000 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 81 Mark Anelli Jr RB 29 Michael Bennett Jr QB 5 Brooks Bollinger So WR 88 Chris Chambers Sr T 54 Dave Costa Sr WR 22 Nick Davis Jr G 60 Bill Ferrario Sr C 72 Al Johnson So T 64 Ben Johnson So C 70 Casey Rabach Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 77 Wendell Bryant Jr FS 8 Jason Doering Sr CB 36 Mike Echols Jr CB 2 Jamar Fletcher Sr LB 49 Nick Greisen Jr LB 19 Roger Knight Sr DT 78 Ross Kolodziej Sr LB 46 Jeff Mack So DE 99 Jake Sprague So CB 23 B. J. Tucker So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Barry Alvarez Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Regular starters

Position Player Quarterback Brooks Bollinger Running Back Michael Bennett Fullback Mark Anelli Wide Receiver Lee Evans Wide Receiver Chris Chambers Tight End John Sigmund Left Tackle Ben Johnson Left Guard Bill Ferrario Center Al Johnson Right Guard Casey Rabach Right Tackle Brian Lamont

Position Player Defensive Tackle Ross Kolodziej Nose Tackle Eric Mahlik Defensive Tackle Wendell Bryant Rush End John Favret Outside Linebacker Roger Knight Inside Linebacker Nick Greisen Outside Linebacker Jeff Mack Cornerback Jamar Fletcher Free Safety Jason Doering Strong Safety Joey Boese Cornerback Mike Echols

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	4 (1)	4 (1)	5 (1)	4 (1)	7	17	24	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	23
Coaches Poll	5 (1)	5 (1)	6 (1)	5 (1)	6	14	22	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	24
BCS	Not released									NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

2001 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Jamar Fletcher	Cornerback	1	26	Miami Dolphins
Michael Bennett	Running Back	1	27	Minnesota Vikings
Chris Chambers	Wide Receiver	2	52	Miami Dolphins
Casey Rabach	Center	3	92	Baltimore Ravens
Bill Ferrario	Guard	4	105	Green Bay Packers
Roger Knight	Linebacker	6	182	Pittsburgh Steelers
Jason Doering	Defensive Back	6	193	Indianapolis Colts
Ross Kolodziej	Defensive End	7	230	New York Giants

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Awards and records

• Kevin Stemke, Punter, Ray Guy Award[15]
• Jamar Fletcher, Cornerback, Jim Thorpe Award[16]
• Jamar Fletcher, Cornerback, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year[17]

References

1. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100244/100244501.htm
2. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100253/100253389.htm
3. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100260/100260369.htm
4. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100267/100267437.htm
5. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100274/100274429.htm
6. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100281/100281374.htm
7. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100288/100288431.htm
8. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100295/100295443.htm
9. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100302/100302430.htm
10. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100309/100309443.htm
11. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB82E24B45633F1&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
12. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100330/100330468.htm
13. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100364/100364380.htm
14. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2001.htm
15. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-09. Retrieved 2009-02-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
16. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=3763772
17. "U-M's Hutchinson named All-Big Ten a fourth time". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. November 29, 2000. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• University of Wisconsin–Madison Athletic Department Collection-2000 Wisconsin Football Guide