Penn State
B10 · 2000 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Penn State head-to-head · History & Eras
2000 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Week 1 · Aug 29 |  USCH2H |  PAC | 5–7 | L 5–29 |
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 5 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H |  MAC | 10–1 | L 6–24 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–9 | W 67–7 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 7–5 | L 0–12 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H |  B10 | 8–4 | L 6–45 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 8–4 | W 22–20 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 6–6 | L 16–25 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 5–6 | W 39–25 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 3–8 | W 27–24 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 3–9 | L 23–26 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 11–33 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 5–6 | W 42–23 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Purdue +8
- Illinois +5
- Michigan State +5
- Louisiana Tech +3
- Indiana +3
- Toledo -1
- Michigan -3
- Ohio State -4
- Pittsburgh -5
- Minnesota -6
- USC -7
- Iowa -9
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.417 Win % · Change 1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.