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The 2000 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ryan Field and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Randy Walker.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:00 pm | Northern Illinois* | | | | W 35–17 | 23,352 |
September 9 | 12:00 pm | Duke* | | | | W 38–5 | 23,209 |
September 16 | 11:00 am | at No. 20 TCU* | | | FSN | L 14–41 | 30,796 |
September 23 | 11:00 am | at No. 7 Wisconsin | | | ESPN+ | W 47–44 2OT | 78,597 |
September 30 | 11:00 am | at No. 18 Michigan State | | | ESPN+ | W 37–17 | 73,128 |
October 7 | 11:00 am | Indiana | No. 22 | | ESPN+ | W 52–33 | 30,201 |
October 14 | 11:00 am | No. 21 Purdue![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 17 | | ESPN | L 28–41 | 41,503 |
October 28 | 11:00 am | at Minnesota | No. 23 | | ESPN2 | W 41–35 | 59,004 |
November 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 12 Michigan | No. 21 | | ABC | W 54–51 | 47,130 |
November 11 | 11:00 am | at Iowa | No. 12 | | ESPN+ | L 17–27 | 54,345 |
November 18 | 11:00 am | Illinois | No. 23 | | ESPN2 | W 61–23 | 40,658 |
December 30 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 9 Nebraska* | No. 18 | | ESPN | L 17–66 | 60,028 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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2000 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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RB
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20
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Damien Anderson
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Sr
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WR
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34
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Louis Ayeni
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So
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OL
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67
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Leon Brockmeier
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Sr
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OL
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77
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Lance Clelland
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Sr
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QB
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19
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Matt Danielson
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So
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TE
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15
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David Farman
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Jr
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WR
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85
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Ronnie Foster
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So
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WR
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Teddy Johnson
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Sr
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WR
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Roger Jordan
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Fr
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C
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62
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Austin King
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So
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QB
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10
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Zak Kustok
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Sr
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RB
|
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Kevin Lawrence
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Jr
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RB
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Gilles Lezi
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Fr
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OL
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66
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Steve Natali
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Fr
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WR
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86
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El DaSheon Nix
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Fr
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WR
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17
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Steve Parker
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Jr
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WR
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80
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Kunle Patrick
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So
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OT
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73
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Jeff Roehl
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So
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WR
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Jon Schweighardt
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So
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WR
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32
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Sam Simmons
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Jr
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OL
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Mike Souza
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RB
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Torri Stuckey
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Fr
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WR
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Derrick Thompson
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Sr
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TE
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Eric Worley
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So
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RB
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Jason Wright
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Fr
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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K
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Brian Huffman
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Fr
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K
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39
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Tim Long
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Sr
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P
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J.J. Standring
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Sr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2001-03-05
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | — |
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Coaches Poll | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 18 | — | — | 23 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | — |
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BCS | Not released | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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Venues | |
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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Culture and lore | |
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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Western Conference | |
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Big Ten | |
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Big Nine | |
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Big Ten | |
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National championships in bold |