2000 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

2000 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–6 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Turner (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Kish (4th season)
MVPKurt Kittner
Captains
Home stadiumMemorial 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  
  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 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Ron Turner, the Fighting Illini compiled a 5–6 record (2–6 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie for ninth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 294 to 286.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Kurt Kittner (1,982 passing yards), running back Antoineo Harris (772 rushing yards, 42 points scored), and wide receiver Greg Lewis (40 receptions for 544 yards).[2]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 22:30 pmMiddle Tennessee*No. 21
W 35–635,032
September 99:00 pmat San Diego State*No. 21
ESPN2W 49–1326,779
September 1611:00 amCalifornia*No. 19
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
ESPNW 17–1550,181
September 236:30 pmNo. 10 MichiganNo. 17
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
ESPNL 31–3572,524
September 3011:00 amat MinnesotaNo. 22
ESPNL 10–4444,462
October 141:00 pmIowadagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 31–062,639
October 2111:00 amat Penn State
ESPN2L 25–3996,475
October 2811:00 amat Michigan State
ESPNL 10–1473,826
November 411:00 amIndiana
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
ESPN PlusW 42–3554,283
November 113:00 pmNo. 13 Ohio State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (Illibuck)
ESPNL 21–2461,207
November 1811:00 amat No. 23 Northwestern
ESPN2L 23–6140,658
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP212121191924———————————
Coaches Poll212021191722———————————
BCSNot released———————Not released

Roster

2000 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 34 Jameel Cook Sr
G 64 David Diehl So
QB 15 Kurt Kittner Jr
WR 17 Greg Lewis So
WR 6 Brandon Lloyd So
WR 86 Aaron Moorehead So
OT 59 Marques Sullivan Sr
TE 87 Josh Whitman Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 99 Fred Wakefield Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 51 Nathan Hodel Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "2000 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  2. ^ "2000 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
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